Staff
Thomas M. Guterbock, founding director of CSR, received extensive training in quantitative, multivariate methods and has applied these in CSR research, publications and his applied work. In his role as senior project designer and project director for the Center, he has originated and implemented numerous studies, including many that involve either complex sampling, complex questionnaire protocols, or complex analysis strategies.
Dr. Guterbock is also Professor of Sociology, and Research Professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of Virginia, where he teaches survey research methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Ms. Bebel, Assistant Director at CSR, came to the Center in 2004 with 16 years of experience in survey research at Northern Illinois University’s Public Opinion Laboratory. As Director of Field Operations there, she was involved in all phases of project development and execution for local, state and national studies covering a wide range of topics and methodologies. She has focused her work on data quality issues, including effective question design, sampling and interviewer training.
Jim Ellis joined CSR as its Director of Research in 2007 after 20 years at Virginia Commonwealth University's Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory. He holds Master's degrees in Mass Communications and Survey Methodology and is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Research and Evaluation at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education.
Mr. Holmes is the Survey Operations Manager and Acting Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Survey Research. He oversees the programming, fielding and management CSR's telephone, web and mail surveys.
A native of the area, Ila brings several years of office and accounting experience to her position with CSR. She's the one to contact if you're an employee with a question about pay or expense reimbursement, or if you're a client with a question about bills or payments. (And she cheerfully handles a lot of other types of questions, too!) Her duties include: Payroll, Client Billing and Internal Account Maintenance, and Accounts Payable.
Deborah has worked for CSR for five years and has served as a project coordinator for many projects. She also serves as the Associate Chair of Conference Operations for the American Association of Public Opinion. Deborah is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Virginia. She received her M.A. in sociology from the University of Virginia in 2006. Deborah’s areas of interest include religion, non-profit organizations, and charitable giving.
Pete Furia holds a joint appointment as a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and a project manager at CSR. He received his Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University and completed extensive graduate coursework in survey research methodology at the University of Michigan.
Kathy Coker, Research Technician (kjc5f@virginia.edu)
Jae Lee, Research Support (jaelee@virginia.edu)
Matthew Braswell, Research Analyst
Casey Eggleston, Research Analyst
Elizabeth Kaknes, Research Analyst
Jessica Leach, Research Support
Yue Li, Research Analyst
Xin Liang, Research Analyst
David Sullivan Morris, Research Analyst
Chenyi Pan, Research Analyst
Huili Tang, Research Analyst
David Filer, Technical Support
Elliot Toms, Technical Support
Khatantuul Filer, Research Intern
Gare Galbraith, Assistant Supervisor
Chris Payne, Assistant Supervisor
Dora Brooks, Assistant Supervisor
Cati Payne, Assistant Supervisor
Lisa Brown, Lead Interviewer
Songhay Marie Beane, Lead Interviewer and Trainer
We remember:
Alison J Meloy
Survey Operations Manager,
1998-2000
Larry Hollen
Lead Interviewer, Associate Supervisor,
& Manager of CATI operations, 1988-2008