Helen Dinerman

Infobox Scientist
name = Helen Schneider Dinerman
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birth_date = 25 December 1920
birth_place = New York City, New York
death_date = dda|1974|8|14|1920|12|25
death_place = Portland, Oregon
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nationality = American
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field = Sociology
work_institutions = International Research Associates
alma_mater = Hunter College
Columbia University
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known_for = Public opinion research
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Helen Schneider Dinerman (25 December 1920 – 14 August 1974) was an American sociologist and public opinion researcher.cite journal
last = Berelson
first = Bernard
authorlink = Bernard Berelson
year = 1974
title = In Memoriam: Helen Dinerman, 1920-1974
journal = Public Opinion Quarterly
volume = 38
issue = 4
pages = 640
publisher = American Association for Public Opinion Research
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-362X%28197424%2F197524%2938%3A4%3C640%3AIMHD1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H
accessdate = 2008-01-01
doi = 10.1086/268192 ]

Biography

Born in New York City in 1920, Dinerman received her education at Hunter College and Columbia University. Later, she worked as a researcher in the United States Office of War Informationcite journal
author = Bivins, Joseph T. (ed)
year = 1968
title = News and Notes
journal = Public Opinion Quarterly
volume = 32
issue = 3
pages = 525–31
publisher = American Association for Public Opinion Research
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-362X%28196823%2932%3A3%3C525%3ANAN%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G
accessdate = 2008-01-01
doi = 10.1086/267633 ] and trained at the Bureau for Applied Social Research, the first academic research centre dedicated to survey research, [cite book
author = Church, Allan H., and Janine Waclawski
title = Designing and Using Organizational Surveys
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=zbnzeAR34LcC&pg=PA6&dq=%22Bureau+for+Applied+Social+Research%22&sig=lXzNxAU6YI_pwR0nSElhHw6047k
accessdate = 2008-01-01
year = 1998
publisher = Gower Publishing
location =
isbn = 978-0-566-07975-7
pages = 6 ] founded by Paul Lazarsfeld in 1944. [cite web
url = http://www.iserp.columbia.edu/about/
title = About ISERP
accessdate = 2008-01-01
publisher = Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy ] She became employed with the International Research Associates in 1948, and became Chairman of the firm's Executive Committee in 1968.

Dinerman died in Emanuel Hospital [cite news
title = Helen Dinerman, Opinion Analyst; Research Specialist Dies-Named to Head World Unit
url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D13FD3A5E1A7493C5A81783D85F408785F9
work = The New York Times
page = 26
date = 1974-08-17
accessdate = 2008-01-01 ] in Portland, Oregon on 14 August 1974 while on holiday with her daughter.

Legacy

In 1981, the World Association for Public Opinion Research established the Helen Dinerman Award – "in memory of Helen Dinerman's scientific achievements over three decades of public opinion research" – to recognise individuals who have made "significant contributions to survey research methodology". [cite web
url = http://www.unl.edu/WAPOR/awards.html
title = Awards and Prizes
accessdate = 2008-01-01
publisher = World Association for Public Opinion Research ]

Selected publications

* cite book
author = Lazarsfeld, Paul, and Helen Dinerman
editor = Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Frank M. Stanton
title = Communications Research, 1948–49
year = 1949
publisher = Harper & Brothers
location = New York
pages = 73–108
chapter = Research for Action
* cite journal
author = Cooper, Eunice, and Helen Dinerman
year = 1951
title = Analysis of the Film "Don't Be a Sucker": A Study in Communication
journal = Public Opinion Quarterly
volume = 15
issue = 2
pages = 243–64
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-362X%28195122%2915%3A2%3C243%3AAOTF%22B%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0
doi = 10.1086/266306

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