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Jay R. Levinsohn

Expertise

Data Capture Technologies
Project Management
Information System Design
Instrument Design, Evaluation, and Testing

Biography

Jay Levinsohn, PhD, has worked at RTI since 1974. He began his career in educational research by building large education databases from survey data. He then spent almost 15 years in information technology managing central computing services and assisting in the transition at RTI from mainframe computing to PC and PC server-based systems. In the last 8 years, he has been a department head in RTI’s Research Computing Division. He has over 30 years of experience in managing research projects, managing technical support services, and developing software applications. In the last several years, Dr. Levinsohn has focused on developing and deploying mobile computing systems. He has developed systems for the handheld Pocket PC to collect survey data in a variety of environments and for different applications.

Education

PhD, Quantitative Psychology (minor in Computer Science), University of North Carolina; MA, Quantitative Psychology, University of North Carolina; BS, Psychology, University of North Carolina.

Selected Publications

Zhang, Y., Levinsohn, J.R., Olive, B.J., Coombs, D.H., & Hill, C.A. (2008). Best Practices for Developing Smart Phone-Based Web Surveys and Systems. Presented at the IFD&TC 2008, New Orleans, LA, May 2008.

Zhang, Y., Kizakevich, P.N., Whitmore, R., Duncan, S., Levinsohn, J.R., Furberg, R., & Schulman, D.M. (2007). Pilot Study Result Using Mobile and Bluetooth Wireless Technologies in Longitudinal Data Collection. Presented at the International Field Directors and Technologies Conference, Santa Monica, CA, May 2007.

Jayanthi, B., Levinsohn, J.R., & Rodriguez, G. (2006). Automated Testing of the Census CFU Instrument. Presented at the 10th Annual FedCASIC Conference, Washington, DC, March 14, 2006.

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