SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: WERA1010 : Improving Data Quality from Sample Surveys to foster Agricultural and Community Development in Rural America
Period Covered: 02/15/2019 to 02/21/2020
Date of Report: 03/23/2020
Annual Meeting Dates: 02/20/2020 to 02/21/2020

• Steve Swinford – Montana State • Ginny Lesser – Oregon State • Glenn Israel – Florida • Zhengyuan Zhu - Iowa State • Kara Lyn Haberstock – Arizona • Jessica Goldberger – Washington State • Jessica Schad – Utah State • Yanu Prasetyo – University of Missouri • Chris Clemmons – Auburn • Ashley Yopp—University of Georgia at Tifton - Friday • Jason McKibben – West Virginia • Carena VanRiper - University of Illinois • Kenny Wallen - University of Idaho • Todd Rockwood - University of Minnesota • Shorna Allred – Cornell • Katie Dentzman – University of Idaho • Anton Beckerman - Montana State • Don Dillman – Washington State • Melissa Constantine - University of Minnesota

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Attached file:

WERA-1010_minutesfrom-2020.docx

Accomplishments

Impacts

Starting in 2013, I worked with several graduate students to create the Savvy Survey Series in the EDIS publication management system to provide accessible and useful information for conducting surveys for evaluation and program planning. To date, 20 publications have been written, peer-reviewed and posted online. I also have worked to update the series over the last several years and it has become increasing popular, with a total of 58,599 EDIS views since 2013 (12,249 in 2019). Publications in this series are used in AEC 6767, 6552, and 6932, in sessions of the Extension Faculty Development Academy, and by colleagues in several states.

Publications

Revised Savvy Survey Series pubs: 7 were recently reviewed and updated in 2019:

The Savvy Survey #1: Introduction

The Savvy Survey #2: Using Surveys in Everyday Extension Programming

The Savvy Survey #3: Successful Sampling

The Savvy Survey #4: Details in the Design

The Savvy Survey #5: The process for Developing Survey Questions

The Savvy Survey #11: Mail-Based Surveys

The Savvy Survey #13: Online Surveys

Publications:

Refereed articles published in 2019:

Smyth, J. D., Israel, G. D., Newberry, III, M. G., & Hull, R. G. 2019. Effects of Stem and Response Order on Response Patterns in Satisfaction Rating. Field Methods, 31(3), 260-276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X19860648

Refereed articles accepted in 2019:

Israel, G. D., Sari, H. I., Duffy, N. O., Galindo-Gonzalez, S., Diehl, D. C., Abarca Orozco, S., Garcia, E., & Sweeney, L. H. 2020. Improving Self-report Measurements to Capture Behavior Change of Low-Income Children. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension. Accepted November 2019.

Reviewed, invited, and other papers and posters presented at conferences in 2019:

Israel, G. D., & Kumar Chaudhary, A. Can Clarifying Instructions Influence Response to Numeric Open-ended Questions in Self-administered Surveys. Paper presented at the 74th annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Toronto, Canada, May, 2019.

Israel, G. D. Lessons Learned from Conducting Concurrent Surveys Using an Online Opt-in Quota Sample and a Mail/Mixed-Mode Address-Based Sample. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Survey Research Association, Zagreb, Croatia, July, 2019.

Willits, F. K., Theodori, G. L., Wallen, K. E., & Israel, G. D. Effects of Follow-Up Contacts on Sample Characteristics and Sustantive Research Findings in Social Surveys: An Exploratory Analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Richmond, VA, August, 2019.

Mike, M., Israel, G. D., & Bowden, Z. So Who’s Talking Climate Change?: A Unianova analysis on the Social communication index. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Richmond, VA, August, 2019.

Mike, M. R., & Israel, G. D. A Regression on a Social Communication Index to Determine Climate Change Communication. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Rural Sociological Association, Birmingham, AL, February, 2019.

Swain, M. J., & Israel, G. D. The Role of Academic and Governmental Partners in School Wellness across Florida. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Rural Sociological Association, Birmingham, AL, February, 2019.

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