AMERICAN'S USE OF TIME - The Americans' Use of Time Project has been collecting time diary data from cross-sections of the American public since 1965. Over that time period it has documented scientific information that has challenged many popular conceptions of how we are spending our time and how time use has been changing. My main involvement was programming the 24 hour telephone time diaries into the Survey Research Center's computer assisted telephone interviewing software. In addition, managed data collection, sampling, data file preparation, and dealt with various methodological issues.
GUMS (Gay Urban Male Study) - A health and sexual behavioral survey conducted in households that had at least one openly gay male member. A telephone interview was conducted with a gay member of the household, data collection occurred in each of the following cities: San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. My main involvement was designing and implementing a two-stage Waksberg-Mitofsky RDD sampling procedure that would increase the efficiency of locating households with openly gay men. Also, I developed the sampling and survey weights.
MARYLAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEPENDENCE ASSESSMENT SURVEY - A statewide telephone survey of 5,095 randomly selected Maryland adults, aged 18 and over. The interviews were conducted over a two-year period, with interviews ending in November 1994. The study's primary objectives were to estimate the extent of alcohol and drug use and substance dependency in Maryland. As the project manager, primarily responsible for design of the questionnaire, sample design and preparing the results of the study for the University's Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR).
MORTECH (Mortgage Technology Study) - A biennial telephone interviewing project conducted for Real Estate Solutions. This study is based on a sample of approximately 650 completed telephone interviews with a nationwide random sample of commercial banks, mortgage banks, and thrifts. The questionnaire asks the senior executive in charge of the mortgage loan operation issues of technology and computer usage. This study is conducted every two years beginning in 1988. Key roles were designing of the questionnaire, sample design and assisting Real Estate Solutions in analyzing the results.
NASS (National Agricultural Statistical Services) EMPLOYEE SURVEY - An organizational climate survey conducted as a web survey using the Survey Research Center's web server. This project was unique, since it was the Center's first all web-based survey project. The response rate for this study was over 80% with more than 1,000 employees completing the survey in a 2 and 1/2 week data collection period. As the project coordinator for this project, was responsible for the design of the web form, data collection procedures, and the monitoring and backing up of the web server.
OZONE STUDY - As part of their plans to meet the Clean Air Amendments of 1990, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) conduct public information campaigns to educate area residents about the air quality and to encourage voluntary actions to reduce air pollution. During the winter of 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99, COG and BMC conducted a study to measure residents' understanding and attitudes about air quality. As project director wrote the Center proposal and helped develop the methodological design. In addition, to the study design, was the principal author of the final descriptive report and presented the results to members of the press and state legislators.
SPPA (Survey of Public Participation in the Arts) 1982 & 1985 PLANNING STUDY - The SPPA is the field's premiere repeated cross-sectional survey of individual attendance and involvement in arts and cultural activity. The data are circulated to interested researchers, and they are the basis or a range of NEA reports and independent research publications. The SPPA provides primary knowledge on the extent and nature of participation in the arts in the United States. Key roles included monitoring Census Bureau interviewers, coding open response, and developing a public use version of the data.
VIGNETTE STUDY - A project conducted in Moscow, Tokyo and Washington D.C. This project requires reading respondents a short scenario then asking a series of attitude questions based on that scenario. As project director primarily responsible for questionnaire design, complex programming issues, and sampling.
YOUNG ADULTS OF RECENTLY DIVORCED PARENTS - A two-year study of adults aged 18 to 21 whose parents have recently divorced. This study consisted of two 45 to 60 minute questionnaires; the first questionnaire was administered in 1990, the second in 1992. As project director wrote the Center proposal and helped develop the methodological design. In addition, to the study design, was involved with the complex questionnaire design and programming.
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