Dana Garbarski 8128 Sewell Social Sciences 1180 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 (608) 239-8174 dgarbars@ssc.wisc.edu Department of Sociology & Department of Population Health Sciences EDUCATION Ph.D. Sociology, (expected) May 2012 Dissertation: Dyadic and Dynamic Relationships: An Extension of the Socioeconomic Status-Health Framework Dissertation Committee: Theodore Gerber (Chair), Felix Elwert, Alberto Palloni, Nora Cate Schaeffer, Whitney Witt (Population Health Sciences) M.S. Population Health Sciences, (expected) May 2012 M.S. Sociology, May 2007 B.S. Sociology, May 2004 Concentration in Analysis and Research, Certificate in Criminal Justice RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS Sociology of health and illness; social stratification; the life course; demography; quantitative research methods; sociological research methods; survey methodology; statistics for social science PUBLICATIONS Garbarski, Dana, and Whitney P. Witt. Does Child Health Status Moderate Effects of Maternal Marital and Socioeconomic Factors on Maternal Health? Forthcoming paper in Journal of Family Issues. Garbarski, Dana, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Jennifer Dykema. 2011. Are Interactional Behaviors Exhibited When the Self-Reported Health Question is Asked Associated with Health Status? Social Science Research, 40(4), 1025-1036. Garbarski, Dana. 2010. Perceived Social Position and Health: Is there a Reciprocal Relationship? Social Science and Medicine, 70(5), 692-699. Garbarski, Dana, Nora Cate Schaeffer, Jennifer Dykema. 2009. Using Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors to Explain Variation in Responses to Self-Reported Health Questions. Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association. Schaeffer, Nora Cate, Jennifer Dykema, Dana Garbarski, and Douglas W. Maynard. 2008. Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors in Cognitive Assessments in a Survey Interview. Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association. Dana Garbarski Page 1 of 5
WORKS IN PROGRESS Garbarski, Dana. Dyadic and Dynamic Relationships: An Extension of the Socioeconomic Status-Health Framework. Dissertation in preparation. Schaeffer, Nora Cate, Dana Garbarski, Jeremy Freese, and Douglas W. Maynard. Beyond the Paradigmatic Call for Participation: Sample Members Questions and Their Placement. In preparation. Dykema, Jennifer, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Dana Garbarski. The Effects of Different Question Structures on Interactional Indicators of Respondent and Interviewer Processing of Physical and Mental Health Questions. In preparation. Dykema, Jennifer, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Dana Garbarski. Measuring Political Efficacy: A Comparison between Agree/Disagree Versus Construct-Specific Items. In preparation. Dykema, Jennifer, Kerryann DiLoreto, Kenneth D. Croes, Jeremy Beach, and Dana Garbarski. Factors Associated with Participation in the Collection of Saliva Samples by Mail in a Survey of Older Adults. In preparation. RESEARCH POSITIONS HELD Research Assistant, UW Survey Center Research Assistant, Center for Demography and Ecology, for Professor Nora Cate Schaeffer and the Wisconsin Trainee, Center for Demography and Ecology Sept. 2009-Sept. 2011 Research Assistant, Center for Demography and Ecology Sept. 2006-Aug.2009, for Professor Nora Cate Schaeffer and the Wisconsin Research Assistant, Center for Demography and Ecology July 2007-Aug. 2009, for Professor Doug Maynard and the Wisconsin Trainee, Center for Demography and Ecology Sept. 2004-Aug. 2006 Intern, Wisconsin Women s Council May 2005-Nov. 2005 State of Wisconsin Intern, Applied Population Laboratory Aug. 2003-Aug. 2004 Dana Garbarski Page 2 of 5
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor, Social Problems Madison College Guest lecturer, Sociology 360, Statistics for Sociology Jan. 2012-present Grader, Sociology 751, Survey Methods for Social Research Sept. 2011- Dec. 2011 Tutor, Sociology 360, Statistics for Sociology Sept. 2004- Dec. 2005 Grader, Sociology 633, Social Stratification Sept. 2004- Dec. 2004 SOFTWARE & PROGRAMMING CAPABILITIES Lisrel, Mplus, SAS, Sequence Viewer, Stata FELLOWSHIPS, TRAINEESHIPS, HONORS & AWARDS Winner of RTI International Research Challenge 2012 RTI International will field the experiment Improving Measurement of Self-Reported Health: Effects of Question Context and Response Order, designed by Dana Garbarski, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Jennifer Dykema Population Association of America Poster Award 2009 Population Health Sciences Graduate Student Travel Award 2009 Preliminary PhD Exams Passed, UW-Madison Sociology Demography (James Raymo, Chair) 2008 Social Stratification (Robert Hauser, Chair) 2007 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship-Honorable Mention 2005 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institute of Aging Predoctoral Trainee 2004-2006, 2009-2011 REFEREED PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Dykema, Jennifer, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Dana Garbarski. 2011. "Measuring Political Efficacy: A Comparison between Agree/Disagree Versus Construct-Specific Items." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, November, Chicago, IL. Schaeffer, Nora Cate, Dana Garbarski, Jeremy Freese, and Douglas W. Maynard. May 2011. Beyond the Paradigmatic Call for Participation: Sample Members Questions and Their Placement. Paper presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association for Public Option Research, Phoenix, AZ. Dana Garbarski Page 3 of 5
Garbarski, Dana, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Jennifer Dykema. May 2010. Using Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors to Identify Mapping Difficulties in Responses to Self-Reported Health Questions. Paper presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Association for Public Option Research, Chicago, IL. Garbarski, Dana. April 2010. Dyadic and Dynamic Relationships: An Extension of the SES- Health Framework. Paper presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Dallas, TX. Garbarski, Dana, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Jennifer Dykema. May 2009. Using Verbal and Paralinguistic Behaviors to Explain Variation in Self-Reported Health Items. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL. Dykema, Jennifer, Nora Cate Schaeffer, and Dana Garbarski. May 2009. The Effects of Different Question Structures on Interactional Indicators of Respondent and Interviewer Processing of Physical and Mental Health Questions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL. Garbarski, Dana, and Whitney P. Witt. April 2009. Direct and Indirect Pathways to Health and Mental Health Outcomes for Mothers of Children with Chronic Illness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Detroit, MI. (Winner of PAA Poster Award.) Garbarski, Dana, Jennifer Dykema, and Nora Cate Schaeffer. May 2008. Paralinguistic Measures of Response Error in Cognitive Assessments in a Survey Interview. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, New Orleans, LA. Garbarski, Dana. April 2008. Subjective Social Status and Self-Reported Health: Reciprocal and Reverse Relationships. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA. Garbarski, Dana. August 2007. The Effect of Subjective Social Status on Self-Reported Health: The Role of Gender, Marriage, and Social Participation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY. Schaeffer, Nora Cate, Jennifer Dykema, Dana Garbarski, and Douglas W. Maynard. May 2007. Cognitive Ability and Paralinguistic Measures of Response Error. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Anaheim, CA. Dana Garbarski Page 4 of 5
SERVICE Field Reviewer for Public Opinion Quarterly, Social Science and Medicine, Sociological Forum Department Graduate Program and Planning Committee, Fall 2010-Fall 2011 Evaluation and Improvement of Instruction Committee, Spring 2008 Hospitality Committee, Spring 2004 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Association for Public Opinion Research American Sociological Association Population Association of America REFERENCES Professor Theodore Gerber Department of Sociology tgerber@ssc.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5033 Professor Nora Cate Schaeffer Department of Sociology schaeffe@ssc.wisc.edu, (608) 262-3868 Professor Whitney Witt Department of Population Health Sciences wwitt@wisc.edu, (608) 265-6290 Dana Garbarski Page 5 of 5