Alumni and Where They Work

Survey Methodologists, Statisticians, and Data Scientists are in high demand!  A 2018 survey of Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science alumni indicates that job titles go beyond “Survey Methodologist” or “Survey and Data Scientist”.  Our alumni are Statisticians, Survey Scientists, Sampling Statisticians, Analysts and Data Scientists to name a few titles.   Nearly 100% of MPSDS graduates are employed and they are accepting positions in exciting places.

Our alumni are working at places like Pew Research, Survey MonkeyUS Census BureauQualtricsUCLAMarket Strategies InternationalUniversity of ManchesterResearch Triangle InstituteUberBoston Children’s HospitalNORC at the University of ChicagoUniversity of Michigan Survey Research Center and the University of Nebraska

Doctoral Alumni

 Student NameYear of GraduationDissertation Committee ChairDissertation TitleCurrent employer
Shiyu Zhang2023James Wagner and Brady WestCombining Adaptive Survey Design with Post-Survey Weighting AdjustmentUniversity of Michigan/Institute for Social Research
Ai Rene Ong2022Michael Elliott and Sunghee LeeMeasuring Network Size and Recruitment Productivity in Respondent Driven SamplingAmerican Institutes for Research
Fernanda Alvarado Leiton2021Sunghee Lee and Rachel DavisUsing Balanced Scales to Address Acquiescent Response StyleUniversidad de Costa Rica
Ali Rafei2021Michael ElliottRobust and Efficient Bayesian Inference for Large-scale Non-probability SamplesMeta
Huiying Yan2020Fred ConradMemory Bookmarking: Using In Situ Information to Promote Recall in Online Data CollectionFacebook
Brian Wells2020Steven Heeringa and James LepkowskiNon-observation of Recurrent Biomeasures Collected in Longitudinal Panel SurveysNORC
Roberto Mellipilan2019Steven Heeringa and James LepkowskiCareless Survey Respondents: Approaches to Identify and Reduce their Negative Impacts on Survey Estimates Universidad del Desarrollo
Sharan Sharma2018Mike ElliottParadata, Interviewing Quality, and Interviewer EffectsUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Felicitas Mittereder2018Brady WestPredicting and Preventing Breakoff in Web SurveysMeta
Mengyao Hu2018Sunghee Lee and Jacqui SmithAnchoring Vignettes for Health Comparisons: The Validity of a Multidimensional IRT Model Approach and Design Improvements Using Visual VignettesUniversity of Michigan/Institute for Social Research
Kristen Cibelli2017Fred ConradThe Effects of Respondent Commitment and Feedback on Response Quality in Online SurveysNational Center for Health Statistics
ShinJung (Julia) Lee2017T.E Raghunathan and Steven HeeringaAdaptive Design to Adjust for Unit Nonresponse Using an External Micro-level Benchmark 
Jack Chen2016Michael ElliottUsing LASSO to Calibrate Nonprobability Samples Using Probability SamplesAmazon
Chris Antoun2015Fred ConradMobile Web Surveys: a First Look at Measurement, Nonresponse, and Coverage ErrorsUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Mingnan Liu2015Fred Conrad and Sunghee LeeResponse Style of Rating Scales: The Effects of Data Collection Mode, Scale Format, and AcculturationFacebook
Raphael Nishimura2015James LepkowskiSubstitutions of Nonresponding Units in Probability SamplingUniversity of Michigan/Institute for Social Research
Hanzhi Zhou2014T.E Raghunathan and Mike ElliottAccounting for Complex Sample Designs in Multiple Imputation Using the Finite Population Bayesian BootstrapMathematica Policy Research
Mahmoud Elkasabi2013Jim Lepkowski and Steve HeeringaJoint Calibration Estimator for Dual Frame SurveysICF International
Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin2013Steve Heeringa and Rick ValliantInvestigating the Bias of Alternative Statistical Inference Methods in Mixed-Mode SurveysUniversity of Michigan/Institute for Social Research
Chan Zhang2013Fred ConradSatisficing in Web Surveys:  Implications for data quality and strategies for reductionZhejiang University, College of Media and International Culture
Jessica Broome2012Fred ConradVocal Characteristics, Speech and Behavior of Telephone InterviewersSouthpaw Insights
Qi Dong2012T.E. Raghunathan and Mike ElliottCombining Information from Multiple Complex SurveysMeta
Zeina Mneimneh2012Mike Elliott and Steve HeeringaInterview Privacy and Social Conformity Effects on Socially Desirable Reporting Behavior:  Importance of Cultural, Individual, Question, Design and Implementation FactorsMeta
Brady West2011James Lepkowski and Frauke KreuterThe Error Properties of Interviewer Observations and their Implications for Nonresponse Adjustment of Survey EstimatesUniversity of Michigan/Institute for Social Research
Joe Sakshaug2011T.E. RaghunathanSynthetic Data Generation for Small Area EstimationInstitute for Employment Research (IAB)
Courtney Kennedy2010Michael TraugottNonresponse and Measurement Error in Mobile Phone SurveysPew Research Center
Rachel Levenstein2010Jim LepkowskiNonresponse and measurement error in mixed mode designsZencity
Matthew Jans2010Fred Conrad and Jim LepkowskiVerbal Paradata and Survey Error: Respondent Speech, Voice, and Question-Answering Behavior can Predict Income Item NonresponseNational Center for Health Statistics
Emilia Peytcheva2008Norbert SchwarzLanguage of Administration as a Source of measurement Error: Implications for surveys of Immigrants and cross-cultural survey researchRTI International
James Wagner2008T.E. RaghunathanAdaptive Survey Design to Reduce Nonresponse BiasUniversity of Michigan/Institute for Social Research
Mandi Yu2008T.E. RaghunathanDisclosure Risk Assessments and ControlNational Cancer Institute
Sonja Ziniel2008Norbert SchwarzCognitive Aging and Survey MeasurementUniversity of Colorado/Children’s Hospital Colorado
Kristen Olson2007Bob GrovesAn Investigation of the Nonresponse – Measurement Error NexusUniversity of Nebraska
Andy Peytchev2007Mick CouperParticipation Decisions and Measurement Error in Web SurveysRTI International

Masters Alumni

2023 Alumni

  • Michael Glasper
  • Liqi Hu
  • Anqi Liu
  • Mark Nathin
  • Aaron Nesbitt
  • Junhui Qian
  • Huaman Sun
  • Jiangxue Wang
  • Xinran Wang
  • Weining Xu
  • Jiazhi Yang
  • Yang Yu
  • Chuzhu Zhong

2022 Alumni

  • Adam Kaderabek
  • Jiaxi Li
  • Robert Schultz
  • Chendi Zhao

2021 Alumni

  • Abdelaziz Adawe
  • Jesus Arrue Buendia
  • RJ Batas
  • Curtiss Engstrom
  • Jiangzhou Fu
  • Kaan Cem Ketenci 
  • Thanyada Kongpreu
  • Boya Li
  • Mao Li
  • Xuefei Li
  • Junhan Tang
  • Tianheao Wang
  • Ziheng Zhang

2020 Alumni

  • Kallan Larsen
  • Lingxi Li
  • Yixi Li
  • Ruixuan Li
  • Rebecca Oh
  • Ilse Paniagua
  • Deji Suolang
  • Zeping Tao

2019 Alumni

  • Chen Chen
  • Ang Li
  • Wenshan Yu

2018 Alumni

  • Melissa Armendáriz
  • Katherine Blackburn
  • Hao-Chun Cheng
  • Shaohua Dong
  • Wenyi He
  • Ali Rafei
  • Iago Santos Muraro
  • Javier Torres Ivelic
  • Hani Zainulbhai
  • Xinyu Zhang

2017 Alumni

  • Piotr Dworak
  • Garrett (Wolf) Gremel
  • Qianyin Huang
  • Carolyn Lau
  • Ai Rene Ong
  • Stephanie Stern
  • Zewei Zong

2016 Alumni

  • Maura Bardos 
  • Will Chan
  • Jennifer Durow
  • Rachel LeClere
  • Yimeng Ma
  • Alex McMillan
  • Stacy Pancrantz
  • Martha Rozsi
  • Yi Wang
  • Emma White

2015 Alumni

  • Saram Han
  • Brian Hunscher
  • Colleen McClain
  • Michael Sadowsky
  • Ji Qi
  • Zhe Wang

2014 Alumni

  • Daniel Guzman
  • Lirui He
  • Qiaoxian Hu
  • Dan Li
  • Carlos Macuada
  • Edmundo Roberto Melipillan
  • Andie Schwanz
  • Joy Wilke
  • Michael Zeddies
  • Mengmeng Zhang

2013 Alumni

  • Mengyao Hu
  • Yumi Kim
  • Yuyang Liang
  • Jane Park
  • Yichen Wang
  • Huiying Yan
  • Yuan Zhang

2012 Alumni

  • Philip Amara
  • Danielle Battle
  • Shu Duan
  • Fan Guo
  • Azam Khan
  • Jennifer Kelley
  • Uiyoung Kim

2011 Alumni

  • Chris Antoun
  • Emily Blasczyk
  • Kelly Burmeister
  • Boyang Chai
  • Nuttirudee Charoernuk
  • Ben Duffey
  • Veysel Elgin
  • Marci Schalk
  • Mario Strauss
  • Dave Vannette
  • Zaoli Zhang

2010 Alumni

  • Debanjana Datta
  • Amy Faucher
  • Jiaojiao Li
  • Yuchieh Lin
  • Brian Madden
  • Hanyu Sun
  • Kuang Tuang Chen

2009 Alumni

  • Donnalee Grey-Farquharson
  • Huiliang Hao
  • Chan Zhang*
  • DanDan Zhang

2008 Alumni

  • Marie Clay
  • Qi Dong*
  • Marie Komanecky
  • John LaFrance
  • Tein-Huan Lin
  • Rachel Orlowski
  • Julie Pacer
  • Erica Zawacki

2007 Alumni

  • Frost Hubbard
  • Patty LeBaron
  • Christina Lien
  • Zeina Mneimneh*
  • Joe Sakshaug*
  • Zeynep Suzer-Gurtekin*

2006 Alumni

  • Ashley Amaya
  • Erin Ferrell
  • Turknur Hamsici
  • Geon Lee
  • Sungwoo Lim
  • Kathleen Santos
  • Julie Sweetman
  • Anthony Tamusuza
  • Rui Wang
  • Jenefer Willem

2005 Alumni

  • Masahiko Aida
  • Julie deJong
  • Heather Gatny
  • Daniel Harrington
  • Michelle Park
  • Girogina Piani
  • Jennifer Sinibaldi
  • Maudrene Tan
  • Paolo von Nuremburg

2003 Alumni

*Have earned both MS and PhD from the Michigan Program in Survey Methodology

Additional Program in Survey Methodology Alumni

Pam Campanelli

Rachel Casper

Mick Couper

Sue Ellen Hansen

Darby Miller Steiger