Dr. Treleaven studies the mechanisms through which family and community context shape health outcomes in early childhood, and how health system characteristics affect children’s health and healthcare utilization. This includes how families make decisions and investments related to young children’s health, particularly when facing economic insecurity. She also evaluates interventions related to maternal, newborn, and… Continue reading Emily Treleaven
Research Theme: ISR
Pamela Davis-Kean
Dr. Davis-Kean’s research continues to evolve as she seeks the various pathways that socio-economic status (SES) of parents relates to the outcomes of their children. Davis-Kean’s primary focus is on parental educational attainment and how it can influence the development of the home environment throughout childhood, adolescence, and the transition to adulthood. Achievement is the… Continue reading Pamela Davis-Kean
Conrad,Frederick G
Dr. Conrad is a survey methodologist whose recent work has focused on respondents’ understanding of survey questions. He also studies biases in respondents’ judgments about the frequency of their behaviors, the effect of automatic progress feedback on respondents’ willingness to continue filling out a questionnaire, and the decision to participate in a survey among potential… Continue reading Conrad,Frederick G
Weir,David R
Dr. Weir is a Research Professor in the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research and Director of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). He has led the transformation of the HRS into a world-leading biosocial survey combining its traditional excellence as a longitudinal survey with direct biological measures of health, genetics, linked… Continue reading Weir,David R
Langa,Kenneth M
Dr. Langa is the A Regula Herzog Distinguished University Professor of Internal Medicine and Survey Research, Cyrus Sturgis Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Institute for Social Research, a Research Scientist in the Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, and an Associate Director of the Institute of Gerontology, all at the University of… Continue reading Langa,Kenneth M
Willis,Robert J
Lee,Sunghee
Sunghee Lee is a Research Professor in the Survey Methodology Program at the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, where she directs the Program in Survey and Data Science. She earned her PhD from the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland. Before joining the University of Michigan, she served as… Continue reading Lee,Sunghee
Wagner,James Robert
Dr. Wagner is a survey statistician. His research is in the areas of responsive or adaptive design, nonresponse bias, and data quality measures. He also develops and implements responsive design plans on large surveys.
Smith,Jennifer Ann
Dr. Smith received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology, M.P.H. in Health Management and Policy, and M.A. in Statistics from the University of Michigan. She is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Research Assistant Professor in the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research and is affiliated with the Center… Continue reading Smith,Jennifer Ann
Si,Yajuan
Yajuan Si is a Research Associate Professor in the Survey Methodology Program, located within the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research on the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus. She received her Ph.D on Statistical Science in 2012 from Duke University. Before joining the University of Michigan in 2017, Yajuan was an assistant… Continue reading Si,Yajuan