Office of Survey Methods Research

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Associate Commissioner Areas of Research

John Eltinge (202) 691-7404 Estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, nonresponse, measurement error, variance estimation, disclosure limitation, distribution functions and quantiles.
Senior Survey Methodologist

Clyde Tucker (202) 691-7371 Measurement error, nonresponse, telephone survey design.
Senior Mathematical Statistician

Alan Dorfman (202) 691-7378 Sampling design and inference, price indices, smoothing techniques, likelihood-based inference, nonparametric regression, prediction theory, quantile estimation.
Research Statistician

Polly Phipps (202) 691-7513 Survey measurement error, data quality measures, questionnaire design, nonresponse.
General Information
Pamela Douglas (202) 691-7375

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Mathematical Statistics Research Center

Acting Director Areas of Research

John Eltinge (202) 691-7404 Estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, nonresponse, measurement error, variance estimation, disclosure limitation, distribution functions and quantiles.
Mathematical Statisticians

Moon Jung Cho (202) 691-7384 Resampling variance estimation method, bootstrap variance estimation method, Balanced Repeated Replicate (BRR) method, missing or fragmented data, modeling of survey response rates.

Dan Gillman (202) 691-7523 Statistical metadata, metadata standards, automated coding, terminology.
Jeffrey Gonzalez (202) 691-7415 Adaptive survey designs, estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, mixed-mode surveys, nonresponse, survey sampling.

Randall Powers (202) 691-7381 Nonresponse, variance estimation, responsive design.

Stuart Scott (202) 691-7383 Seasonal adjustment and time series analysis, nonsampling error analysis.

Michael Sverchkov (202) 691-7374 Estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, variance estimation, small area estimation, calibration, time series analysis.

Daniell Toth (202) 691-7380 Machine learning, nonparametric regression,estimation andinference with complex sample survey data, time series analysis.
ASA/NSF/BLS Research Fellows

Kimberly Sellers (202) 691-7530 Estimation and inference with dispersed count data, statistical disclosure limitation, misreporting in count data.

Behavioral Science Research Center

Director Areas of Research

William Mockovak (202) 691-7414 Questionnaire design, cognitive interviewing, Web surveys, usability testing, information architecture, CASIC applications, interviewer training.
Research Psychologists
Kathy Downey (202) 691-7382 Establishment surveys, cognitive testing, nonresponse bias analyses, interviewer training.
Jennifer Edgar (202) 691-7528 Context effects, qualitative research methods, cognitive sources of measurement error, questionnaire design, interviewer training and evaluation.
Jean Fox (202) 691-7370 Usability, accessibility, computer-assisted data collection.
Scott Fricker (202) 691-7390 Nonresponse and measurement errors, questionnaire and instrument design, cognitive interviewing, usability.
Brandon Kopp (202) 691-7514 Nonresponse and measurement errors, questionnaire and instrument design, cognitive interviewing, usability.

Research Statisticians

Brian Meekins (202) 691-7594 Total Survey Error/Measurement Error, Latent Variable Models, paradata.

John Dixon (202) 691-7516 Nonresponse, nonsampling error, item nonresponse, measurement error, structural equation models, missing data problems, categorical data, psychometrics, multivariate methods, classification and clustering.
Cognitive Laboratory

Stella Godbolt (202) 691-7524 Schedules participants for studies, maintains database of volunteers, coordinates and assists with studies.

Last Modified Date: November 24, 2010