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	Site Map View: Map List Sort: Normal By Hits By Rating By Votes Descriptions: Show Hide  Find: Any All Phrase   '*' = wildcard document map Other Menu Main Menu Home Welcome to the Social Science Survey Center and Benton Survey Research Lab       ... Structure Organization Organizational Structure The Social Science Survey Center (SSSC) is administratively housed within the Institute for Social,... Advisory Board Advisory Board RICHARD ... SSSC Staff Social Science Survey Center Staff Prof. Jon Sonstelie, Faculty Director   Ph.D., Northwestern University, Professor, UCSB Department of Economics Areas of interest:... Funding Financial Support The ... Mission Mission Public opinion polls, and the underlying scientific methods upon which the best polls are based, were first developed in the late 1930’s to find out what ordinary people think. Today, survey research is increasingly used... Privacy Policy SSSC PRIVACY DISCLOSURES   Information Collection & Use Registration The Social Science Survey Center is a research unit of the University of California Santa Barbara.  ... Services Consulting Consulting services The Social Science Survey Center provides initial consultation to all clients at no charge. Consultation can range from research design and choice of survey method to questionnaire construction and validation, sampling, and post-collection... Telephone Surveys Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing The Social Science Survey Center utilizes a state of the art Sawtooth WinCATI Computer Assisted Interviewing System. Computer assisted interviewing aids SSSC personnel in the performance of all basic tasks... Web Surveys Web-based survey services at the UCSB Social Science Survey Center There is growing interest in the possibility to conduct surveys on the web. Web-based surveys are particularly effective when studying closed populations,... Social Science Data Library The Social Science Data Library (SSDL) acts as a liaison between UCSB faculty and students and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). ICPSR... SSSC File Repository Email Email services   Systems Administrator/Hostmaster contact: Please contact sysadmin@isber.ucsb.edu if you have any specific questions. Email Content Specifications Each mail is individualized to target a specific respondent, and will contain: a... Facility Benton Survey Research Lab The Benton Survey Research Laboratory has been funded by a gift by Max and Judith Benton and with the help of the UCSB College of Letters and Science. The Center is currently hosted... Instructional Resources The UCSB Benton Survey Research Laboratory is available for training undergraduate students to create, publish and analyze the results of online survey questionnaires.   You ... Projects Past Projects Program Review Panel, Graduate and Undergratuate program reviews The Social Science Survey Center has been working with the UCSB Program Review Panel implementing web version of PRP Graduate student surveys in the following departments: · Graduate Student Survey Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering... UCUES 2003 The University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) is part of a major research project on the Student Experience in the Research University in the 21st Century (SERU21). Established in summer 2001, SERU21 is based at the Center for Studies... Coastlines UCSB Alumni Survey  UCSB Alumni Association Coastlines Magazine readers survey ... Marketing Orientation Survey for Non-Profits This web survey supports research being conducted to determine what types of marketing activities non-profit organizations are involved in and to understand what needs exist in helping non-profits to serve their clients.  In addition, the results... Evolution Metaphors Project A survey that seeks to determine how scientists, educators and members of the general public interpret key concepts in evolutionary biology. This information will help to promote more effective communication between groups that have different perspectives... Graduate Students Needs Survey Web survey of UCSB Graduate Students in conjunction with GSA and Institutional Research.  ... Antioch University Santa Barbara Educational Market Survey The UCSB Social Science Survey Center is assisting Antioch University, Santa Barbara in evaluating the feasibility of establishing a doctoral program in Psychology by conducting a survey to gather feedback from individuals and prospective students who... Campus Police Survey A study of community policing relations on the UCSB campus conducted in conjunction with Center on Police Practices and Community (COPPAC) ... ACTION Network Survey A telephone survey of San Luis Obispo County residents conducted in conjuction with the UCSB Economic Forecast Project. The study is conducted on behalf of San Luis Obispo County, the United Way, the YMCA and several other local organizations.  Responses... EOP/STEP Educational Opportunity Program summer program (STEP) student web survey in support of UCSB outreach efforts.  PI: Joe Mazares, EOP  ... BENCHMARKING STUDY: Environmental Management Practices A benchmarking study of environmental management practices. This survey is being sent to plant/facility managers and environmental managers across the United States.  The study is conducted as a <i>multimode</i> survey (mail, web and... Project Point and Computer Mediated Communication A study to better understand web-based collaborative systems (like Autodesk Buzzsaw & Autodesk Streamline) and how groups utilize these technologies.  The study is conducted as a Web Survey of Autodesk employees all over the world. The study... Graduating Seniors Survey Web survey of the graduating class of 2003/2004, now in its third year. UCSB Office of the Registrar and Institutional Research           ... Work Life Issues among UCSB employees Web survey Wendy Nishikawa, Human Resources ... Student Parking Survey Web survey Chancellor’s Special Advisory Committee On Parking and Office for Budget and Planning ... Video game sex and violence study Web based questionnaire Principal Investigator: Bryant Paul, Department of Communications, UCSB We are investigating individuals' perceptions of, and attitudes of regulation towards videogame sex and violence.  As such, we have created an experiment... Perception of Risk Associated with Offshore Oil Development Telephone survey. Principal Investigator: Prof. Eric Smith, Political Science, UCSB Results to be published at: http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/smith/  ... Scientific and religious dimensions of contemporary American environmentalism Telephone Survey Principal Investigator: Prof. James D. Proctor, Department of Geography  According to a recent Gallup poll, over one-half of the American public calls themselves environmentalists, suggesting a movement that is diverse in many ways... Clinical Judgment Research Study Web survey PI Robert Brodie, UCSB Gervitz Graduate School of Education ... Camarillo Sheriff Department A Survey of Citizen Perceptions of Criminal Activity and Police Service in Camarillo, CA.   Telephone Survey. Principal Investigators: Prof. Daniel G. Linz and Prof. Howard Giles, Department of Communications, UCSB ... Sexual Behavior and AIDS Awareness among UCSB Students Sexual Behavior and AIDS Awareness among UCSB Students Web-based questionnaire Principal Investigators: John and Janice Baldwin, Sociology, Steven Velasco, Institutional Research ... Program Review Panel The Social Science Survey Center is working with  the UCSB Program Review Panel implementing web version of PRP Graduate student surveys in the following departments: ·    Graduate Student Survey Dept. of Materials.  Program... Use of Information Technology in Teaching Web and mail survey Questionnaire on the Use of Information Technology in Teaching among UCSB faculty Prof Mark Aldenderfer, Linda Moskovits, UCSB Office for Information Technology ... Determinants of Earnings Growth and Retention of Women in IT Careers Web and mail Survey Principal Investigator: Prof. Catherine Weinberger, Dept of Economics, UCSB. ... Implementing Open Source Solutions on Campus Implementing Open Source Solutions on Campus.   Telephone survey Principal Investigator: Paolo A. Gardinali ... Nanocar Nanocar: Web Survey on Consumer Preferences for Ecological Vehicles.  Bren School of Environmental Management http://research.survey.ucsb.edu/nanocar/ ... Professional, Technical, and Managerial Workers in California A qualitative project involving web-based journailing of a group of California professionals.  PIs Dr. Lisa Torres, UCI and Prof. William T. Bielby, UCSB Department of Sociology ... News Consumption and Racial Attitudes Telephone study of media and attitudes towards issues of race and ethnicity.  PI Professor Travis Dixon, University of Michigan ... Students Success Survey A project on understanding college path and undergraduate experiences of Latino students at UCSB.  PIs Iliana Martines, Denise Bielby and William Bielby, Sociology Department, UCSB. ... Legal Consciousness Survey A study about UCSB students knowledge and opinions of the legal system in general and of the Attias case.  PI Christi Thompson, Law and Society ... CSISS Survey of Program Applicants and Participants The Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) has commissioned the UCSB Survey Research Laboratory to survey applicants and participants in CSISS programs over the period 2000-2002. The purpose of the survey is two-fold – (1) to help... UCSB Nonprofit Employment Survey A <i>multimode</i> (mail/web) survey of nonprofit organizations in the Santa Barbara area.  PIs: Prof. Richard Appelbaum, UCSB Department of Sociology,  Prof. Alice O'Connor, UCSB Department of History    ... The Power of Patriotism A California survey on patriotism and civil liberties comparing the opinions of Veterans to the general population.  PI: Prof. Christopher Parker, UCSB Political Science. ... Perception of Native American Gambling Casinos in Santa Barbara County The study by Prof. Eve Darian-Smith is sponsored by UCSB.    Results will be published in a book on Indian Gaming called "New Capitalists: Law, Identity and Politics Surrounding Casino Gaming on Native American Land".    ... SERU21: telephone follow-up Telephone survey of web survey non-respondents among UC students Part of project Student Experience in a Research University of the 21st century (SERU21): Principal Investigators: John Douglass, UCB, Richard Flacks, UCSB, Scott Thomas, UGA, Gregg Thompson, UCB... SERU21/UCUES Pilot Web Survey Part of the project Student Experience in a Research University of the 21st century (SERU21): Principal Investigators: John Douglass, UCB, Richard Flacks, UCSB, Scott Thomas, UGA, Gregg Thompson, UCB. Pilot test for the UCUES 2002 Web survey... Collection Management Initiative Survey The Collection Management Initiative is a University of California systemwide research project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.   The Social Science Survey Center will work on a complex multi-mode survey of Faculty, Staff and students... SSSC Chosen for the UCOP Collection Management Initiative Survey The Collection Management Initiative is a University of California systemwide research project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  Find out the details at: http://www.ucop.edu/cmi/ ... UCSB Student Health Survey: Drinking and lifestyle A 10 question survey conducted by the UCSB Student Health Department.   The survey is part of a project evaluating UCSB student lifestyles relative to alcohol use.  SSSC is working with Institutional Research taking care of the sampling and mailing... UCUES 2002   Part of the project Student Experience in a Research University of the 21st century (SERU21): Principal Investigators: John Douglass, UCB, Richard Flacks, UCSB, Scott Thomas, UGA, Gregg Thompson, UCB.   The University of California Undergraduate... Equal Choice Student Survey Web-based multimedia evaluation of political campaign ads.  Commissioned by the UCSB Center for Information Technology and Society (http://www.cits.ucsb.edu/ ).  ... Graduate Student Housing Survey Web based survey directed at improving the range of services offered by the UCSB Community Housing Office and pass on helpful information to future graduate students looking for housing.  Commissioned by the UCSB Community Housing Office. ... Self-perception Survey Multi-campus web survey (UCSB, CSULB). Examination of students' perceptions of their society, their parents, and themselves. The purpose of this research is to gain a greater understanding of university students' experiences with and feelings... P2P Survey Project Web survey of attitudes and behaviors pertaining to Internet file-sharing of music.  PIs: Charles Mullin, Chris Kocur, UCSB Department of Communications ... Education Opportunity Program Evaluation Data analysis project.  Evaluating EOP students’ academic engagement using existing background and survey data.  Commissioned by the UCSB Education Opportunity Program.  ... Housing, Open Space, and Transportation Survey Telephone survey of over 1600 South Coast residents. The Santa Barbara Region Economic Community Project (ECP) is a decade-old, non-profit coalition of business, government, academia, and community leaders, promoting a sustainable economy and a high quality... College Freshman Experience Study Web survey of students at 4 colleges nationwide. PIs:  Dr. Cynthia Hudley, Gevirtz Graduate school of Education at UCSB, Dr. Su-Je Cho, Graduate School of Education Fordham University, Melissa Kelly Psychology Department Millsaps College, Dr. Leasha... Synagogue Survey Web survey on religious and spiritual beliefs and practices.  PI: Shawn Landres, UCSB Department of Religious Studies. ... Summer Session Survey 2003-2004 Data entry and analysis project.  Commissioned by UCSB Summer Sessions. ... Medical technology and privacy survey Data entry project.  PI: Ronald Rice, UCSB Department of Communications.  ... Risk Perception Survey Web-based questionnaire on risk perception directed to UCSB faculty and staff.  Commissioned by UCSB Auditing and Advisory Services.  ... Santa Barbara School Choice Survey Multimode (mail and web) survey of over 1500 residents whose children attend an elementary school in the Santa Barbara School District.  The primary goal of the research is to improve our understanding of how parents evaluate schools and which features... Porter Ranch Survey Telephone survey of 450 Simi Valley residents on perception of local schools.  Commissioned by the UCSB Economic Forecast Project for Davies Communications. ... Your First College Year (YFCY) Student Survey Assisted the UCSB office of Institutional Research with the mass e-mailing of students participating to the nationwide YFCY study.   ... ICAS ESL Task Force Survey Web survey of all University of California, California State and California Community College campus ESL programs. This project is a response to calls from the Community College Board of Governors for more information regarding the progress and success... Cottage Health Systems Perception Survey Telephone Survey of over 600 Santa Barbara and Ventura County residents.  This survey assesses public opinion and knowledge about Cottage Health Systems (CHS).  The first area of inquiry concerns the public's awareness of the variety of... Negotiation in the Laboratory Survey Web based survey of NIH-related researchers.  The survey was directed at understanding how scientists negotiate in the workplace, measuring possible behavioral responses to situations in which two parties’ concerns appear to be different or incompatible... College Riding Program Survey Multi-campus web survey of college riding programs.  PI: Karinna Hurley, UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education ... Survey of Attitudes and Practices: Dating, Relationships & Sex Data entry project.  UCSB Department of Sociology... Public Health Survey on Social Marketing Nationwide multimode (mail and web) survey of managers in public health organizations. This survey supports research being conducted to determine what types of marketing activities public health organizations are involved in and to understand what needs... UCSB Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity Applicant Survey Form Assisted the UCSB Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity with the construction of an online “paperless” application to optimize data collection and reporting.   ... Campus Climate Survey Campus wide survey on the climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ] faculty and staff. PIs: Beth Schneider, UCSB Department of Sociology, Kyle Richards, Director, UCSB Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resources ... Building consensus: an online evalutation of Information Technology Proposals SSSC worked with the UCSB Office of Information Technology to set up anonymous online voting  system for proposal to be funded in th course of the next academic  years.  Voters authenticated using the UCSB LDAP service and were able to ... UC College Choice The SSSC is cooperating with UC Office of the President Institutional Research by   fielding the telephone reminders for a web survey on the determinants of college choice.  More than 5100 "complete" reminder calls have been completed,... Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Potential Market Study UCSB is working with the SBCPA to investigate local preferences and demand for live performances.  The telephone study of over 600 Santa Barbara County residents is done pro bono in support of the SBCPA foundation.... Good Corporate Citizenship Web survey of business and education leaders.  PI Paula Thielen, Fielding Institute  ... Policy and Constitutional Preference study Telephone survey.  PI William Ford, Department of Political Science, UCSB.  ... UCUES 2004 UNDERSTANDING THE UC UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE: Students Are Asked to Complete Online Survey As Part of Analytical Approach to Improving Academic and Cultural Life of UC Students A team of researchers based at UC Berkeley¹s Center for Studies in... Peer Health Education Survey This survey is an important part of an evaluation program that is being conducted by UCSB's Student Health.  Responses will contribute important knowledge regarding the UCSB Peer Health Education program.  The study is conducted as a ... UCSB Spending and Volunteering survey A general online survey of UCSB students, faculty and staff aimed at estimating the economic impact of UCSB on the surrounding community.  The study is conducted in conjunction with the Economic Forecast Project in support of  the Long Range... UCSB Close Relationships Study Web based experiment.  PI: Nancy Collins, Psychology  ... USAS Anti-sweatshop Activism Survey Web survey of USAS members.  PI Joe Bandy, Sociology, Bowdoin College... Program Review Panel, Graduate and Undergraduate program reviews The Social Science Survey Center has been working with the UCSB Program Review Panel implementing web version of PRP Graduate and undergraduate student surveys in the following departments:  Mechanical Engineering, History of Art and Architecture,... Division of Social Sciences Faculty Research Questionnaire Web survey.  Pro bono study for John Woolley, Dean of Social Sciences  ... Access Survey Web survey on the travel behavior of wheelchair users. PIs: Prof Reginald Golledge, Andrea Nuernberger, UCSB Department of Geography.  ... California Digital Library Survey UC-wide web survey was conducted by the UCSB Social Science Survey Center on behalf of the California Digital Library, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation. UC's Office of Scholarly Communication conducted a study on the context,... UCSB Student Opinion Survey Web-based panel survey directed at understanding student opinions toward sex and to gauge the prevalence of sexual assault and battery at UCSB.  Commissioned by UCSB Counseling & Career Services.  We managed two data collection instances,... Muslim Tolerance Project Set of multimedia experiments to examine the effect of news frames on tolerance for Muslims and Islamic centers in the United States.  The experiments required research participants to view a short news segment (3 to 5 minutes long) digitalized for... International School Psychology Survey (ISPS) International web survey exploring the diversity of the profession of school psychology and promotes the exchange of information and resources around the world.  PI: Dr. Shane Jimerson UCSB Gevirtz School of Education, Chairperson of the Research... USAS Anti-sweatshop Activism Survey Web survey of USAS members. PI Joe Bandy, Sociology, Bowdoin College  ... International Study on Violence Against Children International web survey.  The Study on Violence Against Children was initiated by the UN Secretary General of the United Nations following upon a recommendation by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and a request from the UN General Assembly... Peer Health Education Survey This survey is an important part of an evaluation program that is being conducted by UCSB's Student Health. Responses will contribute important knowledge regarding the UCSB Peer Health Education program. The study is conducted as a web-based panel,... Santa Barbara Independent Readership Survey Mail and web survey of readers and marketing research for the Santa Barbara Independent  ... Government Access Channel CITY-TV 18 Telephone survey of over 400 Cox Cable subscribers.  The survey was was designed to provide Santa Barbara Government Access Channel CITY TV 18 with a profile of its current audience.  The survey examines respondents' television viewing habits... Central Coast Survey Central Coast Survey The Central Coast Survey is an annual telephone survey of residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. We ask Santa Barbara and Ventura County residents about important local issues such as the quality of... News Program Review Panel, Graduate and Undergratuate program reviews The Social Science Survey Center has been working with the UCSB Program Review Panel implementing web version of PRP Graduate student surveys in the following departments: · Graduate Student Survey Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering... UCUES 2003 The University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) is part of a major research project on the Student Experience in the Research University in the 21st Century (SERU21). Established in summer 2001, SERU21 is based at the Center for Studies... Coastlines UCSB Alumni Survey  UCSB Alumni Association Coastlines Magazine readers survey ... Marketing Orientation Survey for Non-Profits This web survey supports research being conducted to determine what types of marketing activities non-profit organizations are involved in and to understand what needs exist in helping non-profits to serve their clients.  In addition, the results... Evolution Metaphors Project A survey that seeks to determine how scientists, educators and members of the general public interpret key concepts in evolutionary biology. This information will help to promote more effective communication between groups that have different perspectives... Graduate Students Needs Survey Web survey of UCSB Graduate Students in conjunction with GSA and Institutional Research.  ... Antioch University Santa Barbara Educational Market Survey The UCSB Social Science Survey Center is assisting Antioch University, Santa Barbara in evaluating the feasibility of establishing a doctoral program in Psychology by conducting a survey to gather feedback from individuals and prospective students who... Campus Police Survey A study of community policing relations on the UCSB campus conducted in conjunction with Center on Police Practices and Community (COPPAC) ... ACTION Network Survey A telephone survey of San Luis Obispo County residents conducted in conjuction with the UCSB Economic Forecast Project. The study is conducted on behalf of San Luis Obispo County, the United Way, the YMCA and several other local organizations.  Responses... EOP/STEP Educational Opportunity Program summer program (STEP) student web survey in support of UCSB outreach efforts.  PI: Joe Mazares, EOP  ... BENCHMARKING STUDY: Environmental Management Practices A benchmarking study of environmental management practices. This survey is being sent to plant/facility managers and environmental managers across the United States.  The study is conducted as a <i>multimode</i> survey (mail, web and... Project Point and Computer Mediated Communication A study to better understand web-based collaborative systems (like Autodesk Buzzsaw & Autodesk Streamline) and how groups utilize these technologies.  The study is conducted as a Web Survey of Autodesk employees all over the world. The study... Graduating Seniors Survey Web survey of the graduating class of 2003/2004, now in its third year. UCSB Office of the Registrar and Institutional Research           ... Work Life Issues among UCSB employees Web survey Wendy Nishikawa, Human Resources ... Student Parking Survey Web survey Chancellor’s Special Advisory Committee On Parking and Office for Budget and Planning ... Video game sex and violence study Web based questionnaire Principal Investigator: Bryant Paul, Department of Communications, UCSB We are investigating individuals' perceptions of, and attitudes of regulation towards videogame sex and violence.  As such, we have created an experiment... Perception of Risk Associated with Offshore Oil Development Telephone survey. Principal Investigator: Prof. Eric Smith, Political Science, UCSB Results to be published at: http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/smith/  ... Scientific and religious dimensions of contemporary American environmentalism Telephone Survey Principal Investigator: Prof. James D. Proctor, Department of Geography  According to a recent Gallup poll, over one-half of the American public calls themselves environmentalists, suggesting a movement that is diverse in many ways... Clinical Judgment Research Study Web survey PI Robert Brodie, UCSB Gervitz Graduate School of Education ... Camarillo Sheriff Department A Survey of Citizen Perceptions of Criminal Activity and Police Service in Camarillo, CA.   Telephone Survey. Principal Investigators: Prof. Daniel G. Linz and Prof. Howard Giles, Department of Communications, UCSB ... Sexual Behavior and AIDS Awareness among UCSB Students Sexual Behavior and AIDS Awareness among UCSB Students Web-based questionnaire Principal Investigators: John and Janice Baldwin, Sociology, Steven Velasco, Institutional Research ... Program Review Panel The Social Science Survey Center is working with  the UCSB Program Review Panel implementing web version of PRP Graduate student surveys in the following departments: ·    Graduate Student Survey Dept. of Materials.  Program... Use of Information Technology in Teaching Web and mail survey Questionnaire on the Use of Information Technology in Teaching among UCSB faculty Prof Mark Aldenderfer, Linda Moskovits, UCSB Office for Information Technology ... Determinants of Earnings Growth and Retention of Women in IT Careers Web and mail Survey Principal Investigator: Prof. Catherine Weinberger, Dept of Economics, UCSB. ... Implementing Open Source Solutions on Campus Implementing Open Source Solutions on Campus.   Telephone survey Principal Investigator: Paolo A. Gardinali ... Nanocar Nanocar: Web Survey on Consumer Preferences for Ecological Vehicles.  Bren School of Environmental Management http://research.survey.ucsb.edu/nanocar/ ... Professional, Technical, and Managerial Workers in California A qualitative project involving web-based journailing of a group of California professionals.  PIs Dr. Lisa Torres, UCI and Prof. William T. Bielby, UCSB Department of Sociology ... News Consumption and Racial Attitudes Telephone study of media and attitudes towards issues of race and ethnicity.  PI Professor Travis Dixon, University of Michigan ... Students Success Survey A project on understanding college path and undergraduate experiences of Latino students at UCSB.  PIs Iliana Martines, Denise Bielby and William Bielby, Sociology Department, UCSB. ... Legal Consciousness Survey A study about UCSB students knowledge and opinions of the legal system in general and of the Attias case.  PI Christi Thompson, Law and Society ... CSISS Survey of Program Applicants and Participants The Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS) has commissioned the UCSB Survey Research Laboratory to survey applicants and participants in CSISS programs over the period 2000-2002. The purpose of the survey is two-fold – (1) to help... UCSB Nonprofit Employment Survey A <i>multimode</i> (mail/web) survey of nonprofit organizations in the Santa Barbara area.  PIs: Prof. Richard Appelbaum, UCSB Department of Sociology,  Prof. Alice O'Connor, UCSB Department of History    ... The Power of Patriotism A California survey on patriotism and civil liberties comparing the opinions of Veterans to the general population.  PI: Prof. Christopher Parker, UCSB Political Science. ... Perception of Native American Gambling Casinos in Santa Barbara County The study by Prof. Eve Darian-Smith is sponsored by UCSB.    Results will be published in a book on Indian Gaming called "New Capitalists: Law, Identity and Politics Surrounding Casino Gaming on Native American Land".    ... SERU21: telephone follow-up Telephone survey of web survey non-respondents among UC students Part of project Student Experience in a Research University of the 21st century (SERU21): Principal Investigators: John Douglass, UCB, Richard Flacks, UCSB, Scott Thomas, UGA, Gregg Thompson, UCB... SERU21/UCUES Pilot Web Survey Part of the project Student Experience in a Research University of the 21st century (SERU21): Principal Investigators: John Douglass, UCB, Richard Flacks, UCSB, Scott Thomas, UGA, Gregg Thompson, UCB. Pilot test for the UCUES 2002 Web survey... Collection Management Initiative Survey The Collection Management Initiative is a University of California systemwide research project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.   The Social Science Survey Center will work on a complex multi-mode survey of Faculty, Staff and students... SSSC Chosen for the UCOP Collection Management Initiative Survey The Collection Management Initiative is a University of California systemwide research project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  Find out the details at: http://www.ucop.edu/cmi/ ... UCSB Student Health Survey: Drinking and lifestyle A 10 question survey conducted by the UCSB Student Health Department.   The survey is part of a project evaluating UCSB student lifestyles relative to alcohol use.  SSSC is working with Institutional Research taking care of the sampling and mailing... UCUES 2002   Part of the project Student Experience in a Research University of the 21st century (SERU21): Principal Investigators: John Douglass, UCB, Richard Flacks, UCSB, Scott Thomas, UGA, Gregg Thompson, UCB.   The University of California Undergraduate... Equal Choice Student Survey Web-based multimedia evaluation of political campaign ads.  Commissioned by the UCSB Center for Information Technology and Society (http://www.cits.ucsb.edu/ ).  ... Graduate Student Housing Survey Web based survey directed at improving the range of services offered by the UCSB Community Housing Office and pass on helpful information to future graduate students looking for housing.  Commissioned by the UCSB Community Housing Office. ... Self-perception Survey Multi-campus web survey (UCSB, CSULB). Examination of students' perceptions of their society, their parents, and themselves. The purpose of this research is to gain a greater understanding of university students' experiences with and feelings... P2P Survey Project Web survey of attitudes and behaviors pertaining to Internet file-sharing of music.  PIs: Charles Mullin, Chris Kocur, UCSB Department of Communications ... Education Opportunity Program Evaluation Data analysis project.  Evaluating EOP students’ academic engagement using existing background and survey data.  Commissioned by the UCSB Education Opportunity Program.  ... Housing, Open Space, and Transportation Survey Telephone survey of over 1600 South Coast residents. The Santa Barbara Region Economic Community Project (ECP) is a decade-old, non-profit coalition of business, government, academia, and community leaders, promoting a sustainable economy and a high quality... College Freshman Experience Study Web survey of students at 4 colleges nationwide. PIs:  Dr. Cynthia Hudley, Gevirtz Graduate school of Education at UCSB, Dr. Su-Je Cho, Graduate School of Education Fordham University, Melissa Kelly Psychology Department Millsaps College, Dr. Leasha... Synagogue Survey Web survey on religious and spiritual beliefs and practices.  PI: Shawn Landres, UCSB Department of Religious Studies. ... Summer Session Survey 2003-2004 Data entry and analysis project.  Commissioned by UCSB Summer Sessions. ... Medical technology and privacy survey Data entry project.  PI: Ronald Rice, UCSB Department of Communications.  ... Risk Perception Survey Web-based questionnaire on risk perception directed to UCSB faculty and staff.  Commissioned by UCSB Auditing and Advisory Services.  ... Santa Barbara School Choice Survey Multimode (mail and web) survey of over 1500 residents whose children attend an elementary school in the Santa Barbara School District.  The primary goal of the research is to improve our understanding of how parents evaluate schools and which features... Porter Ranch Survey Telephone survey of 450 Simi Valley residents on perception of local schools.  Commissioned by the UCSB Economic Forecast Project for Davies Communications. ... Your First College Year (YFCY) Student Survey Assisted the UCSB office of Institutional Research with the mass e-mailing of students participating to the nationwide YFCY study.   ... ICAS ESL Task Force Survey Web survey of all University of California, California State and California Community College campus ESL programs. This project is a response to calls from the Community College Board of Governors for more information regarding the progress and success... Cottage Health Systems Perception Survey Telephone Survey of over 600 Santa Barbara and Ventura County residents.  This survey assesses public opinion and knowledge about Cottage Health Systems (CHS).  The first area of inquiry concerns the public's awareness of the variety of... Negotiation in the Laboratory Survey Web based survey of NIH-related researchers.  The survey was directed at understanding how scientists negotiate in the workplace, measuring possible behavioral responses to situations in which two parties’ concerns appear to be different or incompatible... College Riding Program Survey Multi-campus web survey of college riding programs.  PI: Karinna Hurley, UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education ... Survey of Attitudes and Practices: Dating, Relationships & Sex Data entry project.  UCSB Department of Sociology... Public Health Survey on Social Marketing Nationwide multimode (mail and web) survey of managers in public health organizations. This survey supports research being conducted to determine what types of marketing activities public health organizations are involved in and to understand what needs... UCSB Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity Applicant Survey Form Assisted the UCSB Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity with the construction of an online “paperless” application to optimize data collection and reporting.   ... Campus Climate Survey Campus wide survey on the climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ] faculty and staff. PIs: Beth Schneider, UCSB Department of Sociology, Kyle Richards, Director, UCSB Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resources ... Building consensus: an online evalutation of Information Technology Proposals SSSC worked with the UCSB Office of Information Technology to set up anonymous online voting  system for proposal to be funded in th course of the next academic  years.  Voters authenticated using the UCSB LDAP service and were able to ... UC College Choice The SSSC is cooperating with UC Office of the President Institutional Research by   fielding the telephone reminders for a web survey on the determinants of college choice.  More than 5100 "complete" reminder calls have been completed,... Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Potential Market Study UCSB is working with the SBCPA to investigate local preferences and demand for live performances.  The telephone study of over 600 Santa Barbara County residents is done pro bono in support of the SBCPA foundation.... Good Corporate Citizenship Web survey of business and education leaders.  PI Paula Thielen, Fielding Institute  ... Policy and Constitutional Preference study Telephone survey.  PI William Ford, Department of Political Science, UCSB.  ... UCUES 2004 UNDERSTANDING THE UC UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE: Students Are Asked to Complete Online Survey As Part of Analytical Approach to Improving Academic and Cultural Life of UC Students A team of researchers based at UC Berkeley¹s Center for Studies in... Peer Health Education Survey This survey is an important part of an evaluation program that is being conducted by UCSB's Student Health.  Responses will contribute important knowledge regarding the UCSB Peer Health Education program.  The study is conducted as a ... UCSB Spending and Volunteering survey A general online survey of UCSB students, faculty and staff aimed at estimating the economic impact of UCSB on the surrounding community.  The study is conducted in conjunction with the Economic Forecast Project in support of  the Long Range... UCSB Close Relationships Study Web based experiment.  PI: Nancy Collins, Psychology  ... USAS Anti-sweatshop Activism Survey Web survey of USAS members.  PI Joe Bandy, Sociology, Bowdoin College... Program Review Panel, Graduate and Undergraduate program reviews The Social Science Survey Center has been working with the UCSB Program Review Panel implementing web version of PRP Graduate and undergraduate student surveys in the following departments:  Mechanical Engineering, History of Art and Architecture,... Division of Social Sciences Faculty Research Questionnaire Web survey.  Pro bono study for John Woolley, Dean of Social Sciences  ... Access Survey Web survey on the travel behavior of wheelchair users. PIs: Prof Reginald Golledge, Andrea Nuernberger, UCSB Department of Geography.  ... California Digital Library Survey UC-wide web survey was conducted by the UCSB Social Science Survey Center on behalf of the California Digital Library, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation. UC's Office of Scholarly Communication conducted a study on the context,... UCSB Student Opinion Survey Web-based panel survey directed at understanding student opinions toward sex and to gauge the prevalence of sexual assault and battery at UCSB.  Commissioned by UCSB Counseling & Career Services.  We managed two data collection instances,... Muslim Tolerance Project Set of multimedia experiments to examine the effect of news frames on tolerance for Muslims and Islamic centers in the United States.  The experiments required research participants to view a short news segment (3 to 5 minutes long) digitalized for... International School Psychology Survey (ISPS) International web survey exploring the diversity of the profession of school psychology and promotes the exchange of information and resources around the world.  PI: Dr. Shane Jimerson UCSB Gevirtz School of Education, Chairperson of the Research... USAS Anti-sweatshop Activism Survey Web survey of USAS members. PI Joe Bandy, Sociology, Bowdoin College  ... International Study on Violence Against Children International web survey.  The Study on Violence Against Children was initiated by the UN Secretary General of the United Nations following upon a recommendation by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and a request from the UN General Assembly... Peer Health Education Survey This survey is an important part of an evaluation program that is being conducted by UCSB's Student Health. Responses will contribute important knowledge regarding the UCSB Peer Health Education program. The study is conducted as a web-based panel,... Santa Barbara Independent Readership Survey Mail and web survey of readers and marketing research for the Santa Barbara Independent  ... Government Access Channel CITY-TV 18 Telephone survey of over 400 Cox Cable subscribers.  The survey was was designed to provide Santa Barbara Government Access Channel CITY TV 18 with a profile of its current audience.  The survey examines respondents' television viewing habits... Social Science Faculty Survey report available! Monday September 15 2003 Chancellor Yang welcomed the incoming Freshman class: You will be exploring new ideas. You may find that your opinions about some things change—or that you are better able to define and express your long-held beliefs [...]... SSSC Paper presented at 2004 AAPOR conference Public Opinion about Energy Development: Nimbyism vs. Environmentalism Eric R. A. N. Smith, Kristy Michaud, Juliet Carlisle, UCSB.  Data collected by the UCSB Social Sience Survey Center   Nimbyism (Not in My Backyard responses) and environmentalism... California Digital Library Survey Report available The survey was conducted by the UCSB Social Science Survey Center on behalf of the California Digital Library, with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation, UC's Office of Scholarly Communication conducted a study on the context, potential... Announcing Jon Sonstelie's Directorship of the Social Science Survey Center The Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research is pleased to announce that Dr. Jon Sonstelie has assumed the Directorship of ISBER's Social Science Survey Center. Dr. Sonstelie is Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow of the Public... UCUES Report is out! CSHE Berkeley has published the first report for UCUES, "Learning and Academic Engagement in the Multiversity".  The Social Science Survey Center has gathered over 60 thousands responses over three years for the project Student University... CSISS Survey report available! Results to the 2000-2002 Survey of Csiss Program Applicants and Participants are available here:  CSISS Survey Report  ... CMI Report The Collection Management Initiative has published the report following our 2003 multimode survey of UC Faculty, Staff and Students on library usage.  Download a copy of the report here > CMI Report ... Congratulations! Kristy Michaud, one of our 2003/2004 Research Assistants moved into a career position at  the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).  Congratulations Kristy!  ... Sara McCune and the SSSC invite SB area nonprofit organizations... Sara Miller McCune will introduce the staff from the UCSB Social Science Survey Center and Benton Survey Research Laboratory. They will make an informal presentation on community interest survey research....  The Social Science Survey Center (SSSC)... SSSC Welcomes the new federal "CAN SPAM" guidelines. UCOP has recently distributed an update relative to the new Federal Legislation on unsolicited mail. This law by definition, scope, and intent does not INCLUDE survey research: we are not advertisers or solicitors; the provisions apply to advertisers... Central Coast Survey 2006 Report available for download The full report of the first annual Central Coast Survey is now available for download at: Central Coast Survey More data and tables to follow.   ... Central Coast Survey 2006 The Social Science Survey Center at UCSB is initiating an annual telephone survey of residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.   We will  ask Santa Barbara and Ventura County residents about important local and state issues such as the... Santa Barbara Economic Community Project Report The Santa Barbara Region Economic Community Project (ECP) is a decade-old, non-profit coalition of business, government, academia, and community leaders, promoting a sustainable economy and a high quality of life. ECP, working in conjunction with the... Summary of Findings: Polls Face Growing Resistance, But Still Representative Link to peoplepress.org story ... Modbee.com | Prosecution seeks Peterson pollsters link to modbee.com story Amy Singer, founder and president of Florida-based Trial Consultants Inc., said sending students home to make survey calls on their own dime is \"lunacy.\" Her trained, paid pollsters work from a room with phone banks... Eve Darian-Smith: New Capitalists - Law, Politics, and Identity Surrounding Casino Gaming on Native Wadsworth Publishing: New Capitalists This case study examines the impact of casino gaming on Native American reservations, and also explores why the idea of "rich Indians" and their participation in corporate America disrupts dominant assumptions... Jobs Survey Center Jobs Positions currently open at the Social Science Survey Center: Interviewer All positions are currently filled. Please check back occasionally as employment opportunities will be posted here! Research Assistant Position filled. Thank you for in... Online Application Current Interviewers Schedule     Spring  2008    We are currently accepting applications for Spring 2008 http://www.survey.ucsb.edu/online-application/ ... Supervisors Schedule Contacts Survey Center Social Science Survey Center (Main Office / Survey Lab) Social Science Survey Center:Social Science Survey Center ISBER, 2201 North Hall University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, .... Prof. Jon Sonstelie (Faculty Director) Prof. Jon Sonstelie:Social Science Survey Center ISBER, 2201 North Hall University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, .... Paolo A. Gardinali, PhD (Associate Director, SSSC) Paolo A. Gardinali, PhD:Social Science Survey Center ISBER, 2201 North Hall University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106-2150.... 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