Tania Gutsche

Co-Director, Center for Economic and Social Research
Tania Gutsche
Email tgutsche@usc.edu Office VPD 501-E Office Phone (213) 821-1819

Biography

Tania Gutsche joined CESR in January 2013. Prior to USC, Tania was the Deputy Director of Marketing and Operations in the Labor and Population Unit at RAND Corporation, where she had worked since 2001.  At RAND she also served as Panel Manager of the American Life Panel. As Co-Director of CESR, she works on the management and financial operations of the department and maintains a research focus of survey methodology.  As Study Manager of the Understanding America Study, she is involved in the planning and recruitment efforts of this nationally representative online panel.

Education

  • B.A. Dramatic Theory, University of Arizona, 1994
  • Other Employment

    • Managing Director, CESR, University of Southern California, 01/03/2013
  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    Tania Gutsche joined CESR in January 2013. Prior to USC, Tania was the Deputy Director of Marketing and Operations at the RAND Corporation, where she had worked since 2001. At RAND she also served as Panel Manager of the American Life Panel. At CESR she works on the management and financial operations of the department and maintains a research focus on survey methodology. Working on a number of Dr. Kapteyn’s projects, she is involved in the planning and recruitment efforts of building a new survey respondent group for USC.

    Research Keywords

    survey methodology, internet interviewing, panel data, polling, retirement, aging, decision making

  • Journal Article

    • Gutsche, T. L., Meijer, E., Kapteyn, A., Weerman, B. (2015). The RAND continuous 2012 presidential election poll. Public Opinion Quarterly. Vol. 78.S1 (2014): 233-254.

    Monograph

    • Lee, J., Mattox, T., Kwon, K., Kapteyn, A., Gutsche, T. L.Consumer Use of Banks and Credit Unions: Findings from a Survey for the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues. Consumer Use of Banks and Credit Unions: Findings from a Survey for the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues. RAND, 2009.