Att 7 Spanish Translation Cert

Attachment 6. Spanish Translation Certification

Translation Certification
Date: February 23, 2015
RE: RSS Application to Emory IRB

I, Alisú Schoua-Glusberg, hereby declare:
The attached curriculum vitae (CV) reflects that I have appropriate
expertise to coordinate and review the translation of materials
into Spanish for the Task Order 002
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to HIV prevention for Men Who Have Sex with
Men (MSM).
Standard procedures were followed using professional,
Spanish native-speaking translators with subject specific
expertise and my final review/proofing. These
translations include:
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Informed Consent Form Spanish translation
Informed Assent Form Spanish translation
Recruitment flyers Spanish translation
Recruitment ads Spanish translation

I hereby declare that, to the best of my knowledge, the
attached translations were accurately translated from English
into Spanish.
By: Alisú Schoua-Glusberg

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Signature of Translator

906 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202

ALISÚ SCHOUA-GLUSBERG, PH.D.
Research Support Services Inc. – 906 Ridge Ave. Evanston, IL 60202 (847) 864-5677
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Anthropology, 1985 (Cultural/Linguistic), Northwestern University
M.A. Anthropology, 1978 (Cultural/Linguistic), Northwestern University
B.A. Anthropology, with honors, 1977 Roosevelt University - Major: Anthropology (member,
Franklin Honor Society)
1973-75 Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Major: Anthropology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1996pres.

Research Support Services Inc. - Principal
Small minority business (SBA-certified) providing qualitative and quantitative research services
(study and instrument design, surveys, focus groups, cognitive/ethnographic interviewing,
interviewer recruiting and training, data collection, analysis, report writing, translations) to nonprofit, government, and corporate clients.

2002pres.

IMPAQ International - Senior Director for Survey Operations, Principal Research
Associate
Responsible for designing and managing survey and qualitative data collection in different social
policy research studies.

20022005

Metro Chicago Information Center – Project Director
Responsible for design and direction of longitudinal, face-to-face surveys in Illinois.

19992002

Harvard Medical School, Harvard University – Research Associate
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods - Director of Survey Operations
Responsible for directing operations for a longitudinal study of over 6200 children and youth in
Chicago, working with scientific directors to operationalize research needs, managing of data
collection, data preparation, and quality control.

19841995

National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago
Director, Survey Operations Center (1994-1995)
Directed staff of 70 survey research professionals
Assistant Survey Director – Survey Director – Senior Survey Director (1984-1994)
Responsible for overall project direction, including proposal development; working with clients to
define the research problem; coordination of technical staff; oversight of instrument development,
budget preparation, interviewer training procedures and materials; monitoring of all schedules,
costs, and production; and supervision of data collection, data analysis, quality control, and report
writing.

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Translations' Coordinator (1988-1995)
Responsible for translating or coordinating translation of all of NORC’s questionnaire
translations. Responsible for final proofreading and changes.

SELECTED PROJECTS
National Children's Study Spanish Questionnaire Translations. Responsible for managing
translations of questionnaires and other respondent materials for this NICHD-sponsored study.
March 2014-pres. (Client: NORC)
Encuesta Financiera de Hogares. Responsible for providing instrument design review and
recommendations to the Central Bank of Chile for their Household Finances Survey, including
training Bank staff on cognitive testing techniques. October 2013-pres. (Client: Banco Central de
Chile)
Evaluation of Chicago's Gun Markets. RSS was responsible for instrument design, interviewer
training and data collection for this pilot study. RSS will complete 100 qualitative interviews in
Cook County Jail with selected inmates regarding how guns make their way into Chicago
neighborhoods and move from hand to hand. Project Director. August 2013-2014. (Client:
University of Chicago Crime Lab)
Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment for Persons
Living with HIV (PLWH). RSS is conducting this qualitative study to examine factors that make a
cohort of 80 MSMs living with HIV follow treatment or not, and adhere to treatment or not. The
study includes also 20 additional respondents, all sero-discordant partners of the study MSMs.
Interviews will take place in 5 cities, and will be followed with coding and analysis of the qualitative
data. Project Director and Senior Qualitative Interviewer. September 2013 - pres. (Client: CDC
Division of HIV and AIDS Prevention)
Evaluation of Grow Up Great with Science Initiative. RSS is responsible for data collection and
supervising eleven assessors in administering child assessments and conducting classroom
observations. Project Director. 2012 - 2013. (Client: Rutgers University)
Evaluation of the Centers for Working Families (CWF) Initiative in Chicago. The Center for
Working Families works to improve the financial well-being of low-to-moderate income
families. The study, using a quasi-experimental design, will compare the outcomes of CWF
participants to those of people seeking services from the city's workforce centers. RSS is managing
the data collection process, including questionnaire design, recruiting, phone interviews, and
respondent tracking. Project Director. 2011 – present. (Client: Economic Mobility Corporation)
MCC-Burkina Faso and Senegal Impact Evaluation: Irrigation and Land Distribution. The
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) through the Burkina Faso and Senegal Compacts is
funding an impact evaluation of irrigation, agricultural development and land distribution designed
to reduce poverty in the areas of intervention. The impact evaluation entails creating survey
instruments, overseeing data collection and implementing an impact evaluation to assess the effect
these infrastructure projects have on household income. Survey Director. 2011-pres. (Client: MCC)
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MCC-Burkina Faso and Senegal Roads Impact Evaluation. The Millennium Challenge Corp.
(MCC) through the Burkina Faso and Senegal Compacts is funding an impact evaluation of Road
Projects designed to improve access to agricultural markets by upgrading primary and rural road
segments, reduce travel time to markets, and reduce vehicle operating costs. The impact evaluation
entails creating survey instruments, overseeing data collection and implementing an impact
evaluation to assess the effect these infrastructure projects have on household incomes, and reducing
the cost of transportation. Project Manager. 2011-pres. (Client: MCC)
Affordable Care Act Pretesting. RSS is the prime contractor on this complex multi-language study
of the impact that the Affordable Care Act will have on the language used to collect health coverage
data for the U.S. Census Bureau. Lead researcher and Cognitive Interviewer. 2011 – 2012. (Client:
U.S. Census Bureau)
Cognitive Testing of Roster, Coverage, and Address Questions for the 2020 Census. This qualitative
study is designed to help elucidate the respondent living situations that lead to under and over
counting in the Decennial Census. The project also seeks to determine the usability of electronic
collection of information. RSS is providing leadership roles in the design and analysis of the
instruments as well as leading the recruitment efforts and providing highly skilled cognitive
interviewers. Senior Social Scientist/Methodologist, Study Design Consultant, and Cognitive
Interviewer. 2011 – 2013. (Client: RTI International)
Mixed-Income Project. A follow-up study to the Project on Human Development in Chicago
Neighborhoods and Los Angeles Family and Neighborhoods studies to look at how families and
neighborhoods in Chicago and Los Angeles have been affected by economic conditions in the past
few years. RSS conducted 1650 phone and field interviews in the Chicago and Los Angeles areas.
Project Director. 2011 - 2014. (Client: Harvard University)
Cognitive Testing of HRQOL Interview Guide for Adolescents. Supervised cognitive interviews
administered to 12 to 17 year olds designed to test questions about health knowledge, attitudes, and
understanding of terminology. Was also responsible for project analysis and report writing. Project
Director. 2011. (Client: CDC)
Cognitive Test of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). RSS conducted
cognitive interviews with teenagers to test a questionnaire used to compare attitudes and knowledge
on science and science education internationally. Project Director. 2011. (Client: University of
Granada, Spain.)
Cognitive Testing of Questions for High School Longitudinal Study. Cognitive interviews with high
school juniors on career and college plans and understanding, for National Center for Education
Statistics study. Responsible for cognitive interviewing, project analysis and final report. Project
Director. 2011. (Client: RTI International)
Cognitive Testing of Questions for Education Longitudinal Study (ELS). Conducted cognitive
interviews with 26 year olds to test questions on postsecondary education funding, personal
finances, career choices, and civic participation for National Center for Education Statistics study.
Project Director. 2011. (Client: RTI International)
Qualitative Interviewing with Suspected Duplicates and Cognitive Testing of the Targeted Coverage
Follow-up (TCFU) Interview. The study consisted of cognitive and qualitative interviews to test the
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TCFU and to explore qualitatively the phenomenon of duplication. Responsible for the qualitative/
ethnographic component, assisting Lead Researcher in project analysis and reporting of findings.
Associate Project Manager. Subcontractor to RTI International. 2010-2011. (Client: RTI
International)
The California Endowment Enhanced Spanish Drug Label Design to Promote Patient
Understanding and Use. A study to test an evidenced-based prescription drug labeling strategy to
improve patient understanding and use of medications in 5 languages through cognitive interviews
in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Russian. Co-Investigator. 2010-2011. (Client:
Northwestern University Medical School)
Cognitive Testing of the American Community Survey (ACS) Supporting Materials for Group
Quarters Data Collection. A study consisting of cognitive interviews to assess comprehension of
letters and brochures for ACS Group Quarters Directors. supervising conduct of interviews, and
collaborating in the analysis and reporting of findings. Subcontractor to RTI International. Associate
Project Director. 2010-2011. (Client: RTI International)
MiDA-Ghana Mid-Term Review. Review of progress and evaluation of remaining tasks for 5-year
MCC Compact in Ghana. Designed qualitative data collection instruments to aid in the evaluation
of progress across programs at mid-point. Director of Survey Operations. 2010-11 (Client: MiDAGhana)
Cognitive Testing of the Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS). A study consisting of cognitive
testing of the Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) instrument. Acted as lead researcher and
cognitive interviewer. Under contract with the US Bureau of the Census. Senior Survey
Methodologist and Project Director. 2010-2011. (Client: US Census Bureau)
Training Spanish Child Assessors - ECLS-K. (RSS) For the Early Childhood Longitudinal SurveyKindergarten Cohort, RSS is responsible for training of Spanish-language interviewers to administer
child assessments and parent interviews, as well as for translation of measures, parent letters and
consent forms. Responsible for team of trainers and assistants, coordinator of translations, and
personally leading interviewer training sessions. 2009-pres. (Client: Westat)
Cognitive Testing of the Spanish Language Translations of the ACS Computer-Assisted Telephone
Interview (CATI)/Computer –Assisted Interview (CAPI) (Project D, Part 2) (RSS) A study
consisting of cognitive interviews to assess comprehension of ACS questions for Spanish speaking
respondents. Supervised interviews conducted in English and Spanish, conducted analysis, and
reported on findings. Subcontractor to RTI International. Associate Task Manager. 2009. (Client:
RTI International)
2009 Cognitive Test of New Content for the ACS. A study consisting of cognitive interviews to
assess comprehension of new ACS questions for Spanish speaking respondents. Supervised
interviews conducted in English and Spanish, conducted analysis, and reported on findings.
Subcontractor to RTI International. Associate Task Manager. 2009. (Client: RTI International)
Evaluation of the Safer Return Program. RSS conducted a longitudinal survey with formerly
incarcerated persons (or FIPs) returning to the community of Chicago’s East Garfield Park who
signed up for Safer Return and a comparison group returning to West Englewood. Interviews were
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conducted with 300 male FIPs upon prison release, again at 4 months from release, and a third wave
at 16 months. At each of these two milestones, interviews with a family member of the participant
were also conducted. Project Director. 2009-2013 . (Client: The Urban Institute)
Community Action for Child Health Equity – CACHE (RSS). Co-investigator on an NICHD grant
for a study on health disparities in perinatal outcome and infant and childhood mortality and
morbidity. RSS was in charge of 5-year data collection including home interviews with mothers and
fathers and collection of biomarkers. RSS obtained the highest response rates of 5 sites nationwide
in following up and recruiting for each of 5 waves this sample of 700 families. Project Director.
2008-2012. (Client: NorthShore University Health System)
Cognitive Testing of Spanish Language Translation of Selected Questions in the American Housing
Survey. A study consisting of cognitive interviews to assess comprehension of AHS questions for
Spanish speaking respondents. Responsible for leading protocol design, supervising conduct of
interviews in English and Spanish, and analyzing and reporting on findings. Principal Investigator.
2008 (Client: RTI International).
Amanece Project. Project in Huixquilucan, Mexico, on the effects of introducing new medical
technology on the reduction of birth defects in a low-income Mexican community. Collaborated
with the Project Director in the design of the evaluation, and was responsible for the planning and
monitoring of data collection as well as the design of the survey instruments. Director of Survey
Operations. 2008-09. (Client: Carso Health Institute)
MCA-Georgia Data Quality Review. The objective of this project was to ensure that data collected
for program monitoring and evaluation are of acceptable quality, reliability, and consistency. As part
of the DQR, the IMPAQ team assessed the quality and consistency of data across different
Implementing Entities and other institutions engaged in surveys. The team reported on key issues or
problematic areas regarding data quality, as well as identifying mitigation measures to correct the
problems. Survey Coordinator. 2008-09 (Client: MCA-Georgia)
Cognitive Testing of Translations of ACS Supporting Materials in Multiple Languages. (RSS). A
study consisting of cognitive interviews to assess comprehension of letters and brochures used by the
US Census Bureau in the American Community Survey for non-English speaking respondents.
Responsible for English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, and Haitian Créole language
materials assessment. Subcontractor to RTI International. 2007-pres.
2010 Census Language Program: Pretesting of Census 2010 Questionnaire in Five Languages.
(RSS). A study consisting of cognitive interviews to pretest the census 2010 mail out/mail back self
administered questionnaire translated into Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Russian in order to
identify and correct lexical, syntactic, and pragmatic problems. Responsible for English and Russian
language versions assessment. Subcontractor to RTI International. 2007-2008
Cognitive Testing of the Spanish Version of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.
(RSS) Cognitive interviews with Hispanic immigrants to assess comprehension of questions in the
CDC’s PRAMS questionnaire. Responsible for conducting the Spanish language interviews,
analyzing the results and report writing. Under contract with the National Center for Health
Statistics. September-December 2007.

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Budapest Initiative/European Social Survey Methodological International Cognitive. (RSS) A
methodological study to test how to conduct cognitive interviews to evaluate questions in a
multinational project. Responsible for conducting Spanish language U.S. interviews, participating in
project design and analysis. Under contract with the National Center for Health Statistics.
September 2007 – February 2008.
Asset Building and Asset Protection Studies of the Unbanked and Underbanked. (RSS) A series of
focus group studies with similar populations. 2007-2008.
1) Client Preferences Study: focus groups study in Tulsa, Hartford, New York City and Chicago for
the Center for Economic Progress, to assess preferences for services and programs for free taxpreparation services’ clients at asset building community-based organizations. 2) The Role of
Insurance in Asset Building and Asset Protection: focus groups in Chicago for the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago to assess how insurance, assets and savings function for low and moderate income
households. 3) Serving the Underbanked and Unbanked: focus groups in Chicago and Milwaukee
for private bank to test services to better serve the needs of this population. 4) Immigrants and Cash
Utilization: focus group study for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to learn about cash use
among Latino immigrants.
Scarborough E-Diary Evaluation. (RSS) A study consisting of telephone in-depth interviews with
persons who filled out a paper and an online TV diary, to assess problems and issues in using the ediary. May-December 2007.
Job Corps Survey National Data Collection Project (IMPAQ). The data collected from this survey
will be used by Job Corps to measure program effectiveness. This data will be used to meet the
federal and legislative accountability requirements, to assess Job Corps centers’ and Job Corps
operating agencies’ and contractors’ accomplishments, and to provide useful and relevant feedback
on performance, while encouraging continuous program improvement. Responsible for
development and oversight of telephone survey operations at IMPAQ’s 50-station call center for this
study that conducts over 30,000 telephone interviews per year. 2006-pres.
New Trier Township Youth Needs Assessment. (RSS) A study to examine issues affecting young
people in this Chicago area suburban region. Responsible for conducting key informant interviews,
focus groups and web survey. February 2007-2008.
Cognitive Assessments of ACS CAPI Materials in Multiple Languages (RSS). A study consisting of
cognitive interviews to assess comprehension of brochures and letters used by the US Census Bureau
in the American Community Survey for non-English speaking respondents. Responsible for Spanish
and Russian language materials assessment. Subcontractor to RTI International. 2005-2006.
Attracting Minority Families to Art and Cultural Events and Institutions in Dallas. (RSS) A focus
group study with Latino and African-American parents of school children in the Dallas area.
Responsible for design, moderation, analysis and reporting. October-January 2005.
Ohio Returning Home Study (RSS). A longitudinal study of 400 inmates from Ohio prisons
returning home to Cuyahoga County, conducted for the Urban Institute. Project director in charge of
in-prison and field follow-up data collection and data processing. 2004-2006
Hispanic/Latino Adult Tobacco Survey (RSS). Cognitive research project to make the English and
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Spanish survey instruments culturally and linguistically appropriate. Project director in charge of
translation task and administration and analysis of 68 cognitive interviews with Hispanics of varied
national origin. 2004-2006.
Combating Child Labor Through Education - Republic of Turkey
IMPAQ provided technical assistance to the Government of Turkey in support of eliminating the
worst forms of child labor in Turkey, helping raise awareness of the importance of education for all
children; encouraging working children and those at risk of working to attend school; strengthening
national institutions and policies on education and child labor; and ensuring the long-term
sustainability of these efforts. Responsible for overseeing work of the Turkish subcontractor for field
operations. Director of Survey Operations. 2005-08. (Client: ILAB - U.S. DoL)
Ohio Returning Home Health Study (RSS). A longitudinal study of 80 inmates from Ohio prisons
returning home to Hamilton County, conducted for the Urban Institute. Project Director responsible
for in-prison data collection and conducting focus groups with released inmates in the community.
2003- 2004.
Monitoring the Social Impact of Privatization in Turkey (IMPAQ). Quantitative and qualitative
longitudinal study on the effects of privatization on workers, conducted for the Turkish General
Directorate of Economic Research. Survey director responsible for monitoring performance of
Turkish data collection subcontractor. 2003-2006.
Community Action for Child Health Equity Study Design – CACHE (RSS). An NICHD grant to
explore and develop research questions and instruments for a study on health disparities in perinatal
outcome and infant and childhood mortality and morbidity. RSS was subcontractor to Evanston
Northwestern Healthcare. Co-investigator in charge of qualitative measures development and testing.
2003-2006.
Illinois Family Study (MCIC). Longitudinal study of the effects of Welfare Reform on families with
children in Illinois, conducted for Northwestern University. Project Director. June 2003-June 2005.
Megamall Study (RSS). Mall intercept study to elicit shopping behavior information in Humboldt
Park neighborhood of Chicago. Designed guide and conducted and analyzed interviews with 36
patrons. March 2003.
Growing America Through Entrepreneurship. (IMPAQ) Five-year demonstration project that
offered participants microenterprise training through USDOL’s One-Stop Centers and micro credit
funding through SBA’s Microloan program. Following the demonstration phase, survey and
administrative data was collected to evaluate the effectiveness of the GATE model. Liaison with
Minnesota sites and Survey Director. September 2002-2007.
Returning Home: Understanding the Challenges of Re-entry. (MCIC) A longitudinal survey of
inmates from Illinois prisons returning home to Chicago communities conducted for The Urban
Institute. Responsible for implementation of the study in Illinois. September 2002-2006.
American Time Use Survey. (RSS) A study under development at the Bureau of Labor Statistics to
measure Americans’ use of time for non-work activities. Responsible for Spanish translation,
translation validation and Spanish CATI instrument testing. June 2002-2007.
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Drafting Guidelines for Translation for the European Social Survey. (RSS) Member of group of
translation experts that drafted guidelines for translation and translation assessment for the 21
countries participating in the ESS, and provides ongoing consulting on translation issues. ZUMAMannheim. December 2001-2008.
The Ethnography of Personal Information Management. (RSS) Ethnographic interviewing project
examining how different groups in the US deal with requests for personal information. Conducted
and analyzed ethnographic, semi-structured interviews with former CPS respondents in the summer
of 1999, and with Hispanic Census respondents in the summer of 2000. US Bureau of the Census.
1.

Ohio Closed Cases Study. (RSS) A study to evaluate the effects of welfare
reform on former recipients in the state of Ohio. Responsible for field staff
recruiting and management of field data collection. Ohio State University.
October 1999–July 2000.

2.
Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. (RSS) A study to evaluate the ocular health and health care practices
of Latinos over age 40 in La Puente, California. Responsible for design, implementation, and
analysis of a focus group study (8 groups) to validate the Spanish survey translation and determine
participants’ reactions and feelings about two pilot questionnaires. University of Southern
California. January-May 1999.
Parental Involvement in Comprehensive School Health Programs. (RSS) A study to evaluate the
level of PTA and parental involvement in school health programs. Data collection consisted of a
mail survey of 1500 school principals and 2500 PTA local unit leaders. Design, implementation,
and analysis consultant, Jan.-Oct. 1998.
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods. (Harvard) A study of the personality,
family, and community factors that interact in the development of children to foster both pro- and
antisocial behavior. PHDCN identified and followed a cohort of over 6000 children and youth. It
was funded by the National Institute of Justice, the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, and NIMH. (Survey Operations & Data Collection Consultant, 1996-1999; Director of
Survey Operations, 1999-2002.)
Evanston Public Library Latino Outreach Project. (RSS) Focus group study sponsored by the
Illinois Library Assoc., to evaluate the needs of the Evanston, IL, Latino population and determine
how to best attract and serve its members at the local public library. Bilingual Focus Group
Consultant, Jan.-Aug.1996.
National Longitudinal Surveys/1996 Youth Cohort (NLSY 96). (NORC) A longitudinal study of the
labor force behavior of a sample of 12,000 American youth (12 to 17 year-olds at selection), with
minority oversamples and an additional sample of 18 to 23 year to receive the ASVAB and Interest
Finder instruments. The study was funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. Project Manager, 1995.
Chicago Health and Social Life Survey. (NORC) A study of 2200 men and women in the Cook
County area. The study examined sexual behavior patterns of adults, aged 18 to 59. The study was
conducted for Drs. Edward Laumann, John Gagnon, and Robert Michael of the University of
Chicago, with sponsorship from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development.
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Project Director, 1993-95.
Social Support Antecedents: Prevention and Mental Health. A three-wave longitudinal study of 200
couples in the area of Baltimore, MD, in which one of the partners became unemployed. The study
examined which characteristics of couples are related to coping successfully with a job loss.
Respondents completed self-administered booklets, and were videotaped in couple interactions. The
study was conducted for Drs. Robert Caplan and George Howe at George Washington University,
and was sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. Project Director, 1992-1994.
Survey of Consumer Finances. (NORC) A national study of the financial characteristics of U.S.
households covering a wide range of topics including household income, assets, debts, pensions, and
the use of financial institutions. The SCF was sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board. (Project
Director, 1991-95)
Study of the Family Independence Project in Washington State. (NORC) A welfare demonstration
designed as an alternative to (AFDC). Evaluation surveys were conducted in 1990 and 1991 for The
Urban Institute. The surveys examined the effects of cash benefits on: household non-food
expenditures, household food expenditures, food use, nutrient availability, food shopping patterns,
reliance on supplementary sources of food, recipients' experience with and attitudes towards
alternative forms of food assistance, and the utilization and effectiveness of the Transitional Benefits
programs. Project Director, 1990-1991.
National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience/Youth Cohort (NLS/Y). (NORC) A study
of the labor force behavior of a sample of 12,000 U.S. youth, with oversamples of Black, Hispanic,
and economically disadvantaged youth, conducted for the Center for Human Resource Research.
Funded by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. (Project Manager, Round 9; Assoc. Project Director, Round 10;
Project Director, Rounds 11-16). (1987-95)
NLS Child Supplement. (NORC) This survey of all the biological children of the mothers in the
NLS/Y sample (described above) was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development. Data collection in the mothers' homes, included cognitive tests and measures of
self-perception. Supervised translation of mother's and child's questionnaire into Spanish, 1986.
Project Director, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994.
Citizens' Social and Political Participation in America. (NORC) A study of factors leading
individuals to social and political participation. This was a survey of 2,500 men and women screened
through telephone random digit dialing, with oversamples of Blacks and Hispanics. The study was
conducted by NORC with funding from several foundations including National Science Foundation.
Project Director, 1989-1990.
Non-shared Environment in Adolescent Development. (NORC) A longitudinal study of 700 families
with two same-gender children, ages 10 to 19, conducted by NORC for the NIMH, under
subcontract to George Washington University. The study examined which aspects of an adolescent's
behavior and level of competence are influenced by genetic factors and which are influenced by
family interactive processes. A particular focus of the study was the source of problem behavior
among juveniles and juvenile depression. Families were interviewed twice within a two-week
period, videotaped, and given a vocabulary test. The Principal Investigator was David Reiss, MD, of
George Washington University. Co-principal Investigators were Robert Plomin of Penn State
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University, and E. Mavis Hetherington of the University of Virginia. Project Director, 1989-1990,
and 1992.
National Study of Health and Sexual Behavior. (NORC) Funded by NICHD, CDC, the NCHS,
NIMH, and the National Institute on Aging, this project sought to develop the content and strategy for
a large-scale national survey of adult sexual behavior in the US. PI: Prof. Edward Laumann of the U.
of Chicago. Co-PIs: John Gagnon (SUNY-SB), Robert Michael and James Coleman (U. of Chicago).
Responsible for designing and conducting focus group research to assess minorities' reactions to the
survey. 1988-1989.
Soviet Interview Project. (NORC) A study of life in the Soviet Union as reported by 600 emigrés
who arrived in the U.S. between 1982 and 1985, and by 1,100 who arrived between 1979 and 1982.
Responsible for the day-to-day management of the survey, including such tasks as questionnaire
development, field materials development, the field work, the coding of the questionnaires and other
survey documents, and the locating, validation and retrieval tasks. The Soviet Interview Project was
sponsored by the National Council for Soviet and East European Research. Associate Project
Director. 1985-1986.
Survey of Absent Parents. (NORC) A pilot study of pairs of custodial and absent parents, designed to
establish a profile of programmatic and parental characteristics affecting payment of child support.
Responsible for development of questionnaire and training materials, and supervision of field
activities. The Survey of Absent Parents was sponsored by the Department of Health and Human
Services, 1985.
Air Force Organizational Impact Assessment. (NORC) A study of the potential impact of increasing
the number of women in the Air Force. A self-administered survey of 14400 men and women
stationed in 30 USAF bases around the world. Responsible for preparation of field materials and
supervision of fieldwork in various areas of the country. This study was sponsored by the U.S. Air
Force, 1984.
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND CONFERENCES
Kenward, Katherine R., Schoua-Glusberg, Alisú., Gerber, Eleanor R., Goerman, Patricia L., and
Olmstead, Murrey G. "Enumerating Persons with No Address in an Address-Based Census."
AAPOR 69th Annual Conference, May 16, 2014
Schoua-Glusberg, Alisú and Ana Villar. "Backtranslation vs. Committee Approach: An Experiment
Comparing How They Perform in Questionnaire Translation." Presentation at the Federal
Committee on Survey Methodology Conference. Washington DC - November 5, 2013
Pascale, Joanne, Jonathan Rodean, Jennifer Leeman, Carol Cosenza, and Alisu Schoua-Glusberg.
2013. “Preparing to Measure Health Coverage in Federal Surveys Post-Reform: Lessons from
Massachusetts.” Inquiry 50 (2): 106–23.

Peytcheva, E. A., Sha, M., Gerber, E., Cook, S. L., Schoua-Glusberg, A., King, T. R., Kenward,
K., Childs, J., Heimel, S., & King, R. (2013). Qualitative interviewing with suspected duplicates
and cognitive testing of the Targeted Coverage Follow-up (TCFU) interview (Survey
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Methodology # 2013-09). Research and Methodology Directorate, Center for Survey
Measurement Study Series. U.S. Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/srd/papers/pdf/ssm2013-09.pdf
Kenward, Katherine R., Schoua-Glusberg, Alisú., Gerber, Eleanor R., Goerman, Patricia L.,
Nichols, Elizabeth M., and Olmstead, Murrey G. "Who Has What Information About Others: Proxy
Reporting, Knowledge and Willingness." AAPOR 68th Annual Conference, May 19, 2013
Kenward, Katherine R., Pascale, Joanne., Schoua-Glusberg, Alisú., and Cosenza, Carol., "Finding
the Needle: The Challenges of Recruiting Participants for Cognitive Testing by Coverage Type in an
Exchange State". AAPOR 68th Annual Conference. May, 17 2013
"A Cognitive Test of How Adolescents Conceptualize Health-Related Quality of Life Constructs in
Survey Questions." QUEST 2013 Workshop – Washington, DC – April 10, 2013.
“Backtranslation vs. Committee Approach: Design of an Experiment Comparing how they
Perform.”, Eleventh International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation.
Stockholm Universitet. March 21-23, 2013
"Best Practices in Translating Research Instruments." Presentation at Pre-Conference Workshop
WS4: The Logistics of Conducting Cross-Cultural Research. Midwest Nursing Research Society's
Annual Research Conference. Chicago, IL. March 7, 2013
Pascale, Joanne, J. Rodean, J. Leeman, C. Cosenza, A. Schoua-Glusberg. “Preparing to Measure
Health Coverage in Federal Surveys Post-Reform: Lessons from Massachusetts.” Paper presented at
annual conference of the American Society for Health Economists. June 2012.
Schoua-Glusberg, A., E. Gerber, and J, Hunter Childs. “Duplication in the Decennial Census: Using
Ethnographic Methods to Understand Duplication of Children. Presentation at annual conference of
AAPOR. May 18, 2012. Orlando, FL.
Bailey, Stacy Cooper, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Alice Hm Chen, Urmimala Sarkar, Alisu SchouaGlusberg, Lee A. Lindquist, Dean Schillinger, and Michael S. Wolf. "Developing multilingual
prescription instructions for patients with limited-English proficiency." Journal of Health Care for
the Poor and Underserved 23, no. 1 (2012): 81-87.
Ridolfo, Heather and Alisú Schoua-Glusberg. (2011) “Analyzing Cognitive Interview Data Using
the Constant Comparative Method of Analysis to Understand Cross-Cultural Patterns in Survey
Data.” Field Methods, November 2011; vol. 23, 4: pp. 420-438.
Miller, Kristen, Rory Fitzgerald, José-Luis Padilla, Stephanie Willson, Sally Widdop, Rachel
Caspar, Martin Dimov, Peter Prufer, and Alisú Schoua-Glusberg. "Design and analysis of cognitive
interviews for comparative multinational testing." Field Methods 23, no. 4 (2011): 379-396. For
demonstrating excellence in science paper was nominated as a candidate for the Charles C. Shepard
Science Award in Data Methods and Study Design
Schoua-Glusberg, A. (2011) Response 2 to Fowler's Chapter: Coding the Behavior of Interviewers
and Respondents to Evaluate Survey Questions, in Question Evaluation Methods: Contributing to
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the Science of Data Quality (eds J. Madans, K. Miller, A. Maitland and G. Willis), John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA.
"Cognitive Testing of Health Related QoL Questions with English- and Spanish-speaking
Adolescents: Preliminary Findings." QUEST 2011 Workshop – Granada, Spain – April 27, 2011
George R Carter III, Alisú Schoua-Glusberg, M. Mandy Sha, Georgina McAvinchey, Leticia Reed,
Sonia Rodriguez. (2011). Cognitive Testing of Spanish Language Translation of Selected
Questions in the American Housing Survey (AHS). Center for Survey Measurement, Research
and Methodology Directorate Research Report Series (Survey Methodology #2011-01). U.S. Census
Bureau. Available online at .
Pan, Y., Landreth, A., Park, H., Hinsdale-Shouse, M. and Schoua-Glusberg, A. (2010) Cognitive
Interviewing in Non-English Languages: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, in Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (eds J. A. Harkness, M. Braun, B. Edwards, T. P.
Johnson, L. Lyberg, P. P. Mohler, B.-E. Pennell and T. W. Smith), J. Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken,
NJ.
Pan, Yuling, M. Sha, Hyunjoo Park, and Alisu Schoua-Glusberg. "Census Language Program:
Pretesting of Census 2010 questionnaire in five languages."Statistical Research Division Research
Report Series (Survey Methodology# 2009-01). US Census Bureau. Available at http://www. census.
gov/srd/papers/pdf/rsm2009-01. pdf (2010).
“How Hispanics Rate Their Health Status: Evidence from Cognitive Interviews” (with Marjorie
Hinsdale-Shouse, co-presenter) (2010, May). Presentation at the annual conference of the
American Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.
Schoua-Glusberg, Alisú and Heather Ridolfo. 2010. “How Valid are Cross-Cultural Differences in
Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Diseases? Using Cognitive Interviews to Examine Odd
Data Patterns” Poster presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual
Conference, May, Chicago, IL.
Survey Research Center. (2010). Reviewer of Version 8, Guidelines for Best Practice in CrossCultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University
of Michigan.
"Adding Quality Assurance Steps to the Survey Process: Adapting International Standards to
Surveys in the Republic of Georgia". CSDI Workshop Lausanne. March 25-27 2010.
Workshop on Question Evaluation Methods. "Behavior Coding" . National Center for Health
Statistics Hyattsville, Maryland. Floyd J. Fowler, Jr. • Nora Cate Schaeffer • Alisú Schoua-Glusberg
(2009, Oct)
"Recruiting Respondents with Limited or No English Competency-Lessons Learned from American
Community Survey (ACS) Cognitive Interviews". Erica Saleska, Alisú Schoua-Glusberg, Herman
Alvarado, Marjorie Hinsdale-Shouse, Yuling Pan, Hyunjoo Park, Virginia Wake , and Michelle
Yuan. International Field Directors & Technologies Conference. May 18, 2009
“Understanding the Impact of Translation: How Can You Tell If Your Message Is Being Lost in
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Translation?” (with Marjorie Hinsdale-Shouse, co-presenter) (2009, May). Presentation at the
annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL.
Ridolfo, Heather and Alisú Schoua-Glusberg. 2009. “Using Cross-Cultural Comparative Analysis to
Better Understand Survey Data Findings.” Presented at the American Association for Public
Opinion Research Annual Conference, May, Hollywood, FL.
Harkness, J. A., Villar, A., Kephart, K., Schoua-Glusberg, A, & Behr. D. (2009, May). Survey
translation evaluation: Back translation versus expert review. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL.
Carter, G., A. Schoua-Glusberg, and M. Sha. "Language, culture, and respondent knowledge:
Findings from the cognitive test of the Spanish translation of the American Housing Survey."
In Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Section on Survey Research Methods, pp.
5926-5939. 2009.
Ridolfo, Heather, Alisu Schoua-Glusberg, Interviewing Team, Kristen Miller, Stephanie Willson,
and Aaron Maitland. "Testing of NHANES ACASI sexual behavior questions: Results of interviews
conducted November 2008–February 2009." (2009).
Harkness, J., Villar, A., Kephart, K., Behr, D., & Schoua-Glusberg, A. (2009, March). Research on
translation assessment procedures: Back translation and expert review. Paper presented at the
International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation, Ann Arbor, MI.
Miller, K., Fitzgerald, R., Caspar, R., Dimov, M., Gray, M., Nunes, C., Padilla, J.L., Pruefer, P.,
Schöbi, N., Schoua-Glusberg, A., Widdop, S., and Willson, S. (2008). Design and Analysis of
Cognitive Interviews for Cross-National Testing. Paper presented at the International Conference on
Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC), Berlin, 25–29
June 2008, Germany.
Schoua-Glusberg, A., W. Carter and E. Martinez-Picazo. (2008). Measuring Education among Latin
American Immigrants in the U.S.: A Qualitative Examination of Question Formulation and Error.
Manuscript presented at the 3MC Conference, June 25-29. Berlin, Germany.
“Cognitive Evaluation of Self-Report Questions for Surveillance of Periodontitis.” (co-author with
Kristen Miller and Paul Eke). Journal of Periodontology, 2007, Vol. 78, No. 7s, pp.1455-1462.
Pan, Y., Landreth, A., Schoua-Glusberg, A., Hinsdale, M., and Park, H. 2007. Effects of Language
and Culture of Interpretation of Translated "Confidentiality" and "Mandatory" Survey Messages.
Presentation given at the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Research Conference in
Arlington, VA. November 5-7, 2007.
“Conveying Consistent Messages to Survey Respondents in Multiple Languages: Producing
Linguistically and Culturally Appropriate Materials that Do the Job.” Presentation at The Cognitive
Factor in Surveys II Session at the 62st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public
Opinion Research (AAPOR). May 19, 2007 - Anaheim, California.
“Methodology for Cognitive Testing of Translations in Multiple Languages.” (co-author with Y.
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Pan, A. Landreth, M. Hinsdale and H. Park). Presentation at The Cognitive Factor in Surveys II
Session at the 62st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
(AAPOR). May 19, 2007 - Anaheim, California.
“Translating from English to Spanish: The 2002 National Survey of Family Growth.” (co-author
with Gladys Martínez and Barbara Marín.) Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 28:4.
November 2006.
Pan, Y., Hinsdale, M., Park, H., and Schoua-Glusberg, A. 2006. "Cognitive Testing of Translations
of ACS CAPI Materials in Multiple Languages." In Statistical Research Division's Research Report
Series (RSM#2006/09). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau
“Eliciting Education Level in Spanish Interviews.” Presentation at Session on Improving CrossCultural & Cross-National Questionnaires at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association
for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Montreal, Canada. May 18, 2006.
“Multi-National Cognitive Testing: Development of an interview protocol for conducting
comparative analyses of question-response problems.” (co-author with Kristen Miller & Gordon
Willis) – Presentation at the Fourth International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and
Implementation, The Hague, March 16, 2006.
Workshop on conducting cognitive interviews for the International Disability Questions Project. Coteacher of work-shop for residents in epidemiology. Escuela de Salud Pública, Secretaría de Salud,
Mexico City. June 9-10, 2005.
“Application of Cognitive Interviewing Methodological Techniques to Surveys.” Co-taught
workshop for the Border Health Commission. El Paso, TX. June 6-7, 2005.
“Survey Translation: Issues and Procedures.” Short-course co-taught with J. Harkness at the 60th
Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Miami Beach,
FL. May 11, 2005.
“Issues in eliciting education level from Latin American Immigrants in the U.S.” Presentation at the
III International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation, Madrid, March 10,
2005.
"Translation of survey instruments." Presentation to DC-AAPOR, July 7, 2004.
Fuentes, N., Shalowitz, M., Perez, P., Morgan, M. & Schoua-Glusberg, A. (November, 2004).
Ethnic health disparities: Facilitating qualitative research through an academic-community
partnership. Poster presented at the National Latino/a Psychological Association convention,
Scottsdale, AZ.
Schoua-Glusberg, A., and K. Miller. 2004. Assessing comprehension of translated questionnaires
with qualitative methods. Paper presented at Statistics Canada Symposium, Innovative Methods for
Surveying Difficult-to-Reach Populations, Ottawa, Canada.

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“Captive Audience: Interviewing Inmates in and out of prison in Illinois.” Poster Presentation, with
T. Seldess. at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
(AAPOR). Phoenix, AZ. May 15, 2004.
“Survey Questionnaire Translation and Assessment.” (co-authors Janet A. Harkness & Beth-Ellen
Pennell), in Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires, Presser, Rothgeb, Couper,
Lessler, Martin and Singer (eds.). New Jersey, John Wiley and Sons. Wiley: 2004
Martinez, G., Marin, B. and Schoua-Glusberg, A. 2004. “The Back of the Tapestry: Translation and
Administration of The National Survey of Family Growth.” Paper presented at the 59th annual
meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Phoenix, Az. May 13, 2004.
“Shelter Burden in Metropolitan Chicago: Addressing the Problem with Viable Solutions.”
(organizer and moderator) Roundtable at the Conference on Chicago Research and Public Policy.
Chicago, IL. May 13, 2004.
“Decisions Translators Make: a Case for Detailed Specifications.” Presentation at the Second
International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation – Paris, April 2, 2004
Guest Professor at the 5th Symposium on Cross-Cultural Research Methods: Comparative Survey
Design and Implementation, Zentrum fur Umfragen und Analyse (ZUMA); Mannheim, Germany;
December 6-7, 2003.
“Questionnaire Design: Issues of Language and Culture.” Panel session chair at 58th Annual Meeting
of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). Nashville, TN. May 16,
2003.
“Producing and Testing Survey Translations for Minority Populations” Presentation at the First
International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation, Brussels, March 31,
2003.
“Questionnaire Translation and Questionnaire Design.” (co-authors Janet A. Harkness & Beth-Ellen
Pennell) at the International Conference on Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing
Methods (QDET). Charleston, South Carolina, November 14-17, 2002.
“Systematizing the Translation Process: Establishing Procedures and Guidelines for Survey
Translation” Organizer, chair and discussant for panel session at 57th Annual Meeting of the
American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR). St. Pete Beach, FL. May 17, 2002.
Martin, K. R., & Schoua-Glusberg, A. (2002). Project on Human Development in Chicago
Neighborhoods Longitudinal Cohort Study: Field data collection report. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
University.
“Using Focus Groups to Develop A Culturally Sensitive Methodology for Epidemiological Surveys
in a Latino Population: Findings from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Focus Groups.”– (coauthor with D. Globe, S. Paz, E. Yu, S. Preston-Martin, S. Azen and R. Varma). Ethnicity and
Disease. 2002. 12(2):259-66.

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“Cultural Concepts of Privacy among Hispanic Immigrants.” at the 56th Annual Meeting of
AAPOR. Montréal, Canada, May 18, 2001.
“Using the Internet as a Translation Aid for Survey Instruments.” at the 56th Annual Meeting of
AAPOR. Montréal, Canada, May 19, 2001.
"Privacy Concepts among Hispanics." Presentation at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American
Anthropological Association in San Francisco, CA, on November 15, 2000.
“Field Challenges for Administering Specific Measures to 4-Year Olds in the Project on Human
Development in Chicago Neighborhoods” (co-author Kelly Martin) - Presentation at the 55th Annual
Meeting of AAPOR, Portland, OR, May 20, 2000.
Privacy, Census and Surveys: Latinos’ Views: Final Report for Protecting Privacy Project Contract
Research. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; 2000.
“Attitudes of Latino Immigrants toward Use of the Public Library: a focus group study in a
midwestern suburban community.” Presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of AAPOR. St. Pete
Beach, FL, May 14, 1999.
“Parent Involvement in Comprehensive School Health Programs: Survey Results.” Report to National
PTA. October 1998.
“Questionnaires in Translation”, (co-author, Janet A. Harkness). In Cross-Cultural Survey
Equivalence. ZUMA Nachrichten Spezial No. 3, pp. 87-127. Mannheim, 1998.
“Trying Something Different: Oral Questionnaire Translation by Committee.” Poster presentation.
53rd Annual Meeting of AAPOR. St. Louis, MO, May 15, 1998.
Screening Households in Chicago: Latino Cooperation Rate in the Project on Human Development in
Chicago Neighborhoods. Poster presentation at the Univ. of Nebraska Survey Research Center 2nd
Annual Symposium Hearing the Unheard: Interviewing Minorities. Lincoln, NE, April 13, 1998.
“Survey Instrument Translation: A Test Comparing the Committee Approach and Back- Translation.”
Presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting of AAPOR. Norfolk, VA, May 16, 1997.
Guest Professor at the 2nd Annual Symposium on Cross-Cultural Research Methodology, Zentrum
fur Umfragen und Analyse (ZUMA); Mannheim, Germany; October 15-18, 1996.
“Meaning and the Eyes of the Beholder: Issues in Survey Translation.” (co-author with Janet
Harkness) at the 51st Annual Meeting of AAPOR. Salt Lake City, Utah, May 18, 1996.
Guest presenter at the annual meeting of the Translations - Methods Group of the International Social
Survey Programme, Zentrum fur Umfragen und Analyse (ZUMA); Mannheim, Germany; May 24-26,
1995.
"Using focus groups for questionnaire design." Guest lectures in the questionnaire design course of
the 43rd Annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Technique, Survey Research Center, Institute
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for Social Research, University of Michigan, July 9-10, 1990; July 6, 1994; and June 5, 1995.
"The survey researcher as translator." 1994. In Rubenstein, Sondra Miller. Surveying Public
Opinion. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Publishing Co. 316-318.
"Integrating qualitative methods in survey research." Guest lecture in the introductory course to
survey research of the 46th Annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Technique, Survey
Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, July 20, 1993.
Schoua-Glusberg, Alicia S. & Latino Inst., Chicago, IL. & Adult Learning Resource Center, Des
Plaines, IL. & Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, IL. (1993). Immigrant Education
Program, FFY 89-FFY-93. Final Study of the Illinois State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant.
[Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse
"Locating NLS/Y Respondents and Maintaining a 90% Completion Rate in 13 Annual Rounds."
(with Edwin Hunt) Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium 92: Design and Analysis of
Longitudinal Surveys. November 1992.
"Translation of the Questionnaire by Modified Committee Approach." In Methodology Report for
the National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study. Chicago: National Opinion Research
Center. 1992.
Two Papers on the Use of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews in the National Longitudinal
Survey of Youth. NLS Discussion Paper No. 92-2, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington DC,
May 1991 Bradburn, Norman M., Wojcik, Mark S., Schoua-Glusberg, A., Pergamit, Michael R.,
Frankel, Martin R., Ingels, Julia., Hunt, Edwin.
Bradburn, Norman M., Martin R. Frankel, Edwin Hunt, Julia Ingels, Alis Schoua-Glusberg, M.
Wojcik, and Michael R. Pergamit. "A Comparison of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews with
Personal Interviews in the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Behavior—Youth
Cohort." In Proceedings of the US Bureau of the Census Annual Research Conference, pp. 389-397.
US Bureau of the Census, 1991.
"The Spanish Version of the NHSB Questionnaire: Translation Issues." Paper commissioned under
Order # 263-MD-835040 for presentation at the NIH AIDS and Sexual Behavior Change
Conference. May 1989.
"Using Ethnoscience and Focus Group Techniques in Translation." Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society. Notre Dame University. South Bend, IN.
March 11, 1989.
"Combining Ethnographic and Market Research Methods for Translation." (co-author with Rafael
Sánchez) Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Amer. Anthropological Assoc. in Phoenix,
AZ, November 19, 1988.
"A Focus-Group Approach to Translating Questionnaire Items." Paper presented at the 43rd Annual
Meeting of AAPOR. Toronto, Canada. May 20, 1988.

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"The Status of Women in Argentina." Evanston’s YWCA International Women Conference.
4/22/1987
"Telephone Survey Methods: The ISR Perspective." Presentation at NORC Workshop on
Methodological Issues. December 17, 1985.
Survey of Absent Parents Design Report. (co-author) July, 1985. NORC.
An English/Spanish Test of Decentering for the Translation of Questionnaires. (Ann Arbor:
University Microfilms International, June 1985).
"Using Ethnographic Interviewing Techniques in Survey Research." Paper presented at the 84th
Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Washington D.C. December 8,
1985.
"Problems in Translating Questionnaires: What Can the Monolingual Researcher Do?" at the NORC
Seminar Series, January 28, 1985.
"Systematizing Decentering for Translating Research Instruments." Paper presented at the 83rd
Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Denver, Colorado. November 18,
1984.
"A Test of Decentering for Translating Questionnaires." Paper presented at the annual meeting of
LASSO (Linguistic Association of the Southwest). El Paso, Texas. October 20, 1984.
"Perón and the Peronist Movement." Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Latin
America. Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. March 20, 1980.
"Content Analysis of Folk-Literature." Second Year Qualifying Paper (for Admission to Candidacy
for Ph.D. Degree). Northwestern University. 1979.
"Ideological Dictionaries: a Review." First Year Qualifying Paper (Master's Thesis). Department of
Anthropology. Northwestern University. 1978.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association for Public Opinion Research
American Anthropological Association
Association of Latino and Latina Anthropologists
National Association for Practicing Anthropologists
Chicago Area Translators’ Association
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Bilingual English-Spanish (native speaker of Spanish)
Fluent in French
Excellent comprehension of Italian and Portuguese
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Good Russian skills – oral and written
PROFESSIONAL AND EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES:
Member, U.S. Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and
Other Populations. August 2013- pres.
Member, Translation Task Force. European Social Survey. 2002-2008, 2012-present.
Peer reviewer. Survey Research Methods. Konstanz, Germany. Nov. 2007.
Conference committee member. AAPOR Annual Conference. Help review proposals
for presentations at annual conference. 2004-pres.
Peer reviewer. Public Opinion Quarterly. Jan. 2002-pres.
Member of External Peer Review Panel, Program of General Census & Survey
Research & Support. Statistical Research Division. U.S. Census Bureau. December
2002-February 2003.
Member of Translation Expert Panel convened by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistical
Research Division to establish best practices and guidelines for survey studies
translations. November 2001.
Invited participant at “Anthropological Approaches to Middle Class Working
Families,” conference supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation/NSF. May 31 June 2, 1998. Morrison House (Alexandria, VA).

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Attachment 6. Spanish Translation Certification

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