Areas of expertise

Research Design, Data Collection and Processing

• Research design
• Experimental design
• Survey design
• Semi-structured interviewing methods
• Focus Groups
• Participant observation
• Data management, coding, and processing
• Questionnaire design and survey implementation
• Public secondary data sources (Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, etc.)

Quantitative Analysis

• Descriptive analysis and simple hypothesis testing
• Multivariate linear regression
• Logistic and Probit regression, including multinomial and ordered approaches
• Methods for count data, including poisson and negative binomial models
• Longitudinal data analysis, including fixed and random effects
• Event history and survival analysis
• Multi-level modeling for linear and nonlinear outcomes
• Factor and principal components analysis
• Cluster analysis and latent class analysis
• Structural equation models and simultaneous equation models
• Propensity score matching
• Imputation methods for missing data
• Data visualization and graphics
• Survey sampling methods (including weighting)
• Spatial data analysis
• Nonparametric tests
• Bayesian statistics
• Signal detection analysis
• Mathematical modeling of cognition

Qualitative Analysis

• Coding qualitative data
• Content analysis
• Use of descriptive statistics in qualitative research
• Design of comparative and case study-based research

Software Platforms

• ArcGIS
• GeoDA
• GPower
• LaTeX
• Matlab
• Mplus
• Qualtrics
• NVivo
• R
• SAS
• SPSS
• STATA

*Support for the ISSR Methodology Consultants is generously provided by the UMass Graduate School.

Fee-for-Service Consultation

ISSR also offers private, customized fee-based consultations specific to principal investigators’ research activities, as well as customized workshops.

To request private fee-for-service consultations, please email a description of your needs to Jessica Pearlman.