Lee Carlson Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

The National Opinion Research Center conducts social science research projects. Every 6-8 months I take on a new project and the supervision of a new team of 15-20 Field Interviewers living all over the US who enter respondent’s homes to conduct interviews and gather data according to strict scientific protocols. I establish rapport with each team, coordinate their movements, strategize with them to locate respondents and gain cooperation from study participants. I train my teams in the unique details of each new study and its specific databases and programs. Interviewers are cold calling the public in person or by phone and I am their trainer, mentor, motivator, strategic coordinator and accountable supervisor. To succeed, I employ strong interpersonal skills, high organization and efficient tracking of details in multiple processes proceeding concurrently. I’m able to teach, inspire and motivate employees who do challenging, independent, creative work without the traditional support of a physical central office space. I keep each worker on track to meet specific production goals within the timeframe and budget of each project. Typically, I have single responsibility for seeing my team conduct between 500 and 900 interviews in 6-8 months with respondents from varied socio-economic backgrounds living in varied communities across the United States. I also handle their expense reports, timesheets, travel by car and air and cash payments to respondents accounting for 10-40,000 dollars per project.

Multiple Us Cities-Traveler

I began with NORC as a Field Interviewer. My role was to locate and interview 50-150 respondents per study, usually in person. Essential skills I mastered were scientifically valid research methodology, effective use of interviewing programs, the art of sales, emotional intelligence, high organization and autonomous self-motivation. The interviews were conducted with a laptop questionnaire. I documented all interactions in a specialized case history database. Sometimes I collected bio samples and took physical measures. The work required coordinating numerous appointments in various locations. Overnight travel was sometimes involved. I’ve learned to quickly establish trust with all types of people in diverse cultural and physical settings. I’ve made personal, face to face connections and been invited into homes in public housing projects, isolated rural areas, affluent gated communities. I’ve interviewed people in prisons, hospitals, bars and sidewalk cafes. Interview questions are often intimately personal and may involve questions about personal finances, sexuality, mental and physical health, illegal activity and employment. Interviewing taught me how to accomplish a delicate, difficult task in a way that is both professional and personally engaging.

Belltown, Seattle

New Horizons is a drop in Center and outreach program to street involved youth and young adults located in downtown Seattle. As Chaplain, my priority was to befriend and counsel the youth, foster their interpersonal and spiritual growth while also serving in a case management capacity helping them with practical life skills, connecting them with needed services to move out of street life into stable situations. I was also a supervisor and trainer for our large volunteer staff. I did public speaking in the community to educate about the needs and realities of homeless youth at 3 annual training events. I made extensive street outreach to all the neighborhoods of the city both day and night. My secondary role was in providing pastoral care and counsel to 30-50 volunteer outreach workers and 14 paid staff members.

Associate'S Degree, Fine And Studio Arts

65 Additional Credits, Art And Psychology

Activities and Societies: Other Schools attended, comprising 65 credits beyond associates degree: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis /.