Information collected from people and institutions about what they think, feel and do are used by researchers across disciplines. Although some researchers think that survey data are used only by social scientists, survey data and other evaluation data are increasingly used by scholars in the natural, physical and health sciences.
The Bureau of Sociological Research is hosting a panel of University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers at 1 p.m. April 22 in the Ubuntu Room of the Gaughan Center on City Campus. This panel will discuss how survey research and other research methods enhance and inform their research and teaching across disciplines.
Panelists will discuss their research projects that highlight how cross-disciplinary methods enhance their research and have been supported by academic survey research services. As part of UNL’s Year of Data, these researchers will discuss the role of academic research services in their work. This panel is free and open to the public.
Panel Members:
- Eileen Hebets is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences. Her research focuses on the evolution and function of animal communication, sensory systems and mating systems.
- Shudipto Dishari is an associate professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering. Her research focuses on designing synthetic and bioderived ion-conducting and light-harvesting polymers.
- Simanti Banerjee is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. Her research focuses on using surveys and experiments to study the role of information, social networks, personality traits and other economic and non-economic factors in environmental decision making.
- Krista Brown is an assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health. Her research focuses on cancer survivorship and quality of life, environmental exposures and human health and public health evaluation.
