Survey Research Shared Resource

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The Survey Research Shared Resource (SRSR) offers a wide range of research services available to support investigators at Vanderbilt University needing to conduct survey research. The SRSR provides services to Vanderbilt investigators related to the development and implementation of telephone, web and mixed mode surveys. The SRSR operates a telephone Survey Room with 15 workstations, which are open 7 days a week with shifts spanning both days and evenings. The SRSR is committed to the precise and excellent collection of survey data according to specialized research protocols.

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Leadership

The SRSR is led by  Dr. Martha Shrubsole, PhD, who is the Faculty Director and by John White , who is the Scientific Research Core Manager.

Services Provided

Assistance is available for all phases of survey research including survey design, sample selection, questionnaire construction, data collection and reduction, and the reporting of results. Specific services provided include the following:

  • Survey Design and Consultation
  • Project Planning
  • Development and Pretesting of Instruments
  • Development of Project Materials
  • Implementation of Survey Research Protocols
  • Project Management
  • Interviewer Training and Certification
  • Recruitment of Participants and Informed Consent
  • Telephone Interviewing
  • Tracing and Location of Participants
  • Management and Production of Mailing and Study Material Distribution
  • Web Surveys
  • Editing and Coding
  • Data Entry
  • Reporting

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Survey Technology

The SRSR utilizes the Voxco Command Center, a state-of-the-art centralized control system for multi and mixed-mode surveying and data collection, including Computer-Assisted-Telephone-Interviewing (CATI) and Computer-Assisted-Web-Interviewing (CAWI). For CATI surveys, the system employs full telephony integration that includes dialing and audio/visual monitoring of calls.

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Inquiry Information

At this time, the SRSR can only consider accepting projects with a minimum of 250 surveys per year. For projects smaller than 250 per year, the SRSR can provide consultation services to your research team. Study consultations are available to discuss the needs of your project.
For further information, please contact the SRSR Scientific Research Core Manager., John White, at 615-936-2662 or email  SRSR@vumc.org .
If you would like to submit an SRSR Project Inquiry Form, please download this document, fill it out, and email it to John White at  SRSR@vumc.org .
 

Survey Research External Links

Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations (AASRO):  www.aasro.org

American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR): www.aapor.org

Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO) : www.casro.org

Survey Methods of the American Statistical Association (ASA): www.amstat.org/sections/SRMS/index.html