Summer Institute on Research Methodology 2011

Summer Institute on Research Methodology

The Oregon State University Summer Institute on Research Methodology is sponsored by the College of Health and Human Sciences Methodology Core and the Center for Healthy Aging Research.This year’s seminars will be held in the Autzen Classroom at the Oregon State University Valley Library. The Valley Library is in the heart of the OSU campus. (Click here for Interactive Map.)

Objective

To teach advanced research methods to participants who are already familiar with basic statistics.

Faculty

Dr. Alan C Acock: The seminars will be led by Alan C. Acock who is the University Distinguished Professor for Family Research and the Knudson Chair for Family Policy & Research at Oregon State University. He has a leading book on Stata and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Structural Equation Modeling. Dr. Acock has numerous publications involving advanced statistical applications in the social sciences.

Dr. Isaac Washburn is from the Oregon Social Learning Center. Dr. Washburn will be a co-instructor for the workshop. He has extensive expertise working with multilevel and longitudinal analysis using both Stata and Mplus. Dr. Washburn’s work has focused on developmental processes in adolescence and finding predictors and successful interventions for those processes.

Dr. Shannon Wanless is from the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia. Dr. Wanless will be a co-instructor for the workshop. She has extensive expertise working with multilevel and longitudinal applications using Mplus and Stata. Dr. Wanless has applied these analytic techniques to cross-cultural research on early self-regulation and the implementation of interventions to support the development of this skill.

About the Summer Institute

Introductory and advanced coursework using Mplus and Stata will be offered during the Institute. Participants in the Stata session are expected to be comfortable with multiple regression and participants in the Mplus session should also have some familiarity with factor analysis. No knowledge of Mplus or Stata is assumed. These two courses can be taken independently or combined. Applied examples will be used throughout the workshops, with hands-on computer analysis experience.

Stata & Multilevel/Longitudinal Models using Stata July 12-13
Day one –No background using Stata is necessary. The Stata package will be introduced. This session includes an introduction to data management using Stata. A brief review of using Stata for statistical analysis and graphic presentations through regression analysis with continuous, binary, categorical, and count outcome variables will be presented. An introduction to multiple imputation will conclude the session.

Day two –Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling have become the new entry point for major research projects. Stata offers exceptional capabilities for this type of analysis and is much simpler to use than most of the alternative software. This will include model estimation commands and graphics commands. We will also introduce these applications when the data are categorical.
*Those who have a background in Stata and are interested in multilevel analysis/longitudinal analysis may elect to register for just the second day.

Mplus and Longitudinal Modeling Using Mplus July 14-15
Day three –No background using Mplus or any other SEM package is necessary. This first day will introduce Mplus and cover exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and an introduction to growth curves.

Day four –– Growth curves with time invariant and time varying covariates will be presented, as well as growth mixture modeling. The second day will cover concurrent and longitudinal multilevel analysis using Mplus, including diagnostic analyses, Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian estimators, and effect sizes.
*Those who have a background in Mplus and are interested in advanced applications of growth curves and multilevel analysis may elect to register just the second day.

Please refer all questions about the agenda/program to: rena.thayer@oregonstate.edu

Registration

Registration is now closed. Please check back this spring to register for the 2012 institute.

The fee is $325 for the two-day Stata Course and $325 for the two-day Mplus Course. The combination of both courses is $600. (Graduate students: $250 for two days & $400 for four days)

The fee is $175 for individual days. (Graduate students: $150)
These fees include all workshop materials, use of a computer with Stata & Mplus installed for the days of the workshop, lunch each day, and dinner on July 13th.

Please direct questions about registration to:
OSU Conference Services
541-737-9300
800-678-6311 toll free
conferences@oregonstate.edu

Oregon State University

Travel to Corvallis

We suggest that participants make arrangements for travel as soon as possible. Directions and shuttle information from either Portland International (PDX) or the Eugene (EUG) airports are available here.

Corvallis Slideshow

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Please check back this spring to register for the 2012 institute.

Accommodations

A select number of rooms are available at Oregon State University’s headquarter hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, at a special group rate of $99 per night. The Hilton Garden Inn is located just across the street from OSU and a convenient walk to the Valley Library where your meeting is taking place. Parking is free for guests in the Hilton lot.

Make your reservation by calling the Hilton Garden Inn directly @ 541-752-5000. To ensure that you receive the Institute rate, mention that you are with the Summer Institute on Research Methodology.

Additional Corvallis hotels can be found at: http://www.hotel-rates.com/us/oregon/corvallis/

Dormitory rooms are available in historic Weatherford Hall in the heart of the OSU campus. Rates are $50/night for single occupancy dorm room. Rooms are equiped with basic furniture, linens, blanket, pillow, towel and wireless internet. Layout is European style with shared restrooms located on each floor. Dormitory rooms are NOT air conditioned. Reservations for rooms can be made on the course registration page.

Parking

Need parking on campus? Thre is limited parking at the Valley libary, 2 hour maximum meters are available. If you rather, you can pay and park at the stadium and ride the shuttle or walk to the library.Please visit this link to pre-pay and print out your parking pass for the stadium lot. Parking at the Hilton is free if you are a guest of the hotel.

For shuttle and pay lot information please visit the Parking Services website.

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