Nadia Assad

Nadia began at the UWSC as a telephone interviewer, and was quickly promoted to phone room shift leader, then project director in 2014. Her familiarity with all aspects of survey administration then saw her promoted to a senior project director. When Nadia came to the Survey Center, she had many years of survey research administration experience and survey methods training.

In her role, Nadia collaborates closely with project directors and staff across all units to consult on study design, refine questionnaire wording, and assist with client management as it relates to methodological issues. She brings a rich background in methodological research, having co-authored published work as well as having presented regularly at leading conferences for public opinion research such as those organized by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR). She is currently serving an elected term as Secretary-Treasurer on the MAPOR Executive Council. In addition to being a collaborator in the methodology unit, she has served as a Study Director of WisconSays – where she has managed 26 follow-up surveys and counting.

Nadia has a Master’s degree in Sociology from the UW-Madison, and she has served as a lecturer both at UW-Madison and Madison College in various Sociology courses. Previously, Nadia managed survey projects funded by organizations such as the United Nations Development Program and The World Bank.