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Dr. Abdoulaye Diop is Research Associate Professor and Head of the Research Department at the Qatar University (QU) Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI). As the Head of Research, Dr. Diop oversees and coordinates all research activities. In addition to the Institute’s funded projects, Dr. Diop has successfully completed over half a dozen research grants as Lead Principal Investigator and Co-Lead Principal Investigator. His specific areas of interest include survey research methods, social capital, labor markets and migration, evaluation of economic impact of programs and policies on communities.

Prior to joining SESRI in 2009, Dr. Diop worked at the University of Virginia Center for Survey Research (CSR), the University of Connecticut Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA) and the University of Connecticut Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. He also worked at the Advanced School of Applied Economics (ESEA) in Dakar, Senegal. At the universities of Virginia and Connecticut, Dr. Diop implemented and managed a number of survey projects and studies covering a wide range of topics (socio-economic, health, education, immigration) for local, state and federal governments and methodologies (sampling designs, non-response and coverage errors, cell phone RDD, weighting cell phone and traditional RDD survey data) for his personal research interests.

As an economics professor at ESEA, Dr. Diop taught microeconomics and elements of survey research methods and coordinated a number of fieldwork trainings and data collection practicums. Dr. Diop holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics and a Master of Arts in Political Science with concentration in Survey Research Methods from the University of Connecticut (UConn) and a Master of Science in Economics from California State Polytechnic University (Cal Poly).

Dr. Diop has authored and co-authored a number publications and survey research reports and has actively participated in a number of international conferences on survey research methods. Dr. Diop, a recipient of the 2001-2002 I. A. Lewis “Bud” Fellowship from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).

Professional Experience

Education

  • Present2010

    Associate Professor – Head of Research

    Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI), Qatar University

  • 20102009

    Associate Professor – Data Analysis Specialist

    Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI), Qatar University

  • 20092005

    Senior Research Analyst

    The Center for Survey Research (CSR), University of Virginia

  • 20052002

    Project Manager

    The Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA), University of Connecticut

  • 20022001

    The Center for Survey Research and Analysis (CSRA), University of Connecticut

    Research Assistant

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    Predictive Analytics

    The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut

  • 20011995

    Lecturer and University Instructor

    The National School of Applied Economics (ENEA), Dakar, Senegal

  • 19951993

    Coordinator of the Francophone Management Training Program

    The Division of International Affairs, University of Connecticut

  • 19921990

    Assistant to the Dean of International Affairs

    The Division of International Affairs, University of Connecticut

  • 19901989

    Lecturer and University Instructor

    The National of School Applied Economics (ENEA), Dakar, Senegal

  • Oct. 1999June 1999

    Consultative

    The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

  • Dec. 1998Nov. 1998

    Consultative

    World Bank Natural Resources Management Project, Dakar, Senegal

  • Nov. 1998Oct. 1998

    Consultative

    POGV (an Integrated Rural Development Project), Kaolack, Senegal

  • Sep. 1997Feb. 1997

    Consultative

    The United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Dakar, Senegal

  • 19861988

    Staff Member

    Ministry of Planning, Development Project Evaluation and Policies Assessment Division, Dakar, Senegal

  • 19861985

    Research Assistant

    The USAID-Sponsored Rural Management Project at ENEA, Dakar, Senegal

  • M.A 2002

    Survey Research

    University of Connecticut

  • Ph.D. 1995

    Agricultural Economics

    University of Connecticut

  • M.S 1992

    Agricultural Economics

    University of Connecticut

  • M.S. 1988

    Economics

    California State Polytechnic University

  • B.A. 1985

    Economics

    National School of Applied Economics (ENEA)

Honors, Awards and Grants

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    Improving Survey Quality in Qatar: Evaluating interviewers
    Principal Investigator of the project “Improving Survey Quality in Qatar: Evaluating interviewers’ role in establishing interview privacy and its effect on survey response.” Funding Organization: QNRF, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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    Fertility of Qatari and Other GCC Nationals in a Context of High Dependency on Foreign Labour
    Principal Investigator of the project” Fertility of Qatari and Other GCC Nationals in a Context of High Dependency on Foreign Labour: An Innovative Approach for Policy Making on Family Building. Funding Organization: QNRF, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
  • 2014
    From Fareej to Metropolis II: A Social Capital Survey of Qatar
    Lead Principal Investigator of the project “From Fareej to Metropolis II: A Social Capital Survey of Qatar.” Submitting Institution: Social & Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University – Qatar (2014). Funding Organization: QNRF, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
  • 2011
    Migrant Workers in Qatar: Attitudes of Qatari Nationals
    Lead Principal Investigator of the project “Migrant Workers in Qatar: Attitudes of Qatari Nationals.” Submitting Institution: Social & Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University – Qatar (2011). Funding Organization: QNRF, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
  • 2010
    Transnational Labor Migration in Qatar: An Empirical Sociological Analysis
    Co-Principal Investigator of the project “Transnational Labor Migration in Qatar: An Empirical Sociological Analysis”; Submitting Institution: Carnegie Mellon University – Qatar (2010). Funding Organization: QNRF, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
  • 2010
    From Fareej to Metropolis: A Social Capital Survey of Qata
    Lead Principal Investigator of the project “From Fareej to Metropolis: A Social Capital Survey of Qatar.” Submitting Institution: Social & Economic Survey Research Institute, Qatar University – Qatar (2010). Funding Organization: QNRF, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
  • 2014
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Membership & Associations

  •    American Association for Public Opinion Research