Overview

Janice Machado, a survey methodologist, is an Associate Director for Social Policy and Economics Research. Her work involves study design and operations, as well as methodologic research and evaluation. She oversees the development and testing of questionnaires using various techniques (e.g., cognitive and usability interviewing, expert review). She also oversees the development and implementation of smartphone and other applications to collect survey data and data collector trainings.

Machado also conducts experiments on the use of strategies, such as incentives to increase response rates and methods to reduce response burden. This work has supported the USDA, HUD, and the U.S. DOT; the FDA; the Social Security Administration; the NIH; and the EPA.

Education

• MBA, Marketing, American University
• BS, Chemistry, University of Bombay