Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy is senior survey methodologist at RTI International. His research focuses on the application of new technologies to improve the quality, relevance, and efficiency of survey research. He also investigates optimal designs for multimode data collection platforms, data visualization, and using social media to supplement surveys.

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Brady T. West

Brady T. West is a Research Professor in the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, located within the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research on the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (U-M) campus. He earned his PhD from the Michigan Program in Survey Methodology in 2011. Before that, he received an MA […]

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James Wagner

James Wagner completed a bachelor’s degree in political science from Macalester College in 1987, and completed a master’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan in 1992. He has over 15 years experience working on surveys. He received his PhD from the Program in Survey Methodology in 2008. He currently is Research Professor […]

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Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin

Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin is a Research Fellow in the Survey Methodology Program within the Survey Research Center, University of Michigan. She holds a PhD in Survey Methodology from University of Michigan.  Before that, she earned an MS in survey methodology from University of Michigan and an MBA from Western Michigan University. Before focusing on her […]

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Emily Treleaven

Emily Treleaven Research Investigator at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. She received a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, San Francisco and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has experience in population-based data collection, cross-sectional and longitudinal health surveys, and mixed-methods […]

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Nick Seewald

Nick Seewald is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Statistics at the University of Michigan. He is a methodologist interested in the design and analysis of randomized trials which enable the construction of effective adaptive interventions. Initially trained as a biostatistician, Nick has experience with analyzing data from multi-center cancer trials, as well as […]

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Amanda Sonnega

Amanda Sonnega is Associate Research Scientist in the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan (UM), where she directs communication, outreach, and education efforts for the Health and Retirement Study. She received her Ph.D. through the Department of Health, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins University and […]

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Yajuan Si

Yajuan Si is a Research Associate Professor in the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, located within in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. in Statistical Science in 2012 from Duke University. Dr Si’s research lies in cutting-edge methodology development in streams of Bayesian statistics, linking […]

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Julie Smith

Julie Smith holds a Ph.D. in educational evaluation and research from Wayne State University; a M.P.H. in environmental health science from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; and a Bachelor’s of Science in physical science and biology from Michigan State University. She is certified to teach secondary education (grades 6-12) in the State of Michigan. Julie has […]

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Natalie Shlomo

Natalie Shlomo is a Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Her research interests are in survey methodology and official statistics.  She is the UK principle investigator for several collaborative grants from the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union, all involving research in improving survey methods and dissemination. She […]

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