Statistics and methodology staff contribute in vital ways to virtually all NORC projects. They not only provide statistical services under the direction of individual project managers but also monitor the statistical integrity of these projects. NORC statistics and methodology staff also build infrastructure that benefits all projects. These include establishing statistical standards for use throughout the company to ensure consistently high quality. Specific areas of expertise include sampling design and execution, development and testing of questionnaires and other instruments, statistical process control, design and development of estimation systems, statistical computing, disclosure and confidentiality analysis, and record linkage, unduplication, and geocoding. In addition to these support functions, staff develop and execute projects with particular statistical or methodological complexities, as featured on this site.

Rachel M. Harter
Vice President and Director

Fritz J. Scheuren
Vice President

Colm O’Muircheartaigh
Senior Fellow and Professor, University of Chicago Harris School

John Thompson
Executive Vice President

Kirk M. Wolter
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Excellence in Survey Research

Department Senior Staff
Janella F. Chapline, Senior Statistician
Sadeq Chowdhury, Senior Statistician
Bernard L. Dugoni, Senior Survey Methodologist
Stephanie Eckman, Senior Survey Economist
Susan M. Hinkins, Senior Statistician
Parvati Krishnamurty, Senior Survey Economist
Lisa Lee, Senior Survey Methodologist
Yan Liu, Senior Statistician
Hiroaki Minato, Senior Statistician
Whitney E. Murphy, Senior Statistician
Steven Pedlow, Senior Statistician
Hee-Choon Shin, Senior Statistician
Y. Michael Yang, Senior Statistician
Michele F. Zimowski, Senior Survey Methodologist