On 21 January, a webinar developed by Jennifer Dykema (UWSC Survey Methodologist), Nora Cate Schaeffer (UWSC Faculty Director), and Dana Garbarski (Loyola University Chicago) was presented for members of the American Association for Public Opinion …
Research
Publications from staff, webinar presentations, or talks given
UWSC researchers explore the effects of second prepaid incentives and envelope messaging on response rates in an addressed-based mail survey about health
UWSC researchers along with collaborators at UW-Madison and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research recently published findings in Public Opinion Quarterly of two studies designed to examine the effect of sequential prepaid incentives and …
UWSC researchers provide advice about questionnaire design in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Nora Cate Schaeffer, Faculty Director and Jennifer Dykema, Survey Methodologist have reviewed the large literature that provides the basis for recommendations about how to improve the reliability and validity of standardized measurement, whether in survey …
We Collected What??? Designing In-Home Collection of Stool and Water Samples for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
UWSC conducted a series of focus groups, then launched a pilot effort to collect human microbiome samples, drinking water samples and tests, and a self-administered questionnaire from a subset of Graduate and Sibling participants and …
Project Management Director Kelly Elver and Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema participate in an Open House at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Staff from the UWSC participated in the “Epidemiology/Data Open House” sponsored by the Division of Public Health within the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Project Management Director Kelly Elver and Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema presented …
How does response option order and question order affect self-rated health? A collaborative project between researchers at the UWSC and Loyola University Chicago investigates effects in a new journal article
In collaboration with Dana Garbarski (Loyola University Chicago), the UWSC Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer and Senior Scientist Jennifer Dykema present findings from a web survey assessing the impact of response option order and question …
“Questions for Surveys: Current Trends and Future Directions” by UWSC Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer and Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema in the 75th Anniversary Issue of Public Opinion Quarterly is among the most read articles in Public Opinion Quarterly.
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Article on “Surveying Clinicians by Web: Current Issues in Design and Administration” by UWSC staff featured in special issue of Evaluation & the Health Professions
The September issue of Evaluation & the Health Professions is devoted to articles focused on “Surveying Clinicians.” Among the articles featured is a paper by UWSC staff members Jennifer Dykema, Nathan Jones, Tara Piché and …
UWSC Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, to participate in DC-AAPOR’s sixth annual Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) Special Issue Conference on September 27, 2012
UWSC Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, will participate in DC-AAPOR’s sixth annual Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) Special Issue Conference on September 27, 2012. Dr. Schaeffer will be presenting a summary of her article “Questions for …
UWSC and CDE to co-sponsor talk by Dr. Tim Beebe on “Issues and Advances in Health Survey Research Methods.”
UWSC and the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) are co-sponsoring a talk by Dr. Tim Beebe on “Issues and Advances in Health Survey Research Methods.” The seminar will focus on privacy and confidentiality issues, …