Several staff from the UWSC will participate in the 49th annual IFD&TC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 17th – 20th 2015. Staff participation will range from presentations, to round table discussions and panel discussions. …
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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 …
Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer and Survey Methodologist Jennifer Dykema participate in the 2015 AASRO meeting
The Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations (AASRO) held their 9th Annual Meeting at Rutgers University. There, participants previewed a preliminary version of “AASRO General Interviewer Techniques Training Program,” a collaborative effort by researchers at …
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 …
UWSC welcomes Linda Gomez as a CATI Survey Research Supervisor
Linda Gomez joined the UW Survey Center CATI Survey Research Supervisor team on January 20, 2015. Linda has several years experience working in UW Survey Center CATI operations as a CATI Interviewer and CATI Shift …
UWSC staff to participate in the 70th annual AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference
Several staff from the UWSC will present at the annual meeting of the 2015 conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in Hollywood, Florida on May 14-17. As in previous years, UWSC …
Featured Artists – Karen Watson-Newlin and Don Gruenweller
UWSC is pleased to offer an exhibit of paintings by artists Karen Watson-Newlin and Don Gruenweller in its public art gallery on the 4th floor of Sterling Hall. In this show, Karen Watson-Newlin displays 18 new pieces …
Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer to serve on National Academies’ Standing Committee
The National Academies’ Standing Committee on Integrating New Behavioral Health Measures into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Data Collection Programs had its first meeting in December. Faculty Director Nora Cate Schaeffer …
UWSC Welcomes Jacek Kraszewski as a project director
Jacek Kraszewski will join the UW Survey Center project direction team as a Project Director on January 1, 2015. Jacek has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a concentration in …
Wave 1 of the CalYOUTH Study Final Youth Report Released
In 2012, the UWSC conducted 727 in-person interviews with 17-year olds in foster care across the state of California, achieving a 95.3% response rate.The UWSC will be following up with these youth at age 19 …