Timothy P. Johnson (sociologist)

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Timothy P. Johnson is professor emeritus of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. His research focuses on research methods, social epidemiology, and survey methodology.

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Education and career

He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky and MA in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. [1] He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles, [2] ranging from survey measurement and nonresponse errors, health behaviors of marginalized populations, and cross-cultural research. He has published five books: Advances in Comparative Survey Methods, [3] Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Substance Abuse, [4] Handbook of Health Survey Methods, [5] Hard to Survey Populations, [6] and Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts. [7]

He joined UIC in 1989 and served on over 80 dissertation committees. [8] He also directed UIC's Survey Research Laboratory from 1996 to 2019. [9] Since 2019, he has been a Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago. [10]

He is known for his professional association leadership, including serving as 2021-2022 president of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, 2017-2018 president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), and 2016-2018 president of the Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations.

Recognition

In 2007, University of Kentucky Department of Sociology presented him with the Thomas R. Ford Distinguished Alumnus award. [1] In 2014, he was named Fellow of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research. [11]

He was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2015. [12] In 2023, he was honored with the AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Johnson, Timothy P. | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs". University of Illinois at Chicago . Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Timothy P. Johnson". Google Scholar . Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Timothy (October 2018). Advances in Comparative Survey Methods: Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC). Wiley Publishing. ISBN   978-1-118-88498-0.
  4. ↑ VanGeest, J. B.; Johnson, T. P.; Alemagno, S. A. (2017). Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Substance Abuse. Springer Press. ISBN   978-3-319-55978-0.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Tim (2014). Handbook of Health Survey Methods. Wiley Publishing. ISBN   978-1-118-00232-2.
  6. ↑ Tourangeau, Roger; Johnson, Timothy (2014). Hard-to-Survey Populations. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9781139381635.
  7. ↑ Harkness, Janet; Johnson, Timothy (2010). Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts. Wiley Publishing. ISBN   978-0-470-17799-0.
  8. ↑ "CUPPA Emeritus Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs". University of Illinois at Chicago . 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  9. ↑ "John M. Kennedy Achievement Award". Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations. 2018. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  10. ↑ "Timothy Johnson | Senior Fellow". NORC at the University of Chicago. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  11. ↑ "MAPOR Fellows". Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ↑ "ASA Fellows". American Statistical Association. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  13. ↑ "The AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement". American Association for Public Opinion Research . 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
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