Seminar: Improving Measurement of Physical Exercise Using SMS Diaries

Improving Measurement of Physical Exercise Using SMS Diaries Speaker: Philip Brenner, Ph.D. Wednesday, October 1st,  2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm Live location: Yawkey Center, Rm. 307, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02115 UMB webcast group viewing location: UMass-Boston Healey Library, Lower Level 3501 Lunch will be served for registrants at both sites REGISTER NOW Topics for the seminar will include: What is the role of identity and question directness in overreporting of physical activity? and how are they related? How can direct questions encourage reactivity? Can using an SMS diary improve measurement validity? A live webinar will be available the day of the event through the following LINK for those unable to attend in-person. Registration Registration is open to all in the UMass Boston, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and Harvard communities. Preferred registration for the seminar is Monday, September 29th.  Please be sure to register in advance. REGISTER TODAY About the Presenter      Philip Brenner is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Senior Research Fellow in the Center for Survey Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston.  He received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and completed post-doctoral training in survey methodology at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.  His r...
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