Kari has spent over 20 years with NORC serving in various roles. She currently combines expertise in health research, client service, and business development in the capacity of Vice President.
Kari provides project leadership and methodological expertise to complex data collection and analysis projects for various federal agencies, foundations, and academic institutions. She leads multidisciplinary teams in the design, development, and delivery of complex survey data and analytic products used by policy makers and researchers in the health care, public health, criminal justice, and mental health arenas. Her expertise spans a range of data collection methodologies and modes, having directed large- and small-scale telephone, in-person, web, mail, and multi-mode survey projects.
Kari also assists with the development and implementation of initiatives and strategic approaches to grow, diversify, and enhance NORC's research and services portfolio. Her passion for business development coupled with her research expertise brings a unique perspective to new business opportunities.
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Education
PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
MA
University of Illinois at Chicago
BA
Hope College
Project Contributions
Publications
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For Participants | July 8, 2024
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opens in new tab"Children’s Eyewitness Lineup Accuracy One Year Later: The Role of Social Support and Working Memory Capacity."
Journal Article | December 9, 2019
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opens in new tab"Risk Factors for Problem Gambling in California: Demographics, Comorbidities and Gambling Participation."
Journal Article | June 7, 2018
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"Using Administrative Data Proactively to Aid in Data Collection for New Respondent Panels for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey."
Journal Article | August 30, 2017
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opens in new tab"Where to Start: An Evaluation of Primary Data-Collection Modes in an Address-Based Sampling Design."
Journal Article | June 1, 2015
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"Measurement Consequences of Mode Switching in Multimode ABS Surveys: Experiments in Case Flow Design."
Journal Article | August 27, 2013
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"¿Hola or Hello? A Priori Assignment of Interview Language using Demographic Flags."
Journal Article | August 26, 2013
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opens in new tab"A Matter of Time: The Value and Optimal Timing of Follow-Up Questionnaire Mailings in a Multimode Survey."
Journal Article | August 4, 2013