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Kristen Olson

Associate Professor
Sociology
OLDH 703
UNL
Lincoln, NE UNL
(402) 472-6057
kolson5@unl.edu
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Education
  • Ph.D. 2007; Survey Methodology -  Interdepartmental Program in Survey Methodology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Dissertation Committee: Robert M. Groves (Chair), Norman Bradburn, Roderick J.A. Little, Trivellore E. Raghunathan, Yu Xie
  • MS 2003; Survey Methodology, Statistical Science concentration -  Joint Program in Survey Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park
  • BA 1999; Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Sociology - Northwestern University, cum laude with Honors in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences
  • Co-investigator; Total Costs: $3,714,667. Health and Mental Health Risks for Women Who Are Homeless. National Institutes of Health. Les Whitbeck (PI). Submitted June 2012.
  • Principal Investigator; Total costs: $125,925. Collaborative Research: Investigating Costs and Errors associated with Interviewer Travel. National Science Foundation. Submitted January 2012. Not funded July 2012.
  • Co-Principal Investigator; Total costs: $2,967,347 Medium Node: NSF Census Research Network. Allan McCutcheon (PI). Submitted to the National Science Foudnation. February 2011.
  • USDA-NASS 58-3AEU-0-0020; $400,000 (with Dr. Jolene Smyth). Using Survey Methodology Research to Assist with Design Improvements and/or the Redesign of Surveys RElated to Science, Engineering and Agriculture Co-funded by the National Science Foundation. 2010-2014.
  • Principal Investigator, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Responsive Design in the Current Expenditure Interview Survey. Sole Source Contract, Kristen Olson. (Total direct costs $18,066). Grant awarded July 2009.
  • Co-investigator, R21 grant. "Novel approaches to understanding mental disorder, substance abuse and HIV risk among homeless women." November 2008. Funded by National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, R21HD058989. Leslie Whitbeck (PI). (Total direct costs $255,535). Funded September 2009.
  • Principal Investigator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Layman grant proposal. Changes in Survey Recruitment Protocols and Their Effects on Survey Nonresponse Bias and Measurement Error. November 2008. Funded by UNL Office of Research. Jolene Smyth, co-investigator. 2009.
  • Co-investigator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Layman grant proposal. Using Eye Tracking to Understand the Relationship Between Literacy, Survey Design, and Data Quality. November 2008. Funded by UNL Office of Reserach. Jolene Smyth (PI). 2009.
  • Nominated Panel Member, Panel on a Research Agenda for the Future of Social Science Data Collection, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council of the National Academies. 2010.
  • Distinguished Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, University of Michigan. 2008.
  • Travel Grant, Second International Total Survey Error Workshop ($500). 2008.
  • National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant SES-0620228. ($12,000). 2006.
  • AAPOR T-Shirt Slogan Winner. 2007.
  • Abt Fellow, University of Michigan. 2003-2005.
  • Conference Fellow, International Conference on Questionnaire Development, Evaluation and Testings Methods. 2002.
  • Outstanding Graduate Student, Washington Statistical Society. 2002.
  • Second Place winner, Jeopardy!. 2001.
  • Graduate School Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park. 2001-2002.
  • BA, Northwestern University, Cum Laude. 1999.
  • Departmental Honors, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, Northwestern University. 1999.
  • Junior Fellow, Joint Program in Survey Methodology. Univeristy of Maryland, College Park. 1998.