Facilitator: Jennifer Dykema, University of Wisconsin Survey Center

Career paths can be quite the maze, quite the long and windy road. They can lead you away from your preferred areas of interest or imbed you in exactly what you want to do. Or they can do both if you learn to deftly navigate the inevitable opportunities and threats that arise during your trek. Drawing from a forty-year career in survey and policy research, this presentation will leverage real life experience to illuminate how one can rely on personal inner strength and resilience – your heart and soul — to advance towards your professional nirvana. Interspersed will be observations, experiences and lessons learned as the all-to-often sole Latinx/diverse voice in a fundamentally structurally racist industry and society.

Robert Santos is Vice President & Chief Methodologist at the Urban Institute, Washington, DC. He is an expert in survey sampling, survey design and more generally in social science/policy research, with over 40 years of experience. His career includes: Director of Survey Operations, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan; VP Statistics and Methodology, NORC University of Chicago; and Senior Study Director at ISR Temple University. Rob is the 116^th President of the American Statistical Association (ASA), serving in 2021. He is an elected ASA Fellow and a recipient of the ASA Founder’s Award, the association’s highest recognition for distinguished service and leadership. He is past President of the American Association for Public Opinion Research and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. Rob has served on numerous National Academies’ panels, the Census Advisory Committee for Professional Organizations (2001-2006), and the CDC National Center for Health Statistics’ Board of Scientific Counselors (2017-2020). He is a long time member of Feeding America’s Technical Advisory Group (2004-2021).

Rob Santos was born and raised in the barrios of San Antonio, Texas, where he attended Little Flower School and graduated from Holy Cross High School. He received a BA in Mathematics from Trinity University in San Antonio and an MA in Statistics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife of 47 years. He’s a proud father of two adult children, and a doting grandfather to two granddaughters. Rob enjoys Texas coastal fishing, ranching and hunting in the hill country and photographing live music as a member of the SXSW Photocrew.

Facilitator: Steve Coombs, University of Wisconsin Survey Center

This session will focus on data quality assurance including interviewer evaluation and interview verification, as well as the use of paradata to detect data falsification and fraud.

Presentations:
• Mailing Letters and Offering Incentives to Increase Verification of Cases with No Telephone Number
  • Tina Vera, RTI International (presenter)
  • Melissa Joyner, RTI International (presenter)
• Evaluation of Low Cost Methods for Identifying Falsification
  • Carlos Macuada, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC) (presenter)
  • Grant Benson, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC)
• Incentives and Fraud in Open-Source Online Surveys
  • Sean Johnson, Center for Survey Research (presenter)
  • Hexuan Zhang, Center for Survey Research – University of Virginia
  • Thomas Guterbock, Center for Survey Research – University of Virginia
  • Kara Fitzgibbon, Center for Survey Research – University of Virginia
• Data Quality and the Interviewer – Effective Methods for Improvement
  • Joshua Winston, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Cynthia Shackelford, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
• Survey Data Quality Assessment: International Experience and Case Study from China
  • Changyan Peng, Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (presenter)
  • Yungui Yan, Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
  • Yanghe Liu, Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
  • Wenrong He, Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
  • Can Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Facilitator: Lindsey Witt-Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research

Join us to learn about increasing response rates through adaptations in mailings and increasing retention of respondents in multi-wave data collection efforts.

Presentations:
• Does providing IRB information in an FAQ affect survey outcomes?
  • Shanshan Deng, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research (presenter)
  • Lindsey Witt-Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
  • Jolene D. Smyth, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
  • Kristen Olson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
• Impact of Respondent Burden on Retention: Don’t You Want to Watch this Video about Colonoscopies?
  • LeeAnn Sell, Indiana University Center for Survey Research (presenter)
  • Kevin Tharp, Indiana University Center for Survey Research
  • Inna Kouper, Indiana University Center for Survey Research
  • Joe Bolinger, Indiana University Center for Survey Research
• How Can We Use Social Research to Improve Response Rates?
  • Dulcie Wyatt, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (presenter)
  • Lucy Bryant, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (presenter)

Facilitator: Rick Garvey, RAND Survey Research Group

Learn about challenges faced and solutions identified in conducting data collection in a variety of complex scenarios including a challenging data collection environment, transitioning from paper to web, collecting highly sensitive and confidential data, and collaborating across field and survey methods staff to improve outcomes.

Presentations:
• Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP): Transitioning Student Surveys from Paper to Web
  • Mekenzie Kerr, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research (presenter)
  • Kim Meiergerd, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
  • Lindsey Witt-Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
• When Survey Methods Meet the Realities of Field Collection: A Case Study In Improving Response While Reducing the Costs of Field Collection
  • Rebeccah Horn, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)
  • Dylan Lowery, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)
• When Clients Study Their Colleagues: Climate Study Issues and Solutions
  • Mallary Allen, Iowa State University – CSSM (presenter)
• Lessons Learned: Online Training, Field Collection, Monitoring for a Large Multi-Mode Study During COVID19, Wildfires, and Social Unrest
  • Rosa-Elena Garcia, RAND Corporation (presenter)

Facilitator: Brian Harnisch, Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center

Explore methods technological solutions can aid and support in data analysis and reporting. Topics include utilizing VBA/Microsoft Access and SQL to feed a tableau server for reporting, the development of the Census Bureau Alerts system, the adoption of a speech analytics system for survey research, using machine-learning and satellite imagery to reengineer the Census Bureau construction surveys, and remote data abstraction for the systematic management of medical and financial records.

Presentations:
• AmeriSpeak Panel Support System and Reporting in Contact Center
  • Zhao Guo, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Enoch Platero, NORC at the University of Chicago
• Census Bureau Survey Alerts through Data Collection Cycle
  • Rhonda Baksa, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Angel Mendoza, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Magdalena Chuchra, U.S. Census Bureau
• Exploring Speech Analytics for Survey Research
  • Jason Rajan, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Jenny Kelly, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Kate Hobson, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Beth Baca, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Oscar Andrade, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Patrick Cagney, NORC at the University of Chicago
• Reengineering of the U.S. Census Bureau Construction Surveys
  • Angela Delano, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
• Adapting MEPS-MPC Systems for Telework in the Time of COVID
  • R. Suresh, RTI International (presenter)
  • Peter Tice, AHRQ/CFACT
  • Brandon Peele, RTI International
  • Jason Kennedy, RTI International
  • Shawn Cheek, RTI International
  • Robert McCracken, RTI International
  • Erica Saleska, RTI International
  • Jamie Shorey, RTI International

IFD&TC member organizations include any employed by academic institutions, government agencies, or other nonprofit organizations. Apologies to our for-profit survey research organization attendees, we ask that you do not attend the business meeting.

We welcome participation from first year attendees from member organizations.

The Business Meeting is where we discuss the future of the IFD&TC conference, elect new organizers, and learn about the location of future conferences.

Facilitator: Kevin Tharp, Indiana University Center for Survey Research

REDCap is a research data collection and management software platform disseminated at no cost by Vanderbilt University Medical Center to non-profit academic, non-profit, and government organizations around the world. It has seen widespread adoption by 4,600 academic and non-profit institutions in 139 countries. This talk will describe the origins of REDCap and the REDCap Consortium, highlight new and upcoming functionality for the platform, and provide practical recommendations for surveys centers considering adoption of REDCap.

Paul A. Harris, PhD, is professor of biomedical informatics and biomedical engineering who has approximately 20 years’ experience working in the field of clinical research informatics. He earned his doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1996 and now serves as Director for Vanderbilt’s Office of Research Informatics.

In addition to REDCap, Dr. Harris created and runs a national program, ResearchMatch, designed to ‘match’ volunteers wishing to volunteer for studies and scientists recruiting participants for research at any CTSA institution. The ResearchMatch program currently serves 148,000 volunteers and 9,000 researchers across 179 academic institutions.

Dr. Harris is interested in problems associated with: 1) novel strategies for data collection, analysis and dissemination; 2) participant recruitment, engagement and return of value; and 3) software collaboration and dissemination models. He currently serves as co-PI for the NIH/NCATS Recruitment Innovation Center and co-PI for the All of Us Data and Research Center program housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Facilitator: Theresa Camelo, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC)

Learn about the challenges and successes of adapting data collection procedures to accommodate mode changes, support interviewers, adjust to respondent needs, and save money.

Presentations:
• Surveying Problem-Solving Court Coordinators on the Use of Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Multi-mode, Multi-level Establishment Survey
  • Anne Johnson, George Mason University (presenter)
  • James Witte, George Mason University (presenter)
  • Katharine Rupp, George Mason University
  • Faye Taxman, George Mason University
  • Michael Gordon, Friends Research Institute
• Adapting Data Collection for Frontline Workers During the Pandemic
  • Victoria Bookhultz, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Sonja Williams, National Center for Health Statistics (presenter)
  • Melissa Kresin, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Nicole Cummings, National Center for Health Statistics
• Insights Gained From Using Zoom to Interview Respondents
  • Samita Bhattarai, RTI International (presenter)
  • Katelan McDaniel, RTI International (presenter)
  • Amy Ryder-Burge, RTI International
  • Marshica Stanley, RTI International
• Shifting from In-Person to Phone Interviews during COVID-19: Resources to Support Field Interviewer Performance
  • Karen Davis, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Marisa Wishart, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
• An Experiment on Reducing the Burden of Refusal Conversion
  • Saskia Robertson, University of Minnesota – Office of Measurement Services (presenter)
  • Deveny Flanagan, University of Minnesota – Office of Measurement Services (presenter)

Facilitator: Ellen McIntosh , Iowa State University – CSSM

Over the past year we’ve all had to adjust to changes to data collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Join this lightning round for brief presentations on lessons learned as organizations moved to virtual training of interviewers.

Presentations:
• Experiences Transitioning Onsite Training Program for Call Center Staff to a Virtual Environment
  • Craig Lewis-Owen, RTI International (presenter)
  • Elena Derzhavina, RTI International
  • Daniel Keller, RTI International
  • Peter Tice, AHRQ/CFACT
• Transforming Classroom-Based Training to a Virtual Model at Pace – Highlights, Challenges and Lessons
  • Kate Thompson, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (presenter)
• Is it Remotely Possible? Considerations for Designing Remote Trainings
  • Amanda Hall, Westat (presenter)
  • Erika Sofelkanik, Westat (presenter)
  • Susan King, Westat (presenter)
• The Virtual Reality of a Call Center Training: Transitioning from In-Person to Virtual Learning During COVID-19
  • Kacee Gore, RTI International (presenter)
  • Jacquie Goeking, RTI International (presenter)
  • Beth Hustedt, RTI International
  • Rob Killough, RTI International
• Virtual Trainings: The New Classroom
  • Wanda Stephenson, RTI International (presenter)
  • Christian Sherburne, RTI International
  • Jason Fiero, RTI International

Facilitator: Rob Schultz, University of Wisconsin Survey Center

This session will focus on working with interviewers including increasing productivity, communicating effectively, smoothly hiring and on-boarding, coaching, and increasing employee engagement.

Presentations:
• Is There an Ideal Shift Length That Maximizes Interviewer Productivity?
  • Nikki Gohring, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research (presenter)
  • Lindsey Witt-Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
  • Jolene Smyth, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
  • Kristen Olson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
• Harnessing the Power of a Positive Workforce to Improve Response Rates
  • Jessica Atkins, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (presenter)
  • Esther Sutherland, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (presenter)
  • Dulcie Wyatt, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
• Kaizen: An Innovative Approach to Developing Continuous Improvement in Employees
  • Lisa Ratzky, RTI International (presenter)
  • Jason Fiero, RTI International (presenter)
  • Donna Hewwitt, RTI International
• PIVOT…PIVOT: The Transition to a Virtual Call Center Model
  • Mandee Lancaster, RTI International (presenter)
  • Stacey Bell, RTI International
  • Kathryn Dowd, RTI International
  • Erica Labossiere, RTI International
  • Peter Tice, AHRQ/CFACT
• Reassess, Redirect, and Reprioritize: Quickly Completing Over Half a Million Security Screens
  • Mary C. Potter, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Jill Harbison, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)

Facilitator: Christopher Griggs, RTI International

Learn how organizations have adapted their data management practices in the face of various challenges. Topics include experiences of pivoting from in-person data collection to other modes, non-response follow-up contact strategies and enhancements, challenges and insights from introducing mobile applications for remote workers, longitudinal data collection and management considerations for RedCap, and connecting with and securely sharing sensitive data across different data management systems.

Presentations:
• Pivoting Field Surveys to Multi-Mode in the Age of COVID-19
  • Orin Day, RTI International (presenter)
  • Jennifer Keeney, RTI International
• 2020 Census Nonresponse Followup (NRFU) Operation
  • Dominic Beamer, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Amy Fischer, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Ryan Cecchi, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Sarah Gibb, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Nhut Le-Ammons, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Ward Kay, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Jennifer Reichert, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Tammy Adams, U.S. Census Bureau
• Logistical Challenges in Using Mobile Applications for Address Canvassing In a State-Wide Survey
  • Vanessa Miller, RAND Survey Research Group (presenter)
  • Beverly Weidmer, RAND Survey Research Group
• Pushing Limits: Leveraging REDCap for Active Respondent Management in Longitudinal Studies
  • Robert Durant, University of New Hampshire (presenter)
• Addressing Technical Challenges of Sharing Information Across Organizations for the Dallas-Fort Worth COVID-19 Prevalence Study
  • Matt Bensen, RTI International (presenter)

Facilitators: Saskia Robertson, Univ. of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services; Deveny Flanagan, Univ. of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services

It is more important than ever to stay up to date on the current acceptable vernacular and to be comprehensively inclusive. With that said, maintaining inclusivity comes with its challenges. The purpose of this roundtable is to have an open discussion about the challenges we face, how these challenges impact our work, and how we should address them. For example, how should we make changes longitudinal studies to fit today’s standards? How will these changes affect data comparisons? What should we avoid doing? What are some lessons learned? When should you update a questionnaire, distribution method, or utilize new technology?

We hope you will join this important and timely conversation!

Facilitator: Kate Krueger, University of Wisconsin Survey Center

Join attendees with an interest in the technical aspects of survey research for a special roundtable discussion. The open format allows for a range of soft tech management topics and current events impacting survey center technical operations.

Facilitator: Erica Moore, Indiana University Center for Survey Research

Presenters will discuss mode choices and response rates that includes; getting young adults to respond, effects of mode choice, streamlining incentives, and managing communications.

Presentations:
• Implementing and Assessing Choice of Electronic Gift Card Incentives in a Mixed Mode Survey
  • Rachel Canas, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Caitlyn Heidenga, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
• Everything but the Kitchen Sink and $1: An Effort to Get 19-25 Year-olds to Respond to a Survey
  • Amanda Ganshert, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research (presenter)
  • Lindsey Witt-Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
  • Mindy Anderson-Knott, Schmeeckle Research
• The Effects of Mail, Web, Push-to-Web and Mode Choice on Response Rates and Survey Cost
  • Lindsey WItt-Swanson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research (presenter)
  • Amanda Ganshert, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research
  • Jolene D. Smyth, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
• Managing Communications During the 2020 Census Advertising Campaign
  • Sandoval Giron, Anna, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Olmedo-Malagon, Maria, U.S. Census Bureau

Facilitator: Tina Vera, RTI International

Come and learn about Arabic translating challenges, impacts of interviews on child care providers and building community support, and the use of ACV methodology on children.

Presentations:
• COVID-19 Impact on Pennsylvania Child Care: Using Qualitative Interviews to Highlight Impact and Build Community Buy-In
  • Nicole Sturges, Center for Survey Research at Penn State Harrisburg (presenter)
  • Stephanie Wehnau, Center for Survey Research at Penn State Harrisburg (presenter)
• Children Are Diverse People Too: ACV Methodology for Learning Perspectives of 12-17 Year-Olds in Pilot Studies in Tanzania, Nepal, and Brazil
  • Anna Bolgrien, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (presenter)
  • Deborah Levison, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (presenter)
• Multiple Mode, Multiple Survey Implementation for a Sensitive Population
  • Matt Bensen, RTI International (presenter)
  • Megan Waggy, RTI International
  • Sridevi Sattaluri, RTI International
  • Jennifer Hardison, RTI International
  • Hannah Feeney, RTI International
  • Mike Price, RTI International
• Methodological Challenges Fielding a Survey in Arabic
  • Theresa Camelo, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC) (presenter)
  • Taghreid Lovell, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC) (presenter)

Facilitator: Carlos Macuada, UM-Survey Research Center (UM-SRC)

Come and learn about panel recruitment using text message invitations, different variations used to contact survey respondents, and video doorbells field techniques to increase response rates.

Presentations:
• Building the Granite State Panel: Constructing a Statewide Survey Panel Using Text Message and RDD Recruitment
  • Tracy Keirns, University of New Hampshire (presenter)
  • Zach Azem, University of New Hampshire
• Tracking the Effects of Temporary Local Area Restrictions on Personal Visits by Census Bureau Field Staff
  • Lee Beck, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
• Video Doorbells: How to Befriend and Conquer this Technological Gatekeeper
  • Andrew N. Williams, Westat (presenter)
  • Susan M. Genoversa, Westat

Facilitator: Orin Day, RTI International

Explore ways technology aids in questionnaire development, implementation, and testing. Topics include integrating LimeSurvey with a Learning Management System, using JavaScript for web survey customization, monitoring web applications, usability testing and metrics, and utilizing agile software testing techniques.

Presentations:
• Integrating LimeSurvey with a Learning Management System
  • Adam Zammit, Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research, Inc (presenter)
• Improving User Experience and Data Quality in Web-Based Surveys Using Custom Forms and JavaScript
  • Steve Gomori, RTI International (presenter)
  • Mai Nguyen, RTI International
  • Charlie Knott, RTI International
  • Sue Pedrazzani, RTI International
  • Frank Mierzwa, RTI International
• Why Testing for Insufficient Logging & Monitoring is Crucial
  • Anwar Mohammed, RTI International (presenter)
  • David Pegram, RTI International
  • Ross Borasy, RTI International
• Usability Testing for Survey Research
  • Bharathi Golla, RTI International (presenter)
  • Sangeetha Immani, RTI International (presenter)
  • Al-Nisa Berry, RTI International
  • Gauri Dave, RTI International
• Agile Testing and the Role of Testers
  • Gauri Dave, RTI International (presenter)
  • Neha Kshatriya, RTI International (presenter)
  • Sangeetha Immani, RTI International
  • Bharathi Golla, RTI International
  • Anwar Mohammed, RTI International

Facilitator: Sara Walsh, NORC at the University of Chicago

Join us for a session on how to tailor a survey across multiple modes, ideas for future fieldwork procedures that can be applied to mixed mode, and new protocols used for respondent outreach, as well as new training protocols to collect biomeasures.

Presentations:
• NSHAP COVID-19 Study: Questionnaire Design for MultiMode Data Collection among Older Adult
  • Lauren Sedlak, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Jennifer Satorius, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Evelyn Zepeda, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Erin Burgess, NORC at the University of Chicago
• BioBox Interviewer Training and Respondent Contact
  • Sara Walsh, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Alexandria Benifield, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Kaitlyn O’Keefe, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Katie O’Doherty, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Anna Wiencrot, NORC at the University of Chicago
• Adapting Survey Processes to Continue Data Collection in a Socially Distanced World
  • Sabina Kastberg, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom (presenter)

Facilitator: Kurt Johnson, RTI International

Come and learn about how to track and locate homeless veterans, robust and rapid pre-fielding locating efforts, re-contacting previous respondents for a panel study, and changing small shop approaches to tracking, locating, and recruiting participants.

Presentations:
• Adapting Locating Strategies for General Social Survey (GSS) Panel 2020
  • Katy Aus, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
• Recontacting Respondents: Lessons from the GSS 2020 Panel Pilot
  • Walter Hanley, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
  • Rene Bautista, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Benjamín Schapiro, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Jaesok Son, NORC at the University of Chicago
  • Jodie Smylie, NORC at the University of Chicago
• Homeless Not Hopeless: Recruiting and Retaining a Cohort of Homeless Veterans for Monthly Interviews About Life on the Streets and Barriers to Housing in Los Angeles Before and During a Pandemic
  • Rick Garvey, RAND Survey Research Group (presenter)
• Meeting Them Where They Are: Explorations in Longitudinal Sample Tracking, Locating, and Recruiting
  • Ellen McIntosh, Iowa State University – CSSM (presenter)

Facilitator: Nikki Gohring, University of Nebraska, Lincoln – Bureau of Sociological Research

Join us for a session on using software simulation in field interviewer training and case management learning, qualitative and quantitative methods used to develop and evaluate item scoring schemes and cut off scores, pace and structure of training for improved outcomes, and a program designed both from a training and technological standpoint for a large and diverse workforce.

Presentations:
• Using Software Simulations to Enhance Remote Field Interviewer Training
  • Grace Maurer, NORC at the University of Chicago (presenter)
• Assessing the Assessments: Methods for Evaluating the Summative Assessments Used in 2020 Census Field Operation Training
  • Alfred D. Tuttle, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Matthew Virgile, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Shelley Feuer, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Mary Davis, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Nelson Er, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Jay Occhiogrosso, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Lin Wang, U.S. Census Bureau
• Reimagining Survey Training for Data Collection Staff: Innovations at BLS during the Pandemic
  • Steven Joering, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)
  • Esra Oruc, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)
• 2020 Census Nonresponse Followup Blended Training Approach
  • Amy Fischer, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Nelson Er, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Rhonda Cleveland, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)

Facilitator: Eric White, University of Wisconsin Survey Center

Learn about innovative ways organizations collect and present useful information to a variety of stakeholders. Topics include real-time synthesis of field quality monitoring, analysis, and communications, improvements in data reporting processes for study participants, tailored dashboards for stakeholders, complex data models for extremely large datasets, and unique approaches to data visualization.

Presentations:
• Setting up a New Field Quality Monitoring Program – Lessons Learned from the 2020 Census
  • Anne Russell, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Nicholas von Stein, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Melanie Hollowood, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Deborah DiLeo, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Joseph Bowman, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Karen Pennie, U.S. Census Bureau
• Challenges of the 2020 Census – Taming the Data Beast
  • Deborah DiLeo, U.S. Census Bureau (presenter)
  • Joseph Bowman, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Mary Davis, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Melanie Hollowod, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Karen Pennie, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Rafael Puello, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Anne Russell, U.S. Census Bureau
  • Nicholas von Stein, U.S. Census Bureau
• Streamlining Survey Administration for Multi-Unit Organizations in a Multi-Mode Voxco Environment
  • Matt Bensen, RTI International (presenter)
• Survey Operation Dashboards: Visualizing Interviewer Performance Data and COVID-19 Risk Levels
  • Victoria Vignare, Westat (presenter)
  • Tammy Cook, Westat
• Survey Response and Dashboarding: BLS Prototypes and Evolution
  • Richard Holden, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)
  • Amar Mann, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)
  • Tian Luo, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (presenter)

We’ll be using the wonder.me platform to host this virtual social hour. You can visit their website to learn more about them. Curious about how this session will work? Check out the first couple of minutes of this introductory video, and be sure to join us!