What kind of training do interviewers receive?
Our Interviewers are highly trained professionals. Each year they attend two or more days of training in Ames, reviewing and learning interview protocols for each component of the study on which they work. Before they are allowed to contact family members, Interviewers must demonstrate that they understand interviewer techniques in theory and in practice and fully realize the tremendous responsibility they have as members of the research team who have direct contact with study participants. Our Interviewer staff is comprised of telephone Interviewers who work out of the ISBR CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) lab in Ames, as well as members of our Field Staff, which includes the Interviewers and Camerapersons who visit you in person. For the current wave of data collection, we have 5 CATI Interviewers and about 6 Field Staff. The Family Transitions Project is dedicated to providing the best possible experience in terms of your working relationship with employees representing
