Research done well
2022 AT A GLANCE
63
Completed projects for faculty, staff and students
46
Completed projects for the State of Nebraska and other entities
32
Grants in progress
$1.9
million dollars in 2021-2022 Revenue
BOSR has provided research assistance to University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty, departments, administrative units and students since 1964. Operating as a "one-stop research shop" in Oldfather Hall, BOSR develops and manages mail, web, telephone and in-person surveys as well as focus groups. Whether you are a researcher looking to find out more about the services we provide, or a study participant wanting to know more about the surveys we are conducting, we invite you to learn more about our projects, staff and services.
The people at BOSR are wonderful. They have always been flexible and eager to work on my projects, even when those projects were small and quirky. They provided excellent advice on research design, administered the projects efficiently and with good cheer, and consistently came in on budget. They have been an invaluable resource.
“The Bureau of Sociological Research has been amazing partner with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources as we developed our framework for transforming graduate education in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.”
Featured Partnerships
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- Partner: UNL Doctoral Student, Stephanie Kennedy
- Project: Doctoral Defense Research Project
- Audience: National Grazinglands Coalition Ranchers
- Methods completed:
Web survey - BOSR contributions:
Questionnaire design
Programmed the survey into a Web survey platform (Qualtrics)
Methodology development
Project management
Data analysis - Outcome:
BOSR contributions were used in the researcher’s successful doctoral defense.
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- Partner: UNMC Faculty, Paraskevi Farazi
- Project: Nebraska Cancer Prevention Survey
- Audience: Nebraska adult populations and Nebraska farmers
- Methods completed:
Mailed survey - BOSR contributions:
Questionnaire design
Methodology development
Data collection
Project management
Data entry and processing
Data weighting - Outcome:
BOSR enabled us to conduct our survey in the most efficient manner. They were with us in every step of the process; from study design to survey design, survey delivery and data provision.
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- Partner: Dean Tiffany Heng-Moss
- Project: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) Graduate Education
- Audience: CASNR and Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) stakeholders
- Methods completed:
Web survey
Focus groups and interviews
Data entry and processing - BOSR contributions:
Questionnaire design
Methodolgy development
Project management
Quantitative data collection - Outcome:
A successful collaboration helped determine the vision for IANR graduate education and push the boundaries of traditional academic education.
