WERA1010: Improving Data Quality from Sample Surveys to foster Agricultural and Community Development in Rural America
(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)
Status: Active
SAES-422 Reports
08/21/2024
*Note--because the meeting occurs in February, I have included the publications from the year prior to that meeting. 2024 isn't over yet, so I hope this is sufficient! Please let me know if not.
Greenberg, P., & Dillman, D. A. 2023. Mail Communications and Survey Response: A Test of Social Exchange Versus Pre-Suasion Theory for Improving Response Rates and Data Quality. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 11, 1–22
Schad, Jessica; Braddock, Sadie; and Lancaster, Cole, "2023 Utah People & Environment Poll Descriptive Report" (2023). CANRI Projects. Paper 2. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/canri_projects/2
Zhu, T., L. Xue, V.M.Lesser. Improved population parameter estimation by integrating probability and nonprobability sampling. To be presented at the American Statistical Association Meetings, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August, 2023.
04/04/2025
Joshi, A., Diaz, J., Chaudhary, A. K., Jayaratne, K. S. U., & Galindo, S. (2024). Enhancing effectiveness of Extension program evaluations by validating the trustworthiness of self-reported measures of Extension program outcomes. Advancements in Agricultural Development, 5(4), 59-71.
Sun, H., Berg, E., & Zhu, Z. (2024). Multivariate small-area estimation for mixed-type response variables with item nonresponse. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 12(2), 320-342.
Kosakow, J., & Greenberg, P. (2024). Testing Motivation-Based vs. Social Exchange Communication Strategies in Email Survey Recruitment. Social Science Computer Review, 08944393241308509.
Labuzzetta, C. J., & Zhu, Z. (2024). Mapping Conservation Practices via Deep Learning: Improving Performance via Hillshade Imagery, Sampling Design, and Centerline Dice Loss. Statistics and Data Science in Imaging, 1(1), 2401756.
03/30/2026
Tiffany Drape Publications:
Bagheri Hamaneh, A., Dayer, A. A., Drape, T. A., Chaves, W. A., (2025). Investigating pathways to environmental civic engagement for diverse communities. Journal of Environmental Management, (76)61. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-025-02356-2 (accepted in 2025)
Zhengyuan Zhu Publications:
Dae-Gyu Jang*, Cindy Yu, and Zhengyuan Zhu, ”Estimating Total Acres of Rangeland for Specific Geographies Using Cropland Data Layer (CDL)” (2025+), Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, accepted for publication.
Zhonglei Wang*and Zhengyuan Zhu (2025+), ”Resampling Method for Generalized One-per-Stratum Sampling Designs.” Statistica Sinica, Accepted for publication. doi:10.5705/ss.202024.000
Sun, Hao*, Suraj Upadhaya, Chris Morris, J. Arbuckle, Laurie Nowatzke, and Zhengyuan Zhu (2025). ”The Flux of Agricultural Conservation: Understanding Changes in Iowa Farmers’ Adoption of Cover Crops and No-Till Over Time.” Society & Natural Resources (2025): 1-20.
Jessica Schad Publications:
- Bennett, Elizabeth, Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Sydney Fisk, & Emma Epperson. 2025. “Using a Modified Drop-off/Pick-Up Survey to Reduce Costs and Increase Response Rates.” Society & Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2025.2547218
Cliff Broman Publications:
Eric D. Raile, Pavielle Haines, Amber N. W. Raile, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, and David C. W. Parker. 2025. “Political Identity and Risk Politics: Evidence from a Pandemic.” Risk Analysis 45 (6): 1298-1312. Available at http://doi.org/10.1111/risa.17654
Eric D. Raile, Eric K. Austin, Michael P. Wallner, Jeffrey Peterson, Brian Lewandowski, Derek Kapps, Bridger Sellegren, and Joe Hutton. 2025. Technology License Agreements as Public-Private Partnerships for Economic Development: Evaluations Using Surveys, Input-Output Modeling, and Regression Analysis. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 14. Available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-025-00467-y
Other Publications:
Wallen, Kenneth E., Hammell, Abbey E., and Katherine Dentzman. 2025. Diary method to assess survey invitation frequency and survey experience. Survey Practice 18 (April). https://doi.org/10.29115/SP-2025-0006