Time/Date
1:30pm-2:45pm on Monday, 4/20/2026

Facilitator
Tracy Keirns, University of New Hampshire

Speakers share innovative approaches for using MMS in text-message surveys, implementing smart call screening, and integrating hearing measurement and wearable technologies into field studies.

Presentations
• The Use and Misuse of MMS in Text-Message-Based Survey Recruitment
  • Kevin Collins, Survey 160 (presenter)
  • Alexander Dawahare, Survey 160
  • Nathaniel Lubin, Survey 160
• The Evolution of Hearing Measurement
  • Journie Raulston, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Arohi Deshpande, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Hanvit Park, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Sara Walsh, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
• Are We Being Screened Out? Participants' Use of Smart Call Screening Over Two Years of Data Collection Within an RDD
  • Amanda M. Ferrara, The Survey Research Center at Penn State (presenter)
  • Mindi Weidow, The Survey Research Center at Penn State
  • Valerie Keppenne, The Survey Research Center at Penn State
  • Renee A. Kotch, The Survey Research Center at Penn State
  • Joshua G. Rosenberger, The Survey Research Center at Penn State
  • Gillian E. H. Russell, Penn State Abington
  • Glenn E. Sterner, University of Kentucky
• A Unified Pipeline for Incorporating Wearable Devices in Field Studies
  • Sarah K. Wanigatunga, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (presenter)
  • Casandra C. Nyhuis, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (presenter)