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André Pirralha
Survey methodologist and data analysis expert with 7+ years of experience in designing and implementing large surveys and analyzing data for research and private settings. Specialized in assessing the quality of data and highly trained to prevent sources of error. Open science and R coding enthusiast.
Work Experience
2020
Researcher
LIfBi - Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories Bamberg, Germany- Survey-Methodological Research and Innovation
20202016
Research Fellow
Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) Barcelona, Spain- Project management skills and experience managing other researchers on ongoing scientific collaboration with the Data Quality Assessment team of the European Social Survey resulting in 6 publications and acquiring over 100.000€ for the research center funding.
- Cutting-edge consultant of best survey practices as demonstrated by several successful consultancy appointments and awarded grants.
- Detailed and systematic knowledge of the critical points that cause surveys to fail its goals, as evidenced by academic publications on the topic of measurement error and comparability of survey data.
20202014
Publication officer
Survey Research Methods- Resourceful and independent manager of relationships and communications as well as conflict resolution skills demonstrated by growth of readers, reviewers and submissions.
- Knowledge of the latest trends of survey research and future directions as well as close contact with the most prominent researchers in the world as shown by the publication factor ranking.
20152011
PhD Candidate
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain- Research tasks such as literature review, empirical analyses, coding and presentation of results
20152011
Researcher
Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) Barcelona, Spain- Research tasks such as literature review, empirical analyses, coding and preparation of reports for the ESS and SQP
20102008
Research Assistant
National Institute of Engineering Technology and Innovation (INETI) Lisbon, Portugal- Research tasks such as literature review, empirical analyses and preparing reports about the effects of scientific mobility on public policies for scientific research
20072006
Research Assistant
Instituto de Ciências Sociais Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon, Portugal- Research tasks and survey phone interviewer
Education
20082005
M.A. Comparative Politics
Instituto de Ciências Sociais Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon, Portugal- Thesis on the social movements that participated on the Portuguese 1998 Abortion referendum
20042000
Licentiate Degree Political Science and International Relations
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Lisbon, Portugal- Major in Political Science, Minor in International Relations
Publications
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The source code is available at github.com/andrepir55/cv.
Last updated on 2020-11-05.
2020
Correction for measurement error in invariance testing: An illustration using SQP
Plos One 15 (10)- Authored with Wiebke Weber
2017
The Link Between Political Participation and Life Satisfaction: A Three Wave Causal Analysis of the German SOEP Household Panel
Social Indicators Research 138 (2)2017
Political Participation and Wellbeing in the Netherlands: Exploring the Causal Links
Applied Research in Quality of Life 12(2)Working Papers
2020
Testing the effects of framing and policy design on public support for a carbon tax in Spain
2019
How comparable is Political efficacy in Europe? A measurement invariance approach
2019
Exact and approximate measurement invariance in the ESS: comparing the alignment and Bayesian SEM with Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis
2019
Between acquiescence and measurement invariance: the detrimental effects of Reversed items in Likert scales
- Authored with Diana Zavala-Rojas and Wiebke Weber
2018
All measures are equal but are there some more equal than others? Assessing measurement models of political trust in Europe
2017
The relationship of Political Participation and Life Satisfaction: A multi-level analysis of the European context
2016
Does Political Participation enhance life satisfaction? A causal analysis using longitudinal panel data
2014
Evaluation of the measurement of the concepts Political Satisfaction and Quality of state services
RECSM Working Papers Barcelona, Spain- Authored with Wiebke Weber
Teaching Experience
20152014
Political Participation
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain- Associate Professor
2014
Introduction to Political Science
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain- Lecturer
Official Reports
2018
Evaluation of measurement quality and cross-country comparison of complex concept ‘Energy Efficacy Beliefs’
European Social Survey ERIC London, UK- Authored with Wiebke Weber
2018
Evaluation of measurement quality and cross-country comparison of complex concept
European Social Survey ERIC London, UK- Authored with Wiebke Weber
2017
Report on the evaluation of complex concepts
European Social Survey ERIC London, UKGrants & Fellowships
20142010
Doctoral Fellowship
Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) Portugal2012
ELECDEM workshop Grant
Instambul, Turkey2010
Grant to attend the ECPR Summer School in Methods and Technics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, SpainConference Activity
2019
Reexamining political efficacy: measurement and comparative research using the ESS
4th Graduate International ESS Conference Mannheim, Germany- Panel Organizer
2019
Conducting Online Panel Surveys in Arabic and Western Countries: Comparing Survey Quality Indicators
8th ESRA conference Zagreb, Croatia2019
The Detrimental Effects of Reverse Worded Items on Measurement Invariance: An Example from the ESS
8th ESRA conference Zagreb, Croatia2019
How comparable is Political efficacy in Europe? A measurement invariance approach
4th International ESS Conference Mannheim, Germany2019
Measurement Invariance in the ESS: assessing the comparability of Political Trust
1st Congress Sociedad Española en Perspectiva Comparativa: 15 años de ESS en España Madrid, España2017
Measurement equivalence with correction for measurement error: a comparison using the ESS
13th Conference of the European Sociological Association Athens, Greece2017
Assessing the comparability of Political Efficacy: measurement invariance and correction for measurement error
7th ESRA conference Lisbon, Portugal2016
Measurement Equivalence of Trust in Political Institutions: A longitudinal European analysis using the ESS
WAPOR Congress Political Trust in Contemporary Representative Democracies Barcelona, Spain2013
Political Participation and Life Satisfaction: correcting for measurement error with the SQP
5th ESRA conference Ljubliana, Slovenia2012
Political Participation and Wellbeing: exploring the causal links
11th International Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) Venice, Italy2012
Political Participation and Wellbeing: The Russian Case
4th Graduate Network Conference Berlin, GermanyJournal Reviewer
Journal of Happiness Studies
Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals
Survey Research Methods
Central European Journal of Public Policy
Plos One
Courses Taken
2019
Causal Inference II (Survey Experiments)
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by DJ Flynn (School of Global and Public Aairs IE University)
2017
Probability Sampling Methods
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Tarek Al Baghal (University of Essex)
2015
Structural Equation Modelling in longitudinal research
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Yves Rosseel (Ghent University Belgium)
2014
Multilevel Modelling
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Leonardo Grilli (University of Florence Italy)
2013
My First Bayes: Why and How to Run Your First Bayesian Model using MPlus
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Rens van de Schoot (Utrecht University The Netherlands)
2013
Continuous time modeling of panel data by means of structural equation modeling (SEM)
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Han Oud (Radboud University Nijmegen the Netherlands) and Manuel Voelkle (Max Plack Institute for Human Development Germany)
2012
Panel Data Analysis
ESS Short Course Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Alvaro Martínez (ICOSS University of Sheffield)
2012
Statistical methods for policy evaluation and causal inference in observational studies
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Taught by Bruno Arpino (UPF Barcelona Spain)
2010
Attitudes and their measurement using subjective reference points
RECSM Barcelona, Spain- Ákos Münnich (University of Debrecen Hungary)
2010
Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Comparative Crossnational Surveys Data
ECPR Summer School in Methods and Technics Ljubliana, Slovenia- Taught by Bruno Cautrès (Sciences Po Paris France)
External Survey Consultancy
2019
CIDOB Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
2018
Maastricht School of Management (MSM)
Research Projects
20202011
Survey Quality Predictor a free license software for the prediction of measurement quality of survey questions
Professional Appointments
2019
Review Editor
Frontiers in Political Science2018
Social Indicators Research