Mick Couper
Research Professor, ISR
Couper received a PhD in sociology from Rhodes University. His current research interests include survey non-response, design and implementation of survey data collection, effects of technology on the survey process, and computer-assisted interviewing, including both interviewer-administered (CATI and CAPI) and self-administered (Web, audio-CASI, IVR) surveys. Many of his current projects focus on the design of Web surveys.
Selected Publications:
Couper, M.P., Baker, R.P., Bethlehem, J., Clark, C.Z.F., Martin, J., Nicholls II, W.L., and O'Reilly, J., (editors) (1998), Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection. New York: Wiley.
Groves, R.M. and Couper, M.P., (1998), Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys. New York: Wiley.
Couper, M.P., Kenyon, K., and Tourangeau, R. (2004), "Picture This! An Analysis of Visual Effects in Web Surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly, 68 (2): 255-266,
Couper, M.P., Singer, E., and Tourangeau, R. (2004), "Does Voice Matter? An Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Experiment." Journal of Official Statistics, 20 (3): 1-20.
Couper, M.P., (2000), "Web Surveys: A Review of Issues and Approaches." Public Opinion Quarterly, 64 (4): 464-494.
Couper, M.P., (2000), "Usability Evaluation of Computer Assisted Survey Instruments." Social Science Computer Review, 18 (4): 384-396.