University of Michigan Institute for Social Research

External Advisory Committee

The External Advisory Committee (EAC) to the Program in Survey Methodology is comprised of executives representing the private, governmental, and not-for-profit sectors. The EAC seeks to enrich the learning experience of students through internships, assisting with strategies to help attract the best students to the program, and developing effective relations with organizations that conduct survey research and use survey results extensively. The names and organizations of individuals who serve on the EAC are listed below.

Reg Baker, Chief Operating Officer, Market Strategies

Eileen Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Millward Brown

Diane Colasanto, Board of Directors, Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI)

Dan Kasprzyk, Managing Director & Vice President, Mathematica Policy Research' Surveys and Information Services Division

Paul J. Lavrakas, PhD, Methodological Research Consultant

James M. Leiman, Senior Vice President, MORPACE International

James Lepkowski, Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Social Research

Jennifer Madans, Associate Director, Science at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Wayne McCullough, Chair of EAC

Judie Mopsik, Vice President, Corporate Strategic Business Development, Abt Associates

Rick Morin, Senior Editor, Pew Research Center

Frank Newport, Editor in Chief, Gallup Poll

Don Pietrowski, Executive Vice President, RDA Group

Rob Santos, Senior Methodologist, Urban Institute

David Sirota, Chairman Emeritus, Sirota Consulting

Michael Traugott (Faculty Rep.), Chair, Department of Communications; Senior Research Scientist, Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan

Clyde Tucker, Senior Survey Methodologist, Bureau of Labor Statistics