I am a Fellow in the Survey Research Division at RTI International. I have a Ph.D. in Survey Statistics & Methodology from the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland.
I specialize in understanding data quality and the social construction of data.
PhD in Survey Statistics & Methodology, 2010
University of Maryland, College Park
MA in Economics, 1998
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
AB in Economics & Mathematics, 1994
Smith College
When households have no chance to be selected for a survey, the data collected can be biased. My research has explored undercoverage bias in in-person surveys around the world.
Alternative sampling approaches which do not depend on up-to-date census data or interviewer involvement
Response strategies to shorten survey length and burden
Data collected without the involvement of the respondent can improve survey data quality