Dr. Nathan Jones will join the UW Survey Center project direction team as a Senior Project Director on April 1, 2012. For the past 4 years, Nathan has been the Director of the Survey Research …
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UWSC researchers among 9 winners in RTI’s 2012 Research Challenge
A proposal to study the “Measurement of Self-Reported Health,” submitted by Dana Garbarski (UW Sociology graduate student), Nora Cate Schaeffer (UWSC Faculty Director), and Jen Dykema (UWSC Survey Methodologist) was among the winning entries in …
75th Anniversary Issue of Public Opinion Quarterly features “Questions for Surveys: Current Trends and Future Directions” by Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema
The 75th Anniversary Issue of Public Opinion Quarterly features an article on questionnaire design by Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer and Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema. In the article, titled “Questions for Surveys: Current Trends and …
UWSC Welcomes two new project directors to their project directing team!
Jaime Faus, previously a Survey Research Assistant has been promoted to Project Director. Jaime manages phone, mail and in person surveys at UWSC, with a focus on education research based studies. Jaime has been with …
UWSC is excited to announce the arrival of new Database Administrator, Chris Schlapper
Chris most recently worked for the Southwest Family Care Alliance and has an extensive background in IT in healthcare settings. His experience synthesizing data from disparate sources and working with a broad range of clients …
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, to teach “Survey Methods for Social Research (Sociology 751)” Fall Semester 2011
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is offering “Survey Methods for Social Research” this semester (Fall 2011) on Wednesdays from 7:45-10:45AM. The course examines the principal features of survey design and how they contribute to total …
Faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and survey methodologist, Jen Dykema to serve as guest editors for POQ on a special issue devoted to “Measurement”
Guest editors Nora Cate Schaeffer and Jennifer Dykema seek submissions to Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) for a special issue of the journal devoted to “Measurement”. Measurement in survey research refers to the process of defining …
UWSC is excited to announce the arrival of a new Project Director, Tara Piché
Tara Piché, currently a Survey Research Supervisor in the UWSC Call Center is joining the project directing team. Tara will be managing a wide variety of projects, with a specific focus on working on our …
Faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, selected as a member of the Panel on the Future of Social Science Data Collection of the National Research Council’s Committee on national Statistics
UWSC faculty director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is one of a panel of experts under the National Research Council’s Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to participate in developing a research agenda for addressing issues related to …
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, to teach “Measurement and Questionnaires for Survey Research (Sociology 752)” Fall Semester 2010
Faculty Director, Nora Cate Schaeffer, is offering “Measurement and Questionnaire for Survey Reseach” this semester (Fall 2010) on Wednesdays from 7:45-10:45AM. This course provides an introduction to the conceptual issues raised by conducting measurement using …