Faculty Profile for Dr. Jonathan Robert Wivagg

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Dr. Jonathan Robert Wivagg
Senior Lecturer — Sociology
UAC 434
phone: (512) 245-4766

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Dr. Wivagg received his Ph.D. in Applied Sociology from Baylor University on 2002 and has worked as a survey research professional since 2002. In addition to teaching at Texas State, he has a full-time position as a Senior Study Director at Westat, a large social science research company.

Research Interests

Conducting applied survey research on health and social issues for government clients.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Bundorf, M. K., DeMatteis, J., Miller, G., Polyakova, M., Streeter, J. L., & Wivagg, J. R. (n.d.). Risk Perceptions and Private Protective Behaviors: Evidence from COVIDĀ­19 Pandemic. Review of Economics and Statistics, 105(2).
  • Gunderson, D., Wivagg, J. R., Young, W., Yan, T., & Delnevo, C. (2021). The Use of Multimode Data Collection in Random Digit Dialing Cell Phone Surveys for Young Adults: Feasibility Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12). Retrieved from https://secure-web.cisco.com/1iCiQbDyU-zGdgCvWYSfed82kw7bsowuz07FMOpKZn2dQZ6tdbaNWa7D12NPs3x-rMujoA7MZl7ZWJJ6J8JJh1UGXLja_fjxeNIysAG9z12y5J-8Olk-J_dlx9HGem6EEJ1uIDdbt7v27JebEHfT8J7mDN65nD6UssdscFpCvzBc7dx3CKreduPUmr8YLvjOt_iArPJ3DHerIpFBHvHw0qjflVvrDGbfAL1tZuhoFQDKnwWJnZoN3JFXENrPAIJA2/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jmir.org%2F2021%2F12%2Fe31545

Selected Grants

  • Wivagg, Jonathan (Co-Principal). A Feasibility Study of Comal County Senior Citizens Foundation for a PACE Initiative (C), Funding Source Not Specified. (Submitted: 2007). Grant.