BAAPOR’s next General Membership Meeting, which will be held at the end of the month–Tuesday, March 25th at 6:30 PM Eastern Time/3:30 PM Pacific Time. Dr. Jonathan Collins of Columbia University will be our special guest and will provide us with a presentation of his paper “They Only Hate the Term: Policy Branding and the […]
Establishment Survey Affinity Group – we get down to business (and schools, and hospitals, and prisons, and governments, and libraries, and….) Are you working on a project that involves institutions? Is your unit of collection, analysis, or reporting a place, not a person? Are you running into issues, having questions, or wanting to collaborate on […]
2025 special issue on cross-cultural and multilingual research SURVEY PRACTICE is a highly-read, editor-reviewed e-journal published by the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Presenting current and practical information, the 2025 special issue on cross-cultural & multilingual research provides an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners who are interested in or engaged in the […]
Celebrating AAPOR History at the 80th Annual Conference: A Narrative of Technology in Public Opinion and Survey Research Throughout AAPOR history, methodological diversity has been a key attribute that helped to sustain AAPOR’s relevance in every New Normal in the past 80 years. At the 80th Annual AAPOR Conference, a session will be dedicated to […]
The Black Diaspora Story You’ve Been Missing – Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Kai Fuentes, President and CEO, Ebony Marketing Systems The book that I would put in your hands is Homegoing by Ghanaian-American Yaa Gyasi. The book begins with two sisters, growing up in Ghana in Colonial times — one lives her life in Ghana […]
Beyond DEI: Understanding Public Opinion on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Travis Brodbeck, LB Hannahs, Samuel Kennedy, Colleen Kromrey, Don Levy Background. President Trump’s Executive Order 14151 charges the federal government to “coordinate the termination of all discriminatory programs including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities” (Executive […]
In our report this month, we wanted to highlight the generosity our members have shown over the past weeks through donations to the AAPOR Community Support Fund. Your donations have been instrumental in supporting our mission and ensuring the annual conference remains a meeting place, by providing funding to help cover travel grants to allow more of […]
Welcome to 2025! The AAPOR Executive Council just held our January meeting, and we are pleased with the progress our committees have made and excited about the upcoming conference. Acceptance notifications will go out in the second week of February, followed by a window for any necessary changes to accepted abstracts. Whether you submitted an […]
My fellow AAPOR members, As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m reminded of the importance of giving back, fostering community, and celebrating the contributions of those around us. With the election behind us, AAPOR’s task force is hard at work investigating the accuracy of the 2024 pre-election polling. As we did in 2020 (report) and 2016 (report), AAPOR […]
Secretary-Treasurer Report This is the first of a new series of quarterly updates from the AAPOR Secretary-Treasurer with the intention of giving our members a better understanding of AAPOR’s financial health. In this update, we will provide background on our finances, as well as an overview of where our finances are right now. Throughout the […]