Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys

Dr. Frauke Kreuter is a distinguished scholar in survey methodology and data science, holding key positions at the University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Mannheim, and the German Institute for Employment Research. Her extensive academic background includes roles at Ludwig Maximilians University and UCLA. Dr. Kreuter has made significant contributions to the field through influential books on data analysis and survey sampling, pioneering research on paradata in surveys, and interdisciplinary studies published in major journals. Her teaching experience spans over two decades, including long-standing courses at JPSM and the University of Michigan's Summer Institute. Dr. Kreuter's expertise is widely recognized, as evidenced by her election as a fellow of the American Statistical Association and her receipt of the Warren Mitofsky Innovators Award. Her work, which bridges survey methodology, statistics, and data science, has profoundly influenced survey research and its adaptation to evolving data environments, cementing her status as a leading figure in the field.

Frederick Conrad is a survey methodologist and psychologist on the faculty at the University of Michigan, where he directs the Michigan Program in Survey Methodology in the Institute for Social Research, and at the University of Maryland in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology. His research interests generally concern the impact of psychological processes on the quality of data from surveys. For example he has recently investigated how web surveys can be designed to reduce respondent short cuts and explored the impact of text message surveys on disclosure of sensitive information. Conrad has taught classroom versions of this course for many years.