Elizabeth Nichols is a founding member of the Usability Lab in the Center for Behavioral Science Methods at the U.S. Census Bureau. She conducts usability studies, cognitive testing, focus groups, and other experiments focusing on survey measurement error. She has an M.S. in Statistics from George Washington University.
Olmsted-Hawala holds a MA in technical communication. She is a User Experience Researcher at the U.S. Census Bureau. Her research interests include think-aloud protocols in usability testing, interface displays for data dissemination Web sites, and the usability of handheld devices to collect survey data. She publishes in government research publications and international conference proceedings.
Mr. Lakhe is an IT Specialist in the Center for Behavioral Science Methods at the U.S. Census Bureau. His research interests include programming and analyzing research data and paradata.
Dr. Wang is a research psychologist and the leader of the Human Factors Research Group at the U.S. Census Bureau. His research interest is human performance assessment and statistical methods.