Wander van der Vaart
Universitair hoofddocent
- w.v.dervaart@uvh.nl
- Titulatuur
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Dr.
- Externe functies
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Bestuurslid en vicevoorzitter financiën van de Onderzoekscommissie Logica en Methodologie (ISA-RC33),International Sociological Association (ISA)Lid redactieraad van het peer-reviewed tijdschrift,“Survey Methods", Mannheim / LausanneReferee for peer-reviewed scientific journals,Family Planning Studies, Survey Methods, Field Methods, Public Opinion Quarterly, Applied Cognitive Psychology, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Journal of Official Statistics, Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Profiel
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wander-van-der-vaart-12876939?trk=hp-identity-name
Wander van der Vaart is Associate Professor Social Research Methodology at the University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht (The Netherlands) and Director of the university’s Graduate School.
He has a background in quantitative and qualitative research methods, political science and psychology. His main interests are in mixed-methods research, flexible survey designs, social and cognitive aspects of survey methodoloy, data collection, and specific approaches that are adequate for hard-to-study populations .
His research is embedded in the university’s research program ‘A meaningful life in a just and caring society’. Scientific publications appear both in methods oriented journals (e.g., on data collection) and in merely substantive journals (e.g.: on ageing, well-being)
Van der Vaart is Board Member and Vice-President for Finance of RC33-ISA, the Research Committee on Logic and Methodology of the International Sociological Association.