Thank you to Laura Young for her reflections on the second day of the Annual Conference. The second day of the AAPOR 80th Annual Conference started bright and early with a session far too exciting for an 8:30am time slot. Expertly organized and moderated by Rajesh Srinivasan from Gallup, five fascinating presentations treated all those […]
Thank you to Laura Young for her reflection on the first day of the Annual Conference. “Before we start, I have one little organizational matter: this session is for questionnaire design lovers only.” The tone for my first day back at this year’s AAPOR was set by the charismatic Danny Goldstein, moderator of the session […]
Dear AAPOR Colleagues, First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude. Thank you for the dedication you bring to our field, for the care you extend to one another, and for continuing to uphold the high standards of research, methodology, and ethics that define AAPOR. I also want to acknowledge the very real challenges […]
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 […]