Dr. Bridget Goosby, Associate Professor of Sociology at UNL, was recently elected to the General Social Survey Board of Overseers along with other distinguished social science scholars Robert Warren (University of Minnesota), Brian Powell (Indiana University), and Margherita Alegria (Harvard University).
Primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (PI’s Peter Marsden at Harvard University, Michael Hout at NYU, and Tom Smith at NORC), the General Social Survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) is second only to the US Census as the most widely used data source in social science research. The GSS has collected data since 1972 on topics ranging from national spending priorities, crime and punishment, race relations, quality of life, religious identity, confidence in institutions, wealth, and health risk behaviors.
The GSS Board of Overseers is comprised of diverse array of esteemed scholars from disciplines including Sociology, Political Science, Public Policy, and Survey Methodology. Goosby will be serving on the Board with top scholars in their respective disciplines including Drs. Jeremy Freese (Northwestern; board member and incoming GSS Principal Investigator), Stephen Morgan (Johns Hopkins; Incoming PI), Deborah Carr (Rutgers; Board Chair), and board members including Darrick Hamilton (New School), Vincent Hutchings (Michigan), Florencia Torche (NYU), and Judith Seltzer (UCLA).
The GSS Board is instrumental in providing expertise and advice regarding the design and content of the GSS. Consultation regarding study content may include but is not limited to: evaluation of topical modules submitted by the study's user base; evaluation of paid modules; and the design and evaluation of modules submitted by or invited of Board members. The GSS Board also evaluates the GSS "core" items and may make recommendations regarding additions, deletions, or revisions to the study's core. Experts on the Board also provide substantive and methodological expertise when advising the Principal Investigators on current and proposed future study content and design.
For more information see:
http://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/general-social-survey.aspx