Distinguished Scientist Jennifer Dykema is a co-editor of the recently published “Interviewer Effects from a Total Survey Error Perspective.” Written for managers of survey interviewers, survey methodologists, and students interested in the survey data collection process, the book uses the Total Survey Error framework to examine optimal approaches to survey interviewing, presenting state-of-the-art methodological research on all stages of the survey process involving interviewers. Three of the chapters on survey interviewing include contributions by UWSC staff.
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UWSC Participating in AAPOR’S 2020 Virtual Conference
AAPOR’s 75th Annual Conference will take place as a virtual conference on June 11-12 and UWSC will there! Faculty Director and 2019-2020 AAPOR President Nora Cate Schaeffer will deliver the Presidential Address. Distinguished Scientist Jennifer Dykema and Associate Director John Stevenson have already uploaded their virtual presentations!
Wisconsin Families Adoption and Guardianship Survey
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) is partnering with the National Quality Improvement Center on Adoption and Guardianship (QIC-AG) to learn more about what Wisconsin families are experiencing after adopting or assuming guardianship and how to better serve these families in Wisconsin.
UWSC Client, UW-Madison Political Science Professor Ryan Owens, featured in Letters & Sciences News
UW Survey Center client, UW-Madison political science professor Ryan Owens, was featured in the latest issue of Letters & Sciences: Sift & Winnow. The article details Owens’ latest research on the civics knowledge of UW-Madison students through an online web survey conducted by the UW Survey Center.
The Wisconsin Parents Study
The Wisconsin Parents Study is a study of about 1,200 divorced families with children throughout the state of Wisconsin and is funded by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. Researchers are interested in learning about the daily lives of divorced parents. The main purpose of this study is to gather information that will help us better understand the living arrangements, needs, and circumstances of divorced families.
Community Resources Study (CORES)
CORES (Community Resources Study) is an academic study that examines health and social services issues facing households in our communities. The goal is to understand how best to work with communities to meet needs and strengthen the availability and use of local resources. We are interviewing randomly selected residents from different areas in the country to build on knowledge about what works and what doesn’t.
FEATURED FRIDAYS: Mia Farias
For the next four Fridays, we will be featuring each of the UW Survey Center’s current Undergraduate Research Scholars. Each of these UW-Madison students have been working with UWSC’s Survey Methodologist, Dr. Jen Dykema, and …
Women’s Health Care Decision Making Study
The purpose of this study is to better understand how Wisconsin women decide where to obtain reproductive, childbirth, and well-woman care.
Firefighting Foam Survey
The purpose of this study is to learn how much fluorinated firefighting foam made with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is stored and used in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Microbiome Follow-up
UWSC is launching an effort to collect follow-up human microbiome samples and a self-administered questionnaire from a subset of Graduate and Sibling participants and their spouses or partners for the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS).