Joint Program in Survey Methodology

University of Maryland  -  University of Michigan  -  Westat
JPSM Faculty

Director, James Lepkowski, B.S. Mathematics, Illinois State University (1970), M.P.H. Biostatistics, Michigan (1976), Ph.D. Biostatistics, Michigan (1980). 

Assistant Director, Katharine Abraham, B.S. in Economics, with a minor in Statistics, Iowa State University, 1976, Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1982.

Paul Biemer, Ph.D., Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1978.  M.S., Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1976.  B.S., Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1972.

Michael Brick, B.S. Mathematics, University of Dayton (1973); M.A. Statistics, American University (1976); Ph.D. Statistics, American University (1984)  

David Cantor, Ph.D., Sociology, Concentration in Applied Social Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 1985 M.S., Mathematical Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979 A.B., Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976

Fred Conrad, Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, University of Chicago, 1986. Thesis Title: Conceptual Combination and the Given/New Distinction B.A., Hampshire College, 1977. Major: Psychology

Mick Couper, B.Soc.Sc. Social Work, Cape Town (1978), B.Soc.Sc.(Hons) Sociology, Cape Town (1980), M.Soc.Sc. Sociology, Cape Town (1983), M.A. Applied Social Research, Michigan (1989), Ph.D. Sociology, Rhodes (1990).

Robert Croninger, Ph.D. Education Studies, University of Michigan (1997)

Michael Elliott, B.S., Mathematics, University of Chicago (1985); M.S., Biostatistics, University of Michigan (1997); Ph.D., Biostatistics, University of Michigan (1999)

Robert Groves, A.B. Sociology, Dartmouth (1970); M.A. Statistics, Michigan (1973); M.A. Sociology, Michigan (1973); Ph.D. Sociology, Michigan (1975).

Steven Heeringa, 1975 B.S. in Biometrics, Magna Cum Laude, The University of Michigan, 1977 M.A. in Statistics, The University of Michigan ,1999 Ph.D., Biostatistics, The University of Michigan

Frauke Kreuter, M.A. University of Mannheim (1996); Ph.D. University of Konstanz (2001)

Partha Lahiri, B.Sc. Statistics, Presidency College - India (1979); M.Sc. Statistics, Calcutta University - India (1981); Ph.D. Statistics, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL. (1986)

Carla Maffeo, B.A., Sociology  (1969), M.A. Sociology-Research Methods (1971), Ph.D. Medical Sociology (1981), Catholic University

Stephen Miller, B.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Virginia (1982); MS. Statistics, Iowa State University (1984 );  Ph.D. Statistics, Iowa State University (1986)

Jill Montaquila, B.A. Mathematics and Economics, Ashland College (1989); M.S. Statistics, Miami University (1991); Ph.D. Statistics, American University (1998)  

Stanley Presser, A.B. Sociology, Brown (1971); Ph.D., Sociology, Michigan (1977).  

Trivellore Raghunathan, B. Sc. Statistics, Nagpur University, India (1977); M.Sc. Statistics, Nagpur University, India (1979); M.S. Statistics, Miami, Ohio (1983), Ph.D. Statistics, Harvard (1987)  

Keith Rust, B.A.(hons) Mathematical Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia (1976); M.S. Biostatistics, Michigan (1982); Ph.D. Biostatistics, Michigan (1984).  

Nathaniel Schenker, A.B. Statistics, Princeton University (1979); S.M. Statistics, University of Chicago (1983); Ph.D. Statistics, University of Chicago (1985).

Paul Smith, B.S. Mathematics, Drexel (1965); M.S. Mathematics, Case Western Reserve (1967); Ph.D Mathematics, Case Western Reserve (1969).  

Roger Tourangeau, A.B. Psychology & English, Cornell (1973); Ph.D. Psychology, Yale (1978).  

Richard Valliant, B.S. Arkansas (1972), M.S. Cornell (1975), Ph.D. Johns Hopkins (1983)

Gordon Willis, Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology, Northwestern University (1985)


JPSM Staff

Rupa Jethwa Eapen
Director, Administrative Services
rjethwa@survey.umd.edu

Sarah Gebremicael
Program Manager
sgebremicael@survey.umd.edu

Duane Gilbert
IT Coordinator
dgilbert@survey.umd.edu

Andrew Heibel
IT Assistant
aheibel@survey.umd.edu