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Mengyao Hu

Assistant Research Scientist at the University of Michigan

Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA maggiehu@umich.edu

Education

May 2018 Ph.D. in Survey Methodology

Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

May 2013 M.S. in Survey Methodology Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

May 2013 M.S. in Nutritional Sciences School of Public Health, University of Michigan Jul 2010

B.S. in Biological Sciences

Fudan University

Professional Experience Sep 2019 – Present

Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Mar 2018 – Aug 2019

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Sep 2011 – May 2018

Research Assistant, Survey Methodology Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Sep 2012 – Sep 2016 Survey Methodologist, International Survey Research Unit, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Sep 2013 – Dec 2015 Graduate Student Instructor, Survey Methodology Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 Survey Methodology Research Intern, Nielsen, Measurement Science - Research Methods Center of Innovation (RM-COI), Tampa, FL.

Jul 2011 – Oct 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey Research Intern, FG Consulting Co., LTD, Guangzhou, P.R.China.

Publications Publications

Lee, S., Hu, M., Liu, M. & Kelley, J. (forthcoming). Quantitative Evaluation of Response Scale Translation through a Randomized Experiment of Interview Language with Bilingual English-Spanish-Speaking Latino Respondents. In M. Sha (Eds.), The Essential Role of Language in Survey Research. RTI Press.

Smith, J., Hu, M. & Lee, H. (forthcoming). Measuring life course events and experiences using the life history survey of the Health and Retirement Study. In V. Freedman, Idler E. & J. Wilmoth (Eds.), Handbook of Social Sciences and Aging on retrospective life histories (9th edition). Academic Press.

Hu, M., Kirlin, J., West, B., He, W., Ong, A.R., Zhang, S., & Zhang, X. (2019) Estimation of Under-Reporting in Diary Surveys: An Application using the U.S. Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey. Journal of Survey

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Statistics and Methodology.

Xu, D. R., Hu, M., He, W., Liao, J., Cai, Y., Sylvia, S., ... & Zhang, N. (2019). Assessing the quality of primary healthcare in seven Chinese provinces with unannounced standardised patients: protocol of a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 9(2), e023997.

Ong, A. R., Hu, M., West, B. T., & Kirlin, J. A. (2018). Interviewer effects in food acquisition surveys. Public Health Nutrition, 1-13.

Hu, M., Lee, S., and Xu, H. (2018). Using Anchoring Vignette to Correct for Differential Response Scale Usage across Cultures. In T. P. Johnson, B-E. Pennell, I. A. L. Stoop, & B. Dorer (Eds.), Advances in comparative survey methods: Multicultural, multinational and multiregional contexts (3MC). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

Yan T., Hu, M. (2018). An Empirical Study Examining Translation and Respondents’ Use of Response Scales in Multinational, Multiregional and Multicultural (3MC) Surveys. In T. P. Johnson, B-E. Pennell, I. A. L. Stoop, & B. Dorer (Eds.), Advances in comparative survey methods: Multicultural, multinational and multiregional contexts (3MC). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.

Hu, M., Garrett, G., Kirlin, J., & West, B. (2017). Nonresponse and Underreporting Errors Increase over the Data Collection Week Based on Paradata from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey. The Journal of Nutrition. 147(5), 964-975.

Lee, S., Liu, M., & Hu, M. (2017). Relationship between Future Time Orientation and Item Nonresponse on Subjective Probability Questions: A Cross-Cultural Analysis. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 48(5), 698-717.

Hu, M., Sui, Y., Xie, F., & Shi, D. (2012). Telomere-Telomerase System and Cellular Redox Microenvironment. Acta Biophysica Sinica, 28(5), 411-421.

Liao, Z., Hu, M., Wang, J., et al. (2011). Study on the antioxidant effect of crocetin in interference of fatty liver cells. Acta Nutrimenta Sinica. (2), 021.

Under Review

Hu, M., Freedman, V.A., Ehrlich, J., Reed, N. S., Billington, C., & Kasper, J. Collecting objective measures of visual and auditory function in a national in-home survey of older adults. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. Submitted.

Hu, M., Lee, S., Xu, H., Smith, J. & Kapteyn, A. Improving anchoring vignette methodology using visual vignettes. Sociological Methods & Research. Submitted.*

*Seymour Sudman Student Paper Award at the 73rd American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference

Hu, M., He, W., Suolang, D., Zhang, S., West, B., Kirlin, J. A., & Zhang, X. Response patterns in a multi-day diary survey: implications for adaptive survey design. Survey Research Methods. Revised and re-submitted.

Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines Website Chapters

Hibben K.C., de Jong, J., Hu, M., Durow, J. & Guyer H. (2016). Study design and organizational structure. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/study-design-and-organization-structure.

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Orlowski, R. A., Antoun, C., Carlson, R. & Hu, M. (2016). Tenders, bids, and contracts. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/tenders-bids-contracts-chapter.

Hubbard, F., Lin, Y., Zahs, D. & Hu, M. (2016). Sample design. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/sample-design-chapter.

Harkness, J., Bilgen, I., Cazar, A. C., Hu, M., Huang, L., Lee, S., Liu, M., Miller, D., Stange, M., Villar, A. & Yan, T. (2016). Questionnaire design. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/questionnaire-design-chapter.

Mohler, P., Dorer, B., de Jong, J. & Hu, M. (2016). Translation: Overview. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/translation-chapter/translation-overview.

Mohler, P., Dorer, B., de Jong, J. & Hu, M. (2016). Adaptation. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/adaptation-chapter.

Caspar, R., Peytcheva, E., Yan, T., Lee, S., Liu, M. & Hu, M. (2016). Pretesting. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/pretesting-chapter.

Alcser, K., Clemens, J., Holland, L., Guyer, H. & Hu, M. (2016). Interviewer recruitment, selection, and training. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/interviewer-recruitment-selection-and-training-chapter.

Hu, M. (2016). Paradata and other auxiliary data. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/paradata-and-other-auxiliary-data-chapter.

Hu, M. (2016). Statistical analysis. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/statistical-analysis-chapter.

Hansen S. E., Benson, G., Bowers, A., Pennell, B.E., Lin, Y., Duffey, B., Hu, M. & Hibben K.C. (2016). Survey Quality. Guidelines for Best Practice in Cross-Cultural Surveys. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Retrieved June 2nd, 2018, from http://ccsg.isr.umich.edu/index.php/chapters/survey-quality-chapter.

Conference Papers and Presentations

Hu, M., Kirlin, J., West, B., He, W., Ong, A.R., Zhang, S., & Zhang, X. (May 2020) Estimation of Under-Reporting in Diary Surveys: An Application using the U.S. Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey. The

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75th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Atlanta, Georgia.

Hu, M., Freedman, V. A., Ehrlich, J., Reed, N. S., Billington, C., & Kasper, J. (May 2020) Collecting Objective Vision and Hearing Disability Data in a National In-Home Survey of Older Population. The 75th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Atlanta, Georgia.

Hu, M., Melipilla n, R., Zhang, X., & Smith, J. (Nov 2019). Evaluating Item Nonresponse in A Life History Calendar: An Analysis Of Memory Effects. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meetings 2018, Austin.

Ehrlich, J., Hu, M., Freedman, V. A., Reed, N. S., Billington, C., & Kasper, J. (Oct 2019) Introducing Vision Tests into the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) Network on Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the U.S. Meeting, Washington, DC.

Reed, N. S., Hu, M., Freedman, V. A., Ehrlich, J., Billington, C., & Kasper, J. (Oct 2019) Introducing Hearing Tests into the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA) Network on Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the U.S. Meeting, Washington, DC.

Hu, M., Melipilla n, E., Zhang, X., & Smith, J. (July 2019). Evaluating item nonresponse in life history calendar. 2019 European Survey Research Conference, Zagreb, Croatia.

Zhang, X., Hu, M., & Smith, J. (July 2019). How cognitive functioning accounts for inconsistent reporting: a case study from the Health and Retirement Study. 2019 European Survey Research Conference, Zagreb, Croatia.

Hu, M., Melipilla n, E. & Smith, J. (May 2019). Item nonresponse in HRS life history grid question associated with cognitive decline. The 74th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Toronto, Canada.

Hu, M., He, W., Suolang, D., Zhang, S., West, B., Kirlin, J. A., & Zhang, X. (May 2019). Response patterns in a multi-day diary survey: implications for adaptive survey design. The 74th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Toronto, Canada.

Hu, M., Melipilla n, E. & Smith, J. (March 2019). Multilevel analysis of memory effects in HRS life history survey. Health and Retirement Study Life History Survey Workshop, Ann Arbor.

Hu, M., Smith, J. & Lee, S. (November 2018). Improving Age and Racial / Ethnic subgroup Health Comparisons using Visual Anchoring Vignettes. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meetings 2018, Boston.

Hu, M. & Lee, S. (May 2018). Improving the Anchoring Vignette Methodology with Visual Vignettes. The 73rd Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Denver, Colorado.

Hu, M. & Lee, S. (March 2018). The Use of Images in Anchoring Vignette Methodology for Health Comparisons. Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Research and Policy Conference, Washington, DC.

Lee, S. & Hu, M. (March 2018). Ingroup Bias and Its Implications for Using Visual Images in Computerized Surveys. The Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) Workshop, Limerick, Ireland.

Hu, M., West, B. & Kirlin, J. (December 2017). The use of paradata to optimize data collection efficiency in food acquisition diary surveys. International Conference on Survey Methodology and Research, Chengdu, China.

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Yan, T., Keusch, F. & Hu, M. (November 2016). Impact of response scale direction on survey responses in a web survey. The first International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing, Miami, Florida.

Hu, M. & Yan, T. (July 2016). Comparing Scale Direction Effect among Hispanics vs Non-Hispanic Respondents. The 2nd International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts, Chicago, Illinois.

Hu, M., Lee, S. & Xu, H. (July 2016). Using Anchoring Vignettes to Improve Survey Data Quality. The 2nd International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts, Chicago, Illinois.

Pennell, B.E., Alcser, K., Clemens, J., de Jong, J., Hibben, K.C., Hu, M., Kelly, J. & Lin, Y. (July 2016). Cross-cultural survey guidelines: New and expanded. The 2nd International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts, Chicago, Illinois.

Hu, M., Lee, S. & McClain, C. (May 2016). Context Effects in Anchoring Vignette Questions. The 71st Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Austin, Texas.

Hu, M., Yan, T. & Keusch, F. (May 2016). The Impact of Response Scale Direction on Survey Responses in a Mixed-Mode Survey. The 71st Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Austin, Texas.

Hu, M., Lee, S. & Melipilla n, E. (May 2016). Using Anchoring Vignettes to Control for Response Styles in Cross-Culture Surveys: Validity of a Multidimensional IRT Model. The 69th Annual Conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Austin, Texas.

Lee, S., Hu, M., Liu, M. & McClain, C. (May 2014). Increasing Cross-National Comparability of Disability Measures with Anchoring Vignettes. The 69th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Anaheim, California.

Lee, S., Liu, M. & Hu, M. (May 2014). Differential Response Styles of Subjective Life Expectancy and Cultural Differences in Time Orientation. The 69th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Anaheim, California.

Lee, S., Liu, M. & Hu, M. (March 2014). Differential Response Styles of Subjective Life Expectancy and Cultural Differences in Time Orientation. The Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) Workshop, Bethesda, MD.

Hu, M., Lee, S. & Liu, M. (March 2014). Increasing Cross National Comparability of Disability Measures with Anchoring Vignettes. The Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) Workshop, Bethesda, Maryland.

Hu, M., Lee, S. & Liu, M. (November 2013). Using Vignette Questions to Correct for Response Scale Usage. The 38th Annual Conference of Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Hu, M. & West, B. (November 2013). How People from the U.S. and China Perceive Self-Rated Health. The 38th Annual Conference of Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, Illinois.

Hu, M. (March 2013). How People from the U.S. and China Perceive Self-Rated Health. The Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden.

Academic Honors

Jul 2019: ESRA 2019 Travel and Stay Grant (€500), European Survey Research Association.

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May 2018: Seymour Sudman Student Paper Award, American Association for Public Opinion Research.

May 2018: Travel award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research for the 2018 Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

Dec 2017: Travel grant from the Rackham Graduate School for the International Conference on Survey Methodology and Research, University of Michigan.

Apr 2016: Program in Survey Methodology Student Travel Grant for the 71st Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, University of Michigan.

Apr 2016: Rackham Graduate Student Travel Grant for the 71st Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, University of Michigan.

Nov 2013: Program in Survey Methodology Student Travel Grant for the 38th Annual Conference of Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research, University of Michigan.

Awarded Research Grants

May 2019: The A. Regula Herzog Young Investigators Fund ($8,000), University of Michigan.

Jan 2019: Health and Retirement Study Life History Survey Research Grant ($2,000) supported by R01 AG051142, University of Michigan.

Dec 2016: Rensis Likert Fund ($10,000) in Research in Survey Methodology, University of Michigan.

Mar 2016: Riecker Graduate Student Research Grant Award ($1,400), Center for the Education of Woman, University of Michigan.

Sep 2015: Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant ($3,000), University of Michigan.

May 2015: Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant ($1,500), University of Michigan.

Teaching and Mentoring

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Mentor

2019 – 2020 Andrew Arche 2018 – 2019 Andrew Arche, Zoe Raymond and Minh Stephenson Vu 2017 – 2018 Alekya Lingamaneni and Regena Kokales 2016 – 2017 Brendan Killian

Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer

Summer 2016 Guest lecturer for Questionnaire Design 2014 – 2015 Teaching assistant for Fundamentals in Survey Methodology 2013 – 2014 Teaching assistant for Survey Practicum

Professional Activities

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Ad hoc Journal Reviewer for the International Journal of Social Research Methodology.

Ad hoc Journal Reviewer for the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.

Conference session chair of the 2nd International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational,

Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts (3MC).

Organization committee of the International Conference on Survey Methodology and Research at

Chengdu, China.

Organization committee of the 2nd International Conference on Survey Methods in Multinational,

Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts (3MC) in Chicago (2016).

Member of American Statistical Association (ASA).

Member of American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).

Member of Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

Skills

Statistical packages: SAS, STATA, SPSS, Mplus, IVEware;

Language: Mandarin and English.

Last updated: Jan, 2020