Research Professor, ISR

 Couper received a PhD in sociology from Rhodes University. His current research interests include survey non-response, design and implementation of survey data collection, effects of technology on the survey process, and computer-assisted interviewing, including both interviewer-administered (CATI and CAPI) and self-administered (Web, audio-CASI, IVR) surveys. Many of his current projects focus on the design of Web surveys.

Selected Publications:

Groves, R.M., Fowler, F.J. Jr., Couper, M.P., Lepkowski, J.M., Singer, E., and Tourangeau, R. (2009), Survey Methodology, 2^nd Edition. New York: Wiley.

Couper, M.P. (2008), Designing Effective Web Surveys. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Groves, R.M., and Couper, M.P. (1998), Nonresponse in Household Interview Surveys. New York: Wiley.

Toepoel, V., and Couper, M.P. (2011), "Can Verbal Instructions Counteract Visual Context Effects in Web Surveys?" Public Opinion Quarterly, 75 (1): 1-18.

Couper, M.P. Kennedy, C., Conrad, F.G., and Tourangeau, R. (2010), "Designing Input Fields for Non-Narrative Open-Ended Responses in Web Surveys." Journal of Official Statistics, 27 (1): 1-22.

Couper, M.P., Singer, E., Conrad, F.G., and Groves, R.M. (2010), "An Experimental Study of Disclosure Risk, Disclosure Harm, Incentives, and Survey Participation." Journal of Official Statistics, 26 (2), 287-300.

Couper, M.P., Tourangeau, R., and Marvin, T. (2009), "Taking the Audio out of Audio-CASI." Public Opinion Quarterly, 73 (2): 281-303.