Staying current with new developments in the field of public opinion research is at the heart of Survey Practice’s “Recent Books and Journals Articles in the Field” column. In this episode, Eva Aizpurua, PhD, Editor-in- Chief of Survey Practice talks with Mario Callegaro, PhD, curator of “Recent Books and Articles in the Field,” about how the field has changed since he started the column 16 years ago, the latest trends in survey research and the need for more books on topics such as user experience research and surveys in the medical field.

Host: Eva Aizpurua, PhD, Research Director National Centre for Social Research, England and Editor-in- Chief of Survey Practice

Guest: Mario Callegaro, PhD, Senior Staff User Experience Researcher in Google Cloud UX, London and curator of Survey Practice’s column, “Recent Books and Articles in the Field”

Misinformation has proven to be among the most polarizing topics in 21st century society, creating negative to severe consequences like poor decision-making and even the loss of human lives. But what does misinformation mean in a research context and how does misinformation impact the work of public opinion researchers? What can researchers do to navigate the future with improved accuracy, data ethics and techniques that harness a single version of truth? In this episode, host Arundati Dandapani, MLitt, CAIP, CIPP/C, CIPM, speaks with Amelia Burke-Garcia, PhD and Frank Graves to dissect and uncover what misinformation means for public opinion researchers and how to prepare for a future with improved accuracy and data ethics.

Host: Arundati Dandapani, MLitt, CAIP, CIPP/C, CIPM, CIPM, CIPM, Founder and CEO of Generation1.ca and Professor at the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Canada

Guests: Amelia Burke-Garcia, PhD, Director of the Center for Health Communication Science and Digital Strategy and Outreach Program Area Director at NORC at the University of Chicago and Frank Graves, Founder and CEO of EKOS Research Associates, Canada

Technical Producer and Editor: Erin Spain, MS, Studio Spain Media Group, LLC

Pollsters are facing a precarious landscape when it comes to assessing public opinion in 2024, especially as the horse race between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump draws near. In this episode, host Ashley Koning, PhD, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling speaks with Don Levy, PhD, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, about issues at hand, ranging from rock bottom response rates to polls, hyper partisanship and polarization, fatigued voters, and a redux of the 2020 presidential election.

Host: Ashley Koning, PhD, Assistant Research Professor, Director, Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Guest: Don P. Levy, PhD, Director, Siena College Research Institute

Technical Producer and Editor: Erin Spain, MS, Studio Spain Media Group, LLC