People

The Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science faculty are top scholars in their fields. All are actively conducting research across the full range of methodological problems and issues in the field. Program faculty are drawn from the research staff at the Institute for Social Research and from affiliated departments on campus, including Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Biostatistics, and Communication Studies. The faculty employs graduate students as research assistants on funded research projects, providing opportunities for students to integrate education and experience during a program of study.

The University of Michigan is also renowned for the interdisciplinary nature of its research and teaching. Survey and Data Science as a discipline inherently draws on principles, concepts, and findings from several foundation fields. The faculty work collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries seamlessly. The study of survey methodology at Michigan engages students in learning across disciplines as a fundamental feature of its program.

Faculty

Frederick Conrad, Research Professor, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR and JPSM, University of Maryland; Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science and the Arts

Michael Elliott, Research Professor, ISR;  Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health

Steve G. Heeringa, Senior Research Scientist,Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR; Associate Director of Survey Research Center (SRC), ISR

Sunghee Lee, Research Associate Professor, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science ,ISR

James M. Lepkowski, Research Professor Emeritus, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, Professor of Biostatistics Emeritus, School of Public Health; Research Professor Emeritus, JPSM, University of Maryland

Roderick Little, Research Professor, ISR; Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, Richard D. Remington Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health; Professor of Statistics, LS&A

Trivellore Raghunathan, Research Professor, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health; Research Professor, JPSM, University of Maryland

Yajuan Si, Research Associate Professor, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR

Michael W. Traugott, Research Professor Emeritus, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR; Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, LS&A; Professor Emeritus of Political Science, LS&A 

Richard Valliant, Research Professor Emeritus, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR, JPSM, University of Maryland

James Wagner, Research Professor, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR and JPSM, University of Maryland

Brady T. West, Research Professor, Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science, ISR and JPSM, University of Maryland

Associated Faculty

  • Katharine Abraham, Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM)
  • Christopher Antoun, Assistant Research Professor, College of Information Studies and Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) at University of Maryland
  • Michael Brick, Research Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and Westat
  • David Cantor, Research Associate Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and Westat
  • Robert Fay, Research Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and Westat
  • Christoph Kern, Visiting Assistant Professor, JPSM
  • Brian Kim, Assistant Research Professor at JPSM
  • Frauke Kreuter, Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM)
  • Partha Lahiri, Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM)
  • Taylor Lewis, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Maryland
  • Yan Li, Associate Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM)
  • Carla Maffeo, Research Assistant Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and Westat
  • Stanley Presser, Professor of Sociology, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM)
  • Keith Rust, Research Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and Westat
  • Norbert Schwarz, Provost Professor, Department of Psychology & Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
  • Ting Yan, Assistant Research Professor, Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) and Westat