LASC Special Lecture: Practical and Scientific Challenges of Collecting Survey Data in Latin America

by Mariano Sana, Associate Professor, Sociology, Vanderbilt University

Friday, November 30, 2012, 12:00
IBS Rm. 155B

Please join the Latin American Studies Center and IBS to hear Mariano Sana, Associate Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University and visiting IBS fellow, talk about the “Practical and Scientific Challenges of Collecting Survey Data in Latin America.” Dr. Sana has extensive research experience in data collection issues typically ignored by methodological manuals but that are nevertheless ubiquitous.  Drawing from his experience conducting surveys in Latin America, he will address the particular challenges of working in poor areas and with migrant communities.  He will also highlight available data sources, funding sources and key recommendations for scholars interested in gathering their own data.