The UNC Odum Institute for Research in Social Science

Looking to streamline your survey processes with automation? Join The UNC Odum Institute for Research in Social Science for an Advanced Topics Course where we'll explore real-world use cases for Qualtrics Workflows to optimize your data collection and communication. What you’ll learn: - Automate contact list creation from survey responses - Send automated email responses to participants & admins - Seamlessly pipe data from an intake survey into a follow-up survey Instructor: Michelle Temple A seasoned expert with 20+ years in social science research, Michelle leads Qualtrics consulting at the Odum Institute, providing expert guidance in survey automation and programming. Don't miss this chance to elevate your #Qualtrics skills—sign up today! https://lnkd.in/e2GSxsbg

Odum's short courses connect you to experts around the world to learn wide array of topics that will elevate your research skills! Enroll now and dive into this course with Rashawn Ray who is a Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research (LASSR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Participants will learn best practices for amplifying their research to broader publics as well as ways to engage in self-care to continue the work. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

UNC Research is advanced prosthetics. Read more about this research here: https://go.unc.edu/i4N8F Biomedical engineer Helen Huang and her lab are building better prosthetics by enhancing them with robotics and AI. Helen is a professor in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. The department is a transformative collaboration between NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill with a mission to unite engineering and medicine to improve lives. When Helen began doing this research in the 2000s, patients were still using 100-year-old technologies. But so much has changed since then. Her prosthetics connect to existing muscles above an amputation. The remaining nerves activate the muscles, which in turn control the prostheses. The process mimics how the nervous system signals and activates a biological limb. This research is life-changing for North Carolinians like Greg Phillips, an amputee who has participated in almost every one of Helen’s studies for lower limb prosthetics. Helen’s research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of U.S. clinical trials. This funding supports vital research, helping the people of North Carolina and beyond. #UNCResearchIsNC #prosthetics #AI #technology #research . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering | UNC & NC State North Carolina State University University of North Carolina System UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center He (Helen) Huang NC State College of Engineering

Want to elevate your knowledge in Qualtrics? This course is for you! In this advanced topics course, Michelle Temple will present several common use cases for automations with Qualtrics Workflows. Michelle Temple is the Survey Consultant and Programmer for the Odum Institute with over 20 years of experience in social science research. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

The Odum Institute offers consulting services covering all stages of research involving quantitative data, which is numerical data collected for the purpose of revealing broader trends in a population or group, and typically analyzed using statistics. Areas covered include research design, data management, statistical analysis, network data analysis, text analysis and more. Our consultants can also assist with formatting reports and creating publication-ready tables and graphs. Welcome David Lopez, our newest Graduate Part-time stats helpdesk consultant! Information on consultant services and hours can be found at: odum.unc.edu/statistics

Check out this opportunity to explore public policy! In this workshop, Dr. Ray will provide strategies for interacting with journalists, policymakers, and bureaucrats. Participants will learn best practices for amplifying their research to broader publics as well as ways to engage in self-care to continue the work. Rashawn Ray is a Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research (LASSR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Elevate your programming skills in R! In this course, Dr. Bhagat-Conway will introduce participants to some of the best practices of professional software development. Participants will learn to structure their Python code into reusable functions and store those functions as separate scripts and/or packages. Matthew Wigginton Bhagat-Conway is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and a consultant in the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Want to learn more about reducing bias in research reviews? Take a look at this upcoming course! Students will learn to interpret the results of meta-analysis, including evidence of heterogeneity, assess included studies for risk of bias, evaluate risk of reporting biases (i.e., selective non-reporting of studies and results), rate confidence in a body of evidence using GRADE, and report results following the PRISMA guidelines. Evan Mayo-Wilson, MPA, DPhil is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health where he teaches a course on systematic reviews. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Check out this excellent opportunity to elevate your skills in designing web surveys! This course will provide an introduction to effectively designing web surveys to avoid common pitfalls that impact data quality and introduce measurement error. The course will focus on the following elements of web survey design – overall formatting and visual layout of screens, selecting and designing questions and response options (e.g., radio buttons, check boxes, grids, and open text fields), error and validation messaging, navigation elements, and usability. Michelle Temple is the Survey Consultant and Programmer for the Odum Institute with over 20 years of experience in social science research. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Want to bring your research methods to the next level? Check out this course today! In this workshop, Dr. Guest takes participants on a methodological journey, exploring a wide range of less-conventional data collection and analysis methods. Participants will learn how everyday things – e.g., household garbage, restroom graffiti, plastic toys – can be used in research to produce novel and valuable insights. Greg Guest, PhD. is an independent researcher and educator with more than 20 years of experience across the four primary research sectors – government, non-profit, corporate, and academic. Visit go.unc.edu/odumevents to take advantage of this amazing opportunity.