Mark Miazga

Mark J. Miazga, JD

Assistant Director
Manager, Survey Services

Email: [email protected]

Office Phone: 612-624-0675

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Summary

Mark oversees survey operations for the Survey Services division within OMS. He has over twenty years of experience in survey research with a concentration in public health, health and human services, and higher education. He has managed numerous large-scale data collection and analysis projects including the Student Experience at the Research University (SERU/gradSERU), University of Minnesota System Pandemic Response, Project Eat, M Health Fairview partnership expansion, Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), Obstetrics Workforce, Alcohol Systems for Young Adults (ASYA), Grand Challenges Research Initiative, State of Minnesota Long-Term Care, and Restricting Malt Liquor Beverages (RMLB). He has been with the University of Minnesota for over fifteen years and has worked with numerous internal and external clients utilizing his expertise in research design, response rates, questionnaire design, focus groups, data analysis, and data collection modes including mail, telephone, online, and focus groups. He was previously with Wilder Research where he worked on numerous projects for non-profits and government agencies including the Homelessness in Minnesota Study which has garnered national attention for its’ focus on children, women, and veterans. Outside of work Mark also serves on the Falcon Heights, Minnesota City Council and as a board member with Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS).

 

Education

  • JD - Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Saint Paul, MN, 1996
  • BA - Sociology and Gerontology, University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, 1991

 

Skills and Training

  • Questionnaire design
  • Budgeting
  • Qualitative Data Analysis
  • Capacity building
  • Community-based research
  • Leadership
  • Project Management

 

Publications and Presentations

Characterizing College Systems for Addressing Student Alcohol Use: Latent Class Analysis of U.S. Four-Year Colleges, Traci L. Toomey, Toben F. Nelson, Ken C. Winters, Mark J. Miazga, Kathleen M. Lenk, Darin J. Erickson, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, (74) (5), pp.777-786, September 2013, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Screening for alcohol problems among 4-year colleges and universities, Winters, K.C., Toomey, T., Nelson, T.F., Erickson, D., Lenk, K. & Miazga, M, 59 (5) April 1 2011, Journal of American College Health.

Enforcing alcohol policies on college campuses: Reports from college enforcement officials, Traci L. Toomey, Mark J. Miazga, Kathleen M. Lenk, Darin J. Erickson, Ken C. Winters, Toben F. Nelson, 18, pp. 327-344, January 1, 2011, Journal of Drug Education.

Regulating Malt Liquor in Urban areas in the United States, Rhonda J. Jones-Webb, Elizabeth Barajas, Mark J. Miazga, Patricia A. McKee, University of Minnesota School of Public Health (2011), Contemporary Drug Problems.

Using the Drop-Off/Pick-Up Method in a Longitudinal Multi-Mode Data Collection Effort, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota office of Measurement Services, 2019 International Field Directors and Technologies Conference, Toronto, ON Canada, May 2019. Research output: Conference presentation

Minnesota House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division Committee, Testimony on HF113, a bill to amend the formula for distribution of fine proceeds, Mark Miazga, City of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, Research output: Legislative testimony, January 30, 2019.

Implementation of a Patient Satisfaction Survey in an Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Tae Kim, Anna Berglund, Alex Kaizer, Jacob Hutchins, Mark Miazga, Meghan Furlong Frese, University of Minnesota Medical School Division of Anesthesiology and University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. 2018 American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2018. October 2018. Research output: Conference poster contribution

Data Collection Innovation and Project Management Challenges in a Multi-Mode Project with Young Adults, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. 2018 International Field Directors and Technologies Conference, Denver, CO, May 22, 2018. Research output: Conference presentation

Survey Center Management and Staff Training, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services, 2018 International Field Directors and Technologies Conference, Denver, CO, May 21, 2018. Research output: Panel discussion

Using Time-Sensitive Incentive Reminders in an Online Survey: Experiment Results, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services, 2018 International Field Directors and Technologies Conference, Denver, CO, May 20, 2018. Research output: Conference presentation

2017 SERU-Undergraduate Experiment: University of Minnesota, Mark Miazga, Krista M. Soria, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services and University of Minnesota University Finance. Association for Institutional Research Upper Midwest Conference, Bloomington, MN, October 2017. Research output: Conference presentation

Increasing SERU and gradSERU Response Rates: Best Practices, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. Annual SERU Research Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ, September 2017. Research output: Conference presentation

Overview of 2016 SERU Administration and Outlook for 2017, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. Annual SERU Research Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ, September 2017. Research output: Conference presentation

Overview of 2015-2016 SERU Survey Administration, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. Annual SERU Business and Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, October 20, 2015-October 22, 2015. Research output: Conference presentation

Increasing Response Rates in Institution-Wide Surveys: A SERU Case Study, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. 2015 Association of institutional Research Conference, Orlando, FL, May 19, 2015-May 21, 2015. Research output: Conference presentation

Minnesota Senate Education Committee, Testimony on Effects and Economic Costs of Hunger on Adolescents, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. Saint Paul, MN, Research output: Legislative testimony, February 12, 2013.

Minnesota Senate K-12 Finance Committee, Testimony on Effects and Economic Costs of Hunger on Adolescents, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services. Saint Paul, MN, Research output: Legislative testimony, March 21, 2013.

Assessing the efficacy of college alcohol task forces, Traci L. Toomey, Toben F. Nelson, Darin J. Erickson, Mark J. Miazga, Julia R. Sanem, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. 140th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, CA, October 2012. Research output: Conference poster

Associations between alcohol-related priorities and actions among local law enforcement agencies, Rhonda J. Jones-Webb, Toben F. Nelson, Darin J. Erickson, Mark J. Miazga, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. 140th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, CA, October 2012. Research output: Conference poster

Factors that Facilitate the Adoption of Malt Liquor Policies: The Role of Liquor Retailers, Rhonda J. Jones-Webb, Mark J. Miazga, Patricia A. McKee, Traci L. Toomey, Scott T. Shimotsu, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 138th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, November 2010. Research output: Conference presentation

Alcohol Control Policy and Enforcement Among 4-Year Colleges in the US, Traci L. Toomey, Darin J. Erickson, Mark J. Miazga, Toben F. Nelson, Kathleen M. Lenk, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 33rd Annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX, June 22, 2010-June 24, 2010. Research output: Conference presentation

Restricting Malt Liquor Sales: What Works, Rhonda Jones-Webb, Patricia McKee, Traci L. Toomey, Mark Miazga, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 137th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009. Research output: Conference poster.

Enforcement of alcohol policies on four-year college campuses, Mark Miazga, Traci L. Toomey, Darin J. Erickson, Toben F. Nelson, Kathleen M. Lenk, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Obesity Prevention Center, 137th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009. Research output: Conference poster.

Alcohol control policies at four-year colleges in the U.S., Toben F. Nelson, Traci L. Toomey, Mark J. Miazga, Kathleen M. Lenk, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Obesity Prevention Center, 137th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009. Research output: Conference poster.

Does less local control over alcohol policy making limit what cities can do to restrict malt liquor sales, Rhonda J. Jones-Webb, Toben F. Nelson, Traci L. Toomey, Mark J. Miazga, Patricia A. McKee, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 137th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009. Research output: Conference presentation.

Restricting Malt Liquor Sales: Why Some Cities are Successful and Others Are not, Rhonda J. Jones-Webb, Traci L. Toomey, Toben F. Nelson, Mark J. Miazga, Patricia A. McKee, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Obesity Prevention Center, 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, June 4, 2009, Research output: Conference poster.

 

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