Educational Background

• Ph.D. 2007; Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
  Areas of Specialization: Gender, Family, and Survey Methodology
  Dissertation: Doing Gender When Home and Work are Blurred: Women, and Sex-Atypical Tasks in Family Farming
  Committee: Monica K. Johnson (Chair), Don Dillman, Irenee Beattie
• M.A., 2004; Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
  Thesis: Family Structure and Adult Well-Being: The Effects of Duration, Timing, Transitions, and Recentness
  Committee: Scott M. Myers (Chair), Monica K. Johnson, Viktor Gecas
• B.A., 2001; Sociology, Family Studies, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Honors and Awards

• Sociology Outstanding Dissertation Award, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 2006
• Student fellowship for the Second International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology, Miami, FL January 11-15, 2006.
• Dolan Scholarship, Washington State University Sociology, Pullman, WA, 2005
• Dolan Scholarship, Washington State University Sociology, Pullman, WA, 2004
• United States Department of Agriculture Spot Award, 2001
• Cum Laude, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 2001
• Dean's List, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1998-2001

Professional Affiliations

• American Association for Public Opinion Research
• American Sociological Association (Sections: Family; Race, Gender and Class; Sex and Gender)
• American Statistical Association
• Rural Sociological Society
• Society for Women in Sociology
• World Association for Public Opinion Research

Selected Publications

• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Allison O’Neill. Forthcoming “Using the Internet to Survey Small Towns and Communities: Limitations and Possibilities in the early 21st Century.” American Behavioral Scientist.
• Smyth, Jolene D. and Jennie E. Pearson. Forthcoming. “Internet Survey Methods: A Review of Strengths, Weaknesses, and Innovations.” in Marcel Das, Peter Ester, and Lars Kaczmirek (eds.) Social Research and the Internet (a volume in the European Association of Methodology series).
• Dillman, Don A., Jolene D. Smyth, and Lean Melani Christian. 2009. Internet, Mail and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Mallory McBride. 2009. "Open-Ended Questions in Web Surveys: Can Increasing the Size of Answer Spaces and Providing Extra Verbal Instructions Improve Response Quality?" Public Opinion Quarterly. 73:325-337.
• Christian, Leah Melani and Jolene D. Smyth. 2008. "Visual Communication." In Lavrakas, P. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Christian, Leah Melani and Jolene D. Smyth. 2008. "Graphical Language." In Lavrakas, P. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Christian, Leah Melani and Jolene D. Smyth. 2008. "Aural Communication." In Lavrakas, P. (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Chivers, Sarah and Jolene D. Smyth. Forthcoming. "Challenging Our Textbooks and Our Teachings: Examining the Reproduction of Racism in the Sociology Classroom." In Coates, R (ed) Covert Racism–Experiences, Identity, and Theory. Roxbury Publishing Company.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, and Leah Melani Christian. 2008. "Does 'Yes or No' on the Telephone Mean the Same as 'Check-All-That-Apply' on the Web?" Public Opinion Quarterly. 72:103-113.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth. 2007. "The Effects of Mode and Format On Answers to Scalar Questions in Telephone and Web Surveys." in Lepkowski, J., Tucker, C., Brick, M., DeLeeuw, E., Japec, L., Lavrakas, P., Link, M.,and Sangster, R. (Eds.) Advances in Telephone Survey Methodology. New York: Wiley-Interscience.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth. 2007. "Helping Respondents Get it Right the First Time: The Relative Influence of Words, Symbols, and Graphics in Web and Telephone Surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly. 71(1):113-125.
• Dillman, Don A. and Jolene D. Smyth. 2007. "Design Effects in the Transition from Telephone to Web-Based Surveys." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 32(5S): S90-S96.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian. 2007. "Context Effects in Web Surveys: New Issues and Evidence." Chapter 27 in The Handbook of Internet Psychology. Oxford University Press.
• Stern, Michael J., Don A. Dillman and Jolene D. Smyth. 2007. "Visual Design, Order Effects, and Respondent Characteristics in a Self-Administered Survey." Survey Research Methods. 1(3):121-138.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. 2006. "Comparing Check-All and Forced-Choice Question Formats in Web Surveys." Public Opinion Quarterly. 70(1):66-77.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. 2006. "Effects of Using Visual Design Principles to Group Response Options in Web Surveys." International Journal of Internet Science. 1(1):6-16.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. 2004. "How Visual Grouping Influences Answers to Internet Surveys." 2004 American Statistical Association Proceedings. p. 4890-4897.
  

RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL REPORTS

• Smyth, Jolene D. 2007. "Family Farming and Ranching in Washington Research Results." Washington State University Department of Community and Rural Sociology Information Series #01-07. http://www.crs.wsu.edu/1-07-farmranchwa.pdf.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth. 2005. "Instructing Web and Telephone Respondents to Report Date Answers in a Format Desired by the Surveyor" Social and Economic Sciences Research Center Technical Report #05-067.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. 2005. "Comparing Check-All and Forced-choice Question Formats in Web Surveys: The Role of Satisficing, Depth of Processing, and Acquiescence in Explaining Differences." Social and Economic Sciences Research Center Technical Report #05-029.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. 2004. "How Visual Grouping Influences Answers to Internet Surveys." Social and Economic Sciences Research Center Technical Report #04-023.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS

• Smyth, Jolene D., Kristen Olson, and Ashley Richards. "Unraveling Mode Preferences."
• Jennie Pearson, Ying Wang, Kristen Olson, and Jolene D. Smyth. "Development of a new scale to measure literacy without a reading assessment."
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Measuring Femininity and Masculinity with a Ruler: The Gender Perceptions Scale."
• Smyth, Jolene D. Unresolved Issues in Multiple Answer Questions.
• Dillman, Don A., Jolene D. Smyth, Leah Melani Christian, and Allison O;Neill. "A New Methodology for Rural Community Sample surveys by Mail or the Web: Experimental Results from Recent Tests"
• Smyth, Jolene D. "The Relationship Between Farm Work and Femininity"
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Producing and Maintaining Femininity in the Farm and Ranch Setting."
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Gender and Mental Health in the Farm and Ranch Setting."
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Chiming Bells or Warning Knells: The Gendered Effects of Union Status, Duration, and Transitions on Internalizinng and Externalizing Outcomes."
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Comin' or Goin': The Effects of Marriage and Cohabitation Entrance and Exit Transitions on Adult Well-Being."

Conference Presentations/Invited Lectures

• Smyth, Jolene D. 2009. "The Relationship Between Farm Work and Femininity." Presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society. Madison, WI. July 30-August 2, 2009.
• Smyth, Jolene D. 2009. "How to be Appropriately Feminine on the Farm: The Importance of Gender Products." presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society. Madison, WI. July 30-August 2, 2009.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Kristen Olson, and Ashley Richards. 2009. “Unraveling Mode Preference.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL, May 14-17, 2009.
• Stern, Michael, Jolene D. Smyth, and Jeanette Mendez. 2009. “The Influence of Question Salience on Response Order Effects in a Self-Administered Survey.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research, Hollywood, FL, May 14-17, 2009.
• Person, Jennie, Ying Wang, Kristen Olson, and Jolene D. Smyth. 2009. “Development of a New Scale to Measure Literacy Without a Reading Assessment.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Hollywood, FL, May 14-17, 2009.
• Dillman, Don A., and Jolene D. Smyth. "A New Methodology for Rural Community Sample Surveys by Mail or the Web: Experimental Results from Recent Test." Presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society. Manchester, NH, July 28–31, 2008.
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Unresolved Issues in Multiple-Answer Questions." Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research. New Orleans, LA, May 15–18, 2008.
• Dillman, Don A., Jolene D. Smyth, Leah Melani Christian, and Allison O'Neill. "Combining Mail and Internet Methods to Conduct Household Surveys of the General Public: A New Methodology?" Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research. New Orleans, LA, May 15–18, 2008.
• Dillman, Don A. and Jolene D. Smyth. "Bringing Back the Open-Ended Question: Results from Eight Experiments." Presented at the American Statistical Association Joint Statistical meetings. Salt lake City, Utah. July 28—August 2, 2007.
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Grain, Cattle, and Gender? The Products of Family Farming and Ranching in Washington State." Presented at the Joint Annual Meetings of the Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. May 30–June 3, 2007.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman & Leah Melani Christian. "Improving Response Quality in List-Style Open-Ended Questions in Web and Telephone Surveys." Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Anaheim, CA, May 17–20, 2007.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, & Jolene D. Smyth. "After a Decade of Development: A Visual Design Framework for How Respondents Process Survey Information." Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Anaheim, CA, May 17–20, 2007.
• Smyth, Jolene D. "From Fixin's to Fencing: Washington Women's Perspectives." Presented at the 3rd Annual Women and Agriculture Conference. Wenatchee, WA, March 23–24, 2007.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Mallory McBride. "Open Ended Questions in Telephone and Web Surveys." Presented at the World Association of Public Opinion Research Conference. Montreal, Canada, May 16–18, 2006.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth. "Is it Possible to Obtain Equivalent Answers to Scalar Questions in Web and Telephone Surveys?" Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research Conference. Montreal, Canada, May 18–21, 2006.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, and Leah Melani Christian. "Does 'Yes or No' on the Telephone Mean the Same as 'Check-All-That-Apply' on the Web?" Presented at the Second International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology. Miami, Florida, January 12–15, 2006.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth. "The Effects Mode and Format on Answers to Scalar Questions in Telephone and Web Surveys" Presented at the Second International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology. Miami, Florida, January 12–15, 2006.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. "Comparing Check-All and Forced-Choice Question Formats in Web Surveys: The Role of Satisficing, Depth of Processing, and Acquiescence in Explaining Differences" Presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Miami Beach, FL, May 12–15, 2005.
• Christian, Leah Melani, Don A. Dillman, and Jolene D. Smyth. "Helping Respondents Get it Right the First Time: The Relative Influence of Words, Symbols, and Graphics in Web and Telephone Surveys." Presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Miami Beach, FL. May 12–15, 2005.
• Smyth, Jolene D. "Chiming Bells or Warning Knells: The Gendered Effects of Union Status, Duration, and Transitions on Internalizing and Externalizing Outcomes." Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association. Portland, OR. April 7–10, 2005.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Leah Melani Christian, and Don A. Dillman. "How the Science of Surveying Can help explain Drastically Different Reports of Student Behavior." Washington State University Showcase poster presentation. April 2005.
• Smyth, Jolene D., Don A. Dillman, Leah Melani Christian, and Michael J. Stern. "How Visual Grouping Influences Answers to Internet Surveys." Presented at the American Association of Public Opinion Research. Phoenix, AZ. May 13–16, 2004.
• Stern, Michael J., Don A. Dillman, Jolene D. Smyth, and Leah Melani Christian. "The Uses of Paradata for Evaluating Alternative Versions of Web Survey Questions." Presented at the World Association of Public Opinion Research. Phoenix, AZ. May 11–13, 2004.
• Chivers, Sarah and Jolene D. Smyth. "The Conceptual Status of Race: Discussions of Race in Sociology Text Books." Presented at the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Couch-Stone Symposium. Vancouver B.C., Canada. February 26–28, 2004.
• Stern, Michael J. and Jolene D. Smyth. "Perceived Influence, Commitment to Marriage and Sex." Presented at the GRACe Symposium, Pullman, WA. February 13, 2004.
• Dillman, Don A., Jolene D. Smyth, Leah M. Christian, and Michael Stern. "Multiple Answer Questions in Self-Administered Surveys: The Use of Check-All-That-Apply and Forced-Choice Question Formats." Presented at the American Statistical Association Annual Meetings 2003.

Professional Development Activities

• Designing Scales for Survey Questionnaires, Short Course by Jon A. Krosnick. American Association of Public Opinion Research Annual Meeting. May 12, 2005.
  
• National Longitudinal Survey Young Adult Data Workshop. Columbus, OH. June 27-30, 2005.

Service

• Department Search Committee, UNL, Survey Research and Methodology Program, 2008
• Graduate Studies Committee, UNL, Survey Research and Methodology Program, 2008
• Graduate Admissions Committee, UNL, Survey Research and Methodology Program, 2008
• Graduate Appeals/Human Relations Committee, UNL, Sociology, 2008
• Peer Reviewer For: Journal of Official Statistics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Sociological Methods and Review, and Field Methods