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NORC at the University Chicago

Stephen Schacht

Pronouns: He/Him

Principal Research Scientist
Education & Child Development
Stephen is an expert in research methodology and applied statistics.

As a principal research scientist, Stephen leads data collection and quality assurance activities, statistical analysis, evaluations, and reporting activities associated with survey and administrative data. He has extensive experience working with large datasets, including data mining applications.

He led data delivery and dissemination for the Gates Millennium Scholars Tracking and Longitudinal Study, the Survey of Earned Doctorates, the Survey of Doctorate Recipients, and the High School and Beyond Survey. Currently, he is the project director for the College Board Admitted Class Evaluation Services™ system, which produces semi-automated admission and course placement validity studies for institutions.

Before joining NORC, Stephen worked at SPSS Inc. (now IBM SPSS), where he trained and consulted with researchers, government agencies, and private sector companies on issues involving the applications of statistics and data analysis. He also wrote and led statistical and data mining training courses.

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Expertise

Education

MA

Hofstra University

BA

Cornell University

Project Contributions

Survey of Doctorate Recipients

The only comprehensive data on U.S.-trained doctorate holders in science, engineering, and health

Client:

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics at the National Science Foundation (NCSES/NSF)

The Survey of Earned Doctorates

The most comprehensive annual census of new research doctorate recipients from U.S. institutions

Client:

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

High School and Beyond Sixth Follow-Up Survey

Ongoing study of 1980 sophomores/seniors tracks influence of education and labor on health and aging

Client:

University of Minnesota

Graduate Research Fellowship Program Pilot Project

Innovating data collection methods to track National Science Foundation research fellowship outcomes

Client:

National Science Foundation

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Project

Using visual mapping to enhance the usefulness and accessibility of the nation’s employment data

Client:

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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