CURRICULUM VITAE
Professor Heather Laurie MBE
Director
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex CO4 3SQ
01206 873556
laurh@essex.ac.uk
Qualifications
1989: B.A. (Hons) Sociology, First Class, University of Essex
1996: PhD Sociology, University of Essex
Honours
2005: Awarded MBE for ‘Services to Social Science’ in New Years Honours List
Employment
1985:
1988–1989:
1989-1990:
1990-1995:
1995-1998:
1998-2009:
Returned to study as a mature student
Research assistant for Prof. Ivor Crewe, University of Essex
Research Officer, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change in Britain,
University of Essex
Senior Research Officer, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change in
Britain, University of Essex
Chief Research Officer, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change in
Britain, University of Essex
Principal Research Officer/Survey Manager, UK Longitudinal Studies Centre
(ULSC), Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
Current Post
2009 to present: Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/
2007 to present: Co-Investigator Understanding Society, UK Household Longitudinal Study
http://www.understandingsociety.org.uk/
Responsibilities
Management and direction of all aspects of ISER’s work including research and teaching carried out
by ISER staff, financial planning and budget oversight of research income of approx. £10 million a
year, generating research funding, and management of staff within ISER. ISER is a University
department within the Faculty of Social Sciences and as Director I represent ISER within the
University including on Senate, Academic Board, the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre Panel,
Faculty Steering Group and various other committees. ISER is an inter-disciplinary research
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institute committed to furthering and communicating best practice across a range of areas. ISER is
home to two ESRC Research centres: the UK Longitudinal Studies Centre; the Research Centre on
Micro-social Change and has just been successful in gaining a third ESRC Research Centre, the
International Centre for Lifecourse Studies. In addition we are home to a major EU funded project,
Euromod, a tax-benefit simulation model across all EU countries. Our research therefore
encompasses the management and conduct of longitudinal surveys, data analysis with particular
expertise in longitudinal methods, micro-simulation methods for social policy analysis of tax benefit
systems across Europe, and comparative methods. ISER was instrumental in gaining a single
institution ESRC Doctoral Training Centre for the University of Essex and offers high quality
training in advanced quantitative methods to a growing number of graduate students. As Director, I
am committed to ensuring communication of ISER’s research results to a wide audience of users
including policy makers, academics, third sector and voluntary bodies, the private sector and wider
civil society to ensure our research generates impact within policy arenas.
Research Interests
My research career has focussed on the delivery of major interdisciplinary research resources for the
wider user community so I have long experience of managing complex and demanding high profile
projects. The ESRC funded British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which I managed for many
years before becoming ISER Director, is viewed as one of the highest quality longitudinal panel data
sets in the world and my research directly contributed to its success. I am currently Co-investigator
on Understanding Society, the major new household panel survey of individuals in 40,000 households
for the UK which is the largest single investment by the ESRC and a business critical project for
them. The Study has innovative elements including an ethnic minority boost sample, an Innovation
Panel for methodological research, and the collection of bio-markers including whole blood to
further cross-disciplinary research between the social and bio-medical sciences. I have an active role
in the design, management and delivery of the study, contributing to both the methodological and
substantive research programmes. My substantive research interests include women's labour
market participation, the internal dynamics of the household and the distribution of resources
within households. Methodological interests include the use of multiple methods in social
research, survey methodology including the validity and reliability of large scale survey data, the
impact of CAPI/CATI/CAWI technologies on survey data quality and process, unit and item
non-response in large scale surveys. Working in a multi-disciplinary research environment and
fostering cross-disciplinary research are therefore hallmarks of my research career to date.
Recent professional activities
2012: Review panel member, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford.
2011: Member organising committee for 2012 ESRC Research Methods Festival, Oxford.
2011: Invited plenary speaker Sixteenth GSS Methodology Symposium ‘Cutting Edge Methods
for Official Statistics’ BIS, London
2011: Invited plenary speaker The HILDA Survey "10th Anniversary" Research Conference 2011,
University of Melbourne
2011: Invited plenary speaker, Chinese Family Panel Survey 1st International Conference,
University of Peking, Beijing
2011: ESRC Festival of Social Science event: ‘Young People’s Well-being’, with London Youth
charity
2010: Main panel member, review of research within the Oxford Martin School,
University of Oxford.
2010: Sub-panel member for the Social Sciences, review of research within the Oxford Martin
School, University of Oxford.
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2010: Advice on the conduct of the Financial Budget Survey for the Central Bank of Chile
conducted by The Social Observatory, University Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile
2010 to present: Member ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Advisory Board
2009 - 2012: Member Strategy Group, ESRC Timescapes Qualitative Longitudinal Study
2009 to present: Board Member SFI - Survey, The Danish National Centre for Social Research,
Copenhagen
2009: Invited discussant at International MESS Workshop, Santpoort Nord, Netherlands
2009: Invited participant ‘Workshop on Intergenerational Panels: Studying Children and Young
Adults in the Early Life Course’, University of Michigan, August.
2009 to present: Member International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
2008: Collaborative exchange and survey design training for OSUAH, The Social Observatory,
University Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile, July
2008: Invited discussant at International Conference for the German Socio-economic Panel,
Berlin, July
2009 to present: Member Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies
2008 to present: Member Scientific Advisory Committee, Understanding Society
2002 to 2006: Member of the Social Statistics Committee, Royal Statistical Society.
2002 to present: Member Royal Statistical Society
Reviewer for: ESRC, Public Opinion Quarterly, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Official
Statistics, Journal of Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies.
Research funding
2012 – 2015: Economic and Social Research Council
Understanding the impact of recession on labour market behaviour in Britain.
£479,446, Co-Investigator
2010 – 2015: Economic and Social Research Council
UK Longitudinal Studies Centre (ULSC) and waves 3 to 5 of Understanding Society
£25.2 million, Co-Investigator
2010 – 2012: Economic and Social Research Council
Creating a bio-social survey within Understanding Society
£6.9 million, Co-Investigator
2010: ESRC and University of Warwick
Feasibility study ‘Continuing the Longitudinal Study of Young People (LSYPE) within
Understanding Society’
£8,475, Principal Investigator
2007 – 2010: Economic and Social Research Council
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study
£15,432,209, Co-Investigator
1991 – 2009: Economic and Social Research Council
British Household Panel Study
£15 million, Secondary Investigator
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2008 – 2010: Economic and Social Research Council
Survey Design and Measurement Initiative: Understanding non-response and
reducing non-response bias
£285,291, Secondary Investigator
2005 – 2006: Office for National Statistics UK
Time Diaries
£15,370, Principal Investigator
2004 – 2006: Department for International Development/Birks Sinclair/Atos (KPMG)
Leningrad Oblast Poverty Survey
£11,250, Principal Investigator
2003 – 2004: World Bank and NSO Thailand
Feasibility Study for the Thai Household Panel Survey
$4,761 US, Principal Investigator
2002 – 2003: World Bank and NSO Thailand
Technical advice Thai Household Panel Survey, Pilots 1 and 2
$39,360 US, Principal Investigator
2002 – 2005: Department for International Development and the World Bank
Technical support and training for the design and conduct of a three year household panel
survey in Albania.
£135,000, Principal Investigator
2001 – 2003: European Commission
The E-Living Survey. Comparative panel survey of the use of technology in the home across six
European countries
266,000 Euros, Secondary Investigator
2000 – 2004: Department for International Development / Birks Sinclair and Associates
Design and implementation of a four year household panel survey in Bosnia-Herzegovina
£125,325, Principal Investigator
2000: The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of
Melbourne
Advice on the conduct of the HILDA panel survey, Australia
£10,000, Principal Investigator
2000: The Royal Economic Society Women’s Committee.
Gender differences within UK academic economics (wave 2)
£4,000, Principal Investigator
1999: Research Centre for Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh
‘Telling the Future’ survey
£7,500, Principal Investigator
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1998: The Royal Economic Society Women’s Committee.
Gender differences within UK academic economics
£4,000, Principal Investigator
Bids under consideration:
Economic and Social Research Council
Waves 6 to 8 of Understanding Society
£25 million, Co-Investigator (2013 – 2018)
Economic and Social Research Council, Secondary Data Analysis Initiative
Life Transitions and Travel Behaviour
Joint bid with the Department for Transport and University of the West of England,
£200k, Co-Investigator (2012 - 2013)
Publications and Working Papers
Laurie, H. (2012) ‘Panel Studies’ Oxford Bibliographic Online (forthcoming)
Fumagelli, L., Laurie, H., Lynn, P. (2012) ‘Methods to Reduce Attrition in Longitudinal
Surveys: an experiment’ Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A. (forthcoming)
Laurie, H. (2012) ‘ Social Support from family and Friends’ in McFall, S. L. (Ed.). Understanding
Society: Findings 2012. Colchester: Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of
Essex. http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/findings/findings-2012
Burton, J., Laurie, H. and Lynn, P. (2011) ‘Understanding Society Design Overview ‘ in McFall,
S. L. & Garrington, C. (Eds.). Early findings from the first wave of the UK’s household longitudinal study.
Colchester: Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.
http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/findings/early-findings
Kan, M.Y. and Laurie, H. (2010) ‘Savings, investments, debts and psychological well-being in
married and cohabiting couples. ISER Working Paper 2010-42. Colchester: University of Essex .
Burton, J., Laurie, H. and Uhrig, S.C.N. (2010) ‘Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave
2: Results from Methodological Experiments’. Understanding Society Working Paper Series, No 2010
– 04, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/files/working-papers/2010-04.pdf
Laurie, H. (2010) ‘Continuity and innovation in the design of Understanding Society: the UK
Household Longitudinal Study’, Understanding Society Working Paper Series, No 2010-02, Institute
for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.
http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/publications/working-papers/iser/2010-04
Fumagelli, L., Laurie, H., Lynn, P. (2010) ‘Methods to Reduce Attrition in Longitudinal
Surveys: an experiment’ ISER Working Paper, No 2010 – 04 Institute for Social and Economic
Research, University of Essex http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/publications/workingpapers/iser/2010-04
Laurie, H. and Lynn, P. (2009) ‘The use of incentives on longitudinal surveys’ in Lynn, P. (ed)
The Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys, Wiley, N.Y
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Ermisch, J., Laurie, H., Uhrig, N., Siedler, T., Gambetta, D (2009) ‘Measuring People’s Trust’,
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) vol 172, part 4, pp 749-769
Laurie, H., Burton, J and Uhrig, S.C. Noah (eds) (2008) ‘Understanding Society: Some
preliminary results from the wave 1 Innovation Panel’, Understanding Society Working Paper Series,
2008 – 03, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
http://research.understandingsociety.org.uk/files/working-papers/2008/usocwp-2008-03.pdf
Laurie, H. (2008) ‘Minimizing Panel Attrition’ in Menard, S (ed) Handbook of Longitudinal
Research: Design, Measurement and Analysis, Elsevier, Oxford.
John F. Ermisch, Diego Gambetta, Heather Laurie, Thomas Siedler, S.C. Noah Uhrig (January
2008) 'Measuring People's Trust'. ISER Working Paper 2007-32 (PDF). Institute for Social and
Economic Research, University of Essex.
Annette Jäckle, Heather Laurie, S.C. Noah Uhrig (2007) 'The Introduction of Dependent
Interviewing on the British Household Panel Survey'. Working Paper of Institute for Social and
Economic Research, paper 2007-07 (PDF). Colchester: University of Essex.
Laurie, H. (2007) ‘The effect of increasing financial incentives in a panel survey: an experiment
on the British Household Panel Survey, Wave 14’ Working Paper of the Institute for Social and
Economic Research paper 2007-05 (PDF). Colchester: University of Essex.
Burton, J., Laurie, H., Lynn, P. (June 2006) 'The Long-Term Effectiveness of Refusal
Conversion Procedures on Longitudinal Surveys'. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A
(Statistics in Society), 169(3), pp 459-478.
Lynn, P., Buck, N., Burton, J., Jäckle, A., Laurie, H. (December 2005) ‘A Review of
Methodological Research Pertinent to Longitudinal Survey Design and Data Collection’ Working
Paper of the Institute for Social and Economic Research, No 2005-29 Colchester: University of Essex.
Burton, J., Laurie, H., Lynn, P. (July 2004) 'The Long-Term Effectiveness of Refusal Conversion
Procedures on Longitudinal Surveys'. Working Paper of the Institute for Social and Economic Research,
No 2004-11 Colchester: University of Essex.
Laurie, H. Moon, N. (2003) ‘The Reliability of Coding Occupational Descriptions: Measurement
Issues in a CAPI Panel Survey’ Working Paper No 2003-13, Institute for Social and Economic
Research, Colchester, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Merrett, M. (January 2004) 'Dependent Interviewing' in Alan Bryman, Michael
Lewis-Beck, Tim Futing Liao Encyclopedia of Research Methods for the Social Sciences. London: Sage
Publications.
Laurie, H. (January 2004) 'Kish Grid' in Alan Bryman, Michael Lewis-Beck, Tim Futing Liao
Encyclopedia of Research Methods for the Social Sciences. London: Sage Publications.
Laurie, H (2003) ‘From PAPI to CAPI: consequences for data quality on the British Household
Panel Survey’ Working Paper No 2003-14, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Colchester,
University of Essex
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Laurie, H. and Gershuny, J. (2000) ‘Couples, Work and Money’ in Berthoud, R. and Gershuny, J.
(eds) Seven Years in the Lives of British Families, The Policy Press, UK.
Laurie, Heather M. and Robert E. Wright (2000) ‘The Scottish Household Panel Survey’, Scottish
Journal of Political Economy, Vol 47, No.3, pp 337 – 339, Blackwell Publishers Ltd, UK.
Banks, R. and Laurie, H. (2000) ‘From PAPI to CAPI: The Case of the British Household Panel
Survey’, Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 18 No.4, pp 397 – 406, Sage Publications Inc.
Laurie, H. Smith, R. and Scott, L. (1999) ‘Strategies for Reducing Nonresponse in a Longitudinal
Panel Survey’ in Journal of Official Statistics, Vol 15, No.2, Statistics Sweden.
Laurie, H., Smith, R. and Scott, L. (1997) ‘Strategies for Reducing Non-Response in a Longitudinal
Panel Survey’, Working Paper No 97-12, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, Colchester,
University of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Moon, N. (1997) ‘Converting to CAPI in a Longitudinal Panel Survey’ BHPS
Working Paper No 97-11, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
Laurie. H., Smith, R. and Scott, L. (1996) ‘Minimising Non-response in a Panel Survey’ Conference
Proceedings of the XIIIth International Symposium on Methodology Issues: Non-Sampling Errors, Statistics
Canada, Ottawa
Laurie. H., Smith, R. and Scott, L. (1996) ‘Maintaining High Response in a Panel Survey’ in R.Banks
et al (eds) Survey and Statistical Computing 1996 Proceedings of the Second International Conference, ASC,
London
Dex, S. and Laurie, H. (1996) ‘Comparative Analysis Using Large Scale National Data Sources of
Women’s Employment’ in Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique, No. 52.
Laurie, H. and Kelle, U. (1995) ‘Computer Use in Qualitative Research and Issues of Validity’ in
Kelle, U. (ed) Qualitative Methodology and Computers, London, Sage
Laurie, H. and Rose, D. (1994) ‘Divisions and Allocations within Households’ in Buck et al (eds)
Changing Households: The BHPS 1990-1992, Colchester, University of Essex/ESRC
Laurie, H., Rose, D., Whelan, B. and Williams, J. (1993) ‘Comparing Household Allocative Systems
in Britain and Ireland: A Preliminary Investigation’, Discussion Papers of the ESRC Research Centre on
Micro-Social Change, Paper 6. Colchester, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Rose, D. (1993) ‘Household Resource Allocation and Intra-Household Financial
Transfers : Plan of Analysis’ Working Papers for the European Community Household Panel Project, Paper 3,
ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. (1993) ‘Household Resource Allocation and Intra-Household Financial Transfers :
Analysis Proposal’ Working Papers for the European Community Household Panel Project, Paper 2, ESRC
Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
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Laurie, H. (1992) ‘Multiple Methods in the Study of Household Resource Allocation’ in Brannen,
J.(ed) Mixing Methods: qualitative and quantitative research, Avebury, UK.
Laurie, H. and Rose, D. (1992) ‘Household Resource Allocation and Intra-Household Financial
Transfers’ Working Papers for the European Community Household Panel Project, Paper 1, ESRC Research
Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Dex, S. (1992) ‘Comparative Analysis using Large Scale National Data Source's of
Women's Employment’, Working Paper No 14, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change,
Colchester, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Sullivan, O. (1992) ‘Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data in the Longitudinal
Study of Household Allocations’ Working Paper No 7, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social
Change, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Sullivan, O. (1991) ‘Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data in the Longitudinal
Study of Household Allocations’. The Sociological Review, 39(1) 113-130.
Reprinted (1992) as Working Paper No 7, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University
of Essex.
Laurie, H. and Rose, D. (1991) ‘Household Allocative Systems, Gender and Class Analysis’, Working
Paper No 6, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex.
Rose, D. et al (1991) ‘Micro-Social Change in Britain’, Working Paper No 1, ESRC Research Centre
on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. (1991) ‘Methodological Issues in the Study of Household Allocative Systems’, Working
Paper No 5, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex.
Commissioned reports
Laurie, H. (2010) Feasibility study: Continuing the Longitudinal Study of Young People (LSYPE) within
Understanding Society, commissioned by the ESRC and University of Warwick.
Laurie, H., Ovtcharova, L., and Popova, D. (2006) Support for poverty reduction in Leningrad oblast:
analysis and recommendations, commissioned by Birks Sinclair and Assoc and the UK Department
for International Development.
Laurie, H., Burton, J., Taylor, M., Jackle, A., Buck N. (2005) Wave 3 Newham Report: Children,
Young People and Families commissioned by the London Borough of Newham, Institute for Social
and Economic Research, University of Essex
Burton, J. and Laurie, H. (2005) Wave 3 Newham Report: Health and Social care commissioned by the
London Borough of Newham, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
Laurie, H., Burton, J., and Uhrig, N. (2004) Wave 2 Newham Report: Health and Quality of Life
commissioned by the London Borough of Newham, Institute for Social and Economic
Research, University of Essex
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Laurie, H. and Burton, J. (2004) Wave 2 Newham Report: Parents and Children commissioned by the
London Borough of Newham, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
Laurie, H. and Burton, J. (2005) Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wave 4 Report, commissioned by
Birks Sinclair and Assoc and the UK Department for International Development.
Laurie, H and Burton, J (2004) Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wave 3 Report, commissioned by
Birks Sinclair and Assoc and the UK Department for International Development.
Laurie, H and Burton, J (2003) Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wave 2 Report, commissioned by
Birks Sinclair and Assoc and the UK Department for International Development.
Laurie, H and Burton, J (2002) Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Wave 1 Report, commissioned by
Birks Sinclair and Assoc and the UK Department for International Development.
Laurie, H. and Taylor, M. (1993) Homeworkers in Britain Report commissioned by the Employment
Department, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
Corti, L., Laurie, H. and Dex, S. (1993) Caring and Employment. Report commissioned by the
Employment Department, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
Corti, L., Laurie, H. and Dex, S. (1993) Highly Qualified Women. Report commissioned by the
Employment Department, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change, University of Essex.
Conference and seminar papers
Laurie, H. (2011) ‘Understanding Society Innovation Panel: using experiments to inform survey
design’ Social Research Association Conference, British Library, November.
Laurie, H. (2011) ‘Methodological Innovations in Household Panel Surveys’, Invited Plenary,
The HILDA Survey "10th Anniversary" Research Conference 2011, University of Melbourne, July
Laurie, H. (2011) ‘Challenges and Innovations in Survey Data Collection’, Invited Plenary, Sixteenth
GSS Methodology Symposium ‘Cutting Edge Methods for Official Statistics’ BIS, London, July.
Laurie, H.(2011) ‘Challenges and Innovations in Longitudinal Studies’, Invited Plenary, Chinese
Family Panel Survey 1st International Conference, University of Peking, Beijing, March
Kan, M.Y and Laurie, H. (2011) ‘Wealth, assets and debts in married and cohabiting couples’, Spring
meeting of the International Statistical Association RC28, University of Essex, April.
Kan, M.Y and Laurie, H. (2011) ‘Wealth, assets and debts in married and cohabiting couples’,
British Sociological Association Annual Conference, LSE, April.
Laurie, H. (2010) ‘Quantitative methods for researching lives through time’ ESRC Research
Methods Festival, University of Oxford, July.
Laurie, H. (2010) ‘Where are they now? Pathways to adulthood: developing a mixed method
approach’, presented at Young Lives and Imagined Futures Seminar, University of Leeds, Nov 15th.
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Laurie, H. (2010) ‘Researching Lives through Time’, presented at JNU, Delhi, Oct 7th.
Laurie, H (2010) ‘Understanding Society: Key design features and analysis potential’, presented at
the Society for Longitudinal and Life-course Studies Conference, University of Cambridge, Sept 22
– 24th.
Laurie, H. and Moon, N (2010)’Pay slips and income data quality in a longitudinal survey’, presented
at the 65th Annual AAPOR Conference, Chicago.
Laurie, H. (2010)’Design and early findings from Understanding Society: the UK Household
Longitudinal Study’, presented at DIW, Berlin, Feb 9th.
Laurie H. (2009) ‘Continuity and Innovation in the design of Understanding Society: the UK household
longitudinal study’ (2009) Invited Speaker XXV International Symposium on Methodological
Issues, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, October 2009.
Laurie, H. (2009) ‘Making Connections: Timescapes and Understanding Society’, presented at
Timescapes Workshop, Milton Keynes, June 27 – 28.
Laurie, H. (2008) ‘Understanding Society: the UK household longitudinal study’, presented at the
University of Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile, July 26.
Laurie, H. (2008) ‘Introduction to Understanding Society’, presented at Social Research Association,
London, June.
Laurie, H. (2007) ‘Work Attitude Measurement on the BHPS and UKHLS’, Presented at ESRC
WAM Seminars Launch, University of Bath, October 12.
Kan, M Y and Laurie, H (2007) ‘The distribution of savings, wealth and debts within married
and cohabiting couples’ Presented at the BHPS Research Users Conference, University of Essex,
July.
Laurie, H. (2007) ‘Introduction to the UK Household Longitudinal Study’, Presented at UKHLS
Consultation Launch, RSS, London, June 19.
Laurie, H. (2006) ‘Lessons for Census Enumeration from Survey Research’ Presented at RSS
Census Group conference ‘Hard to Count’, RSS, London, December 4.
Laurie, H. and Lynn, P. (2006) ‘The use of incentives on longitudinal surveys’ Presented at the
Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys Conference 2006, University of Essex, July 12-14.
Laurie, H, Ovtcharova, L and Popova, D (2006) ‘Support for poverty reduction in Leningrad
Oblast: analysis and recommendations’ Presented at the SPRILO Programme 2nd Annual
Conference 2006, Poverty in the Russian Federation: Analysis at Regional Level. SaintPetersburg, 22 March
Laurie, H. and Lynn, P (2006) ‘The effect of increasing respondent incentives on longitudinal
surveys: a comparison of the British and Swiss household panels’ Presented at the 3rd
International Conference of Panel Data Users in Switzerland, Neuchatel, Feb 24-25
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Burton, J., Laurie, H., and Lynn, P. (2004) 'The Long-Term Effectiveness of Refusal Conversion
Procedures on Longitudinal Surveys'. Paper presented at JRSS/ESRC One day conference on
Attrition and Non-response , May 28 2004, RSS London and at the ISA RC33 Sixth International
Conference on Social Science Methodology, 16-20 August 2004, Amsterdam and at the first
conference of the European Association for Survey Research Methods, 19-22 July 2005,
Barcelona.
Laurie, H. and Moon, N. (2002) ‘The reliability of coding occupational descriptions:
measurement issues in a CAPI panel survey’. Paper presented at the XVth ISA World Congress
of Sociology, Brisbane, July 7-13 2002.
Laurie, H. ‘From PAPI to CAPI: consequences for data quality on the British Household Panel
Survey’, paper presented at the Fifth International Conference on Logic and Methodology,
University of Cologne, October 3 – 6, 2000.
Banks, R. and Laurie, H. ‘From PAPI to CAPI While Staying Happy: the case of the British
Household Panel Survey’, paper presented at the ASC ’99 Conference: Leading Survey and
Statistical Computing into the New Millennium, Edinburgh, September 22-24, 1999
Burton, J., Laurie, H. and Moon, N. “Don't ask me nothin' about nothin', I just might tell you
the truth” The interaction between unit non-response and item non-response’ paper presented at
the International Conference on Survey Nonresponse, Portland, Oregon, Oct 28-31, 1999
Laurie, H. ‘Strategies for reducing attrition in panel surveys’ presented at CREST conference on
non-response, SCPR, London. Feb. 1997
Laurie, H. and Moon, N. ‘Converting to CAPI in a Longitudinal Panel Survey’ paper presented at
InterCASIC ‘96 conference, Dec 11-14th, SanAntonio, Texas.
Laurie, H., Smith, R. and Scott, L. ‘Minimising Non-response in a Panel Survey’ paper presented at
XIIIth International Symposium on Methodology Issues: Non-Sampling Errors, Statistics Canada,
Ottawa, November 12-15 1996.
Laurie, H., Smith, R. and Scott, L. ‘Maintaining High Response in a Panel Survey’ paper presented
at the Association of Statistical Computing Second International Conference, September 1996,
London.
Laurie, H., Smith, R. and Scott, L. ‘Maintaining High Response in a Panel Survey’ paper presented at
the Fourth International Social Science Methodology Conference, 1-5 July 1996, University of
Essex.
Laurie, H. and Pahl, J. ‘Exploring Household Finances’ Department of Sociology, University of
Munich, February 1996.
Laurie, H. ‘Surveying Britain's Changing Households’ Mayor's Town and Gown Lecture Series,
November 1995, Colchester, Essex, UK.
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Laurie, H. ‘The BHPS - Content and Coverage’ presented at the Unique Insight into Changing
Households conference, June 1995, Newcastle, UK.
Laurie, H. ‘Maintaining High Response in a Panel Survey’ presented at the SCPR Methods Centre,
April 1995, London.
Laurie, H. ‘Keeping Track of a Panel: the case of the British Household Panel Study’ paper
presented at the TEMPUS Seminar, University of Siena, January 1995.
Laurie, H. ‘Keeping Track of a Panel: the case of the British Household Panel Study’ paper
presented at the Association for Survey Computing Conference, Imperial College, January 1995.
Laurie, H. ‘The BHPS’ presented at the inaugural meeting of the ESRC Population and Household
Change Programme, Oxford, September, 1994.
Corti, L., Dex, S. and Laurie, H. ‘Highly Qualified Women’ presented at the Employment
Department, London, September 1993.
Corti, L., Dex, S. and Laurie, H. ‘Caring and Employment’ presented at the Employment
Department, London, September 1993.
Laurie, H. ‘A woman's choice? Household contexts and women's employment decisions’ British
Sociological Association Annual Conference, April 5th - 8th 1993, University of Essex.
Laurie, H. ‘Using the Ethnograph: practical and methodological implications’ Third International
Conference on Computing and Qualitative Methodology, University of Bremen, Oct. 7-9th, 1992.
Laurie, H. ‘Using computer assisted methods for qualitative analysis’ presented at Royal Holloway
and Bedford New College, University of London, September 1992.
Dex, S. and Laurie, H. ‘Comparative analysis using large scale national data sources of women's
employment’ International Conference Social Science Methodology, University of Trento, June 2226th 1992.
Laurie, H. and Oriel Sullivan, O. ‘Qualitative versus Quantitative?: The Use of Qualitative Data in
the British Household Panel Study’, the British Sociological Association Annual Conference,
University of Surrey, 1990.
Laurie, H. and Rose, D. ‘The Relevance of Household Allocative Systems for Class Analysis’
(revised version of above) at the I.S.A. XIIth World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, 1990.
Coxon, T., Rose, D.and Laurie, H. ‘Aims and Objectives of the BHPS’ presented to members of the
Policy, Planning and Research Group and the Social Steering Group, Northern Ireland Office,
Belfast, Nov.1989.
Laurie, H. and Rose, D. ‘The Relevance of Household Allocative Systems for Class Analysis:some
preliminary speculations’ jointly with Dr David Rose at the International Colloquium on Gender
and Class, University of Antwerp, Sept.18-21, 1989.
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Teaching
1990 - 1999: Selected modules, Department of Sociology, University of Essex.
1991, 1992, 1998, 1999: Guest lectures ECPR Summer School, University of Essex.
1999 - 2002: MSc Panel data and panel analysis (joint ISER/Economics Dept), University of Essex
2003 - 2005: Guest lectures PhD Research Methods, University of Essex
2009 - 2012: MSc Survey Methods for Social Research (joint ISER/Dept Sociology), University of
Essex
Supervision graduate students
Other professional activities
Training on ‘Using the British Household Panel Survey’, Welsh Assembly, Cardiff, April, 2007
Organiser ESRC Social Science Week seminar ‘Taking the Long View. Understanding Social and
Economic Change using the British Household Panel Survey’ March 13 2006.
Organiser one day meeting at the Royal Statistical Society, London, ‘Linking Survey and
Administrative Data and Statistical Disclosure Control’ May 19 2005
Member of Programme Committee for the GSOEP 2002 User Conference, July 2002, Berlin
Invited speaker ‘Developing a Strategic Framework for Longitudinal Research’ Scottish
Executive, Edinburgh (Oct 2001).
Member of Rowntree advisory group for the New forms of money and financial arrangements within families
project, Prof Jan Pahl (1997 - 1998).
Joint organiser ‘Exploring Concepts and Methods in the Study of Household Allocations: A one
day interdisciplinary workshop’ Jointly sponsored by the BHPS, SSRU and The Study Group for
the Distribution of Resources within Households. City University, London. January 10th, 1990.
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