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Associate Commissioner
	Ken Robertson	(202) 691-5440	Leadership and collaboration in mathematical statistics, behavioral science, data science, survey management, and the production of economic statistics. Research interests include exploratory data analysis, time series analysis, and computational statistics.
Senior Research Mathematical Statistician
	Terrance Savitsky	(202) 691-7382	Methods include nonparametric models for small domain estimation, including dependent Dirichlet and Gaussian processes to discover sub-groups of domains, a generalized method for the Bayesian estimation of survey data that incorporates survey sampling weights and modeling approaches that replace closely-held sensitive data with synthetic microdata equipped with a formal privacy guarantee.
Senior Survey Methodologist
	This position is currently vacant.
Senior Mathematical Statistician
	Daniell Toth	(202) 691-7380	Machine learning, nonparametric regression, estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, time series analysis.
Senior Research Psychologist
	This position is currently vacant.
General Information
	Pamela Anderson	(202) 691-7375

Mathematical Statistics Research Center

Director			Areas of Research
	Wendy Martinez	(202) 691-7400	Computational statistics, exploratory data analysis, data visualization, outlier detection, statistical pattern recognition, spatial statistics, and the analysis of unstructured text.
Research Mathematical Statisticians			Areas of Research
	Moon Jung Cho	(202) 691-7384	Resampling variance estimation method, bootstrap variance estimation method, Balanced Repeated Replicate (BRR) method, missing or fragmented data, modeling of survey response rates.
	Dan Gillman	(202) 691-7523	Statistical metadata, metadata standards, automated coding, terminology.
	Steve Miller	(202) 691-7379	Statistical Methods, Measurement Error, Analysis of Data from Complex Surveys, Variance Estimation, and Inference.
	Randall Powers	(202) 691-7381	Nonresponse, data visualization, clustering analysis, data matching.
	Michael Sverchkov	(202) 691-7374	Estimation and inference with complex sample survey data, variance estimation, small area estimation, calibration, time series analysis.
	Daniel Yang	(202) 691-7530	Statistical disclosure limitation, top–coding, double-hurdle model, informed consent-to-link, respondent burden perception, recursive partitioning for complex design.
ASA/NSF/BLS Research Fellows			Areas of Research
	Stephanie Eckman	(202) 691-6278	Coverage error; measurement error; respondent and interviewer incentives; use of GIS in surveys.

Behavioral Science Research Center

Director			Areas of Research
	Douglas Williams	(202) 691-5707	Survey nonresponse, experimental methods and design, questionnaire design, qualitative testing, paradata, web and mobile survey design.
Research Psychologists			Areas of Research
	Jean Fox	(202) 691-7370	Usability, user experience, user interface design, usability testing, computer-assisted data collection.
	Robin Kaplan	(202) 691-7383	Cognitive sources of measurement error, memory retrieval, context effects, questionnaire design, experimental and qualitative research methods, usability.
	Brandon Kopp	(202) 691-7514	Nonresponse and measurement errors, questionnaire and instrument design, cognitive interviewing, usability.
	Erica Yu	(202) 691-7924	Cognitive sources of measurement error, experimental methods, questionnaire design, interviewer behavior.

Research Statisticians			Areas of Research
	David Biagas	(202) 691-5558	Cognitive sources of measurement error, experimental design, questionnaire design, response rates, and interviewer effects .
	John Dixon	(202) 691-7516	Nonresponse, nonsampling error, item nonresponse, measurement error, structural equation models, missing data problems, categorical data, psychometrics, multivariate methods, classification and clustering.
	Josh Langeland	(202) 691-5037	Adaptive Design; contact strategies; nonresponse adjustment; electronic response in establishment surveys
	Struther VanHorn	(202) 691-7568	Nonresponse and measurement errors, questionnaire design, qualitative research methods and cognitive interviewing, usability.
Cognitive Laboratory
	Stella Godbolt	(202) 691-7524	Schedules participants for studies, maintains database of volunteers, coordinates and assists with studies.