| Tarnai, J. Monitoring CATI Interviewers, Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Anaheim, California May 17-20, 2007. |
| Tarnai, J. IRB Panel: Are They For Us or Against Us. International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, Santa Monica, California, May 20-23, 2007. |
| Tarnai, J. Discussant for the invited session: “Oral Translation in Telephone Surveys” 2nd International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology, Miami, Florida, January 11-15, 2006. |
| Tarnai, J. & Moore, D. Measuring and Improving Telephone Interviewer Performance and Productivity, Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology, Miami, Florida, January 11-15, 2006. |
| Tarnai, J. Results of the Survey of Washington State Artists and Arts Workers. Presented at the Washington Artists Health Insurance Project Forum. Seattle, Washington, July 18, 2005. |
| Tarnai, J. & Paxson, M. C. Interviewer Judgments about the Quality of Telephone Interviewers, Presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Miami Beach, Florida May 12-15, 2005. |
| Tarnai, J., Sampling Options. International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 15-18 2005. |
| Tarnai, J., Panel on Gaining Cooperation. International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 15-18 2005. |
| Tarnai, J. & Paxson, M. C. Survey Mode Preferences of Business Respondents. Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Phoenix, Arizona, May 20-23, 2004. |
| Paxson, M. C. & Tarnai, J. An Experiment to Identify Survey Mode Response Effects by Controlling Nonresponse Errors. Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Phoenix, Arizona, May 20-23, 2004. |
| Tarnai, J., Budgeting for Surveys. Presented at the International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, May 23-26, 2004. |
| Tarnai, J. Evaluation of the Tacoma Washington Alcohol Impact Area (AIA). Presentation to the Washington State Legislature House Commerce and Labor Committee. (November, 2003). |
| Tarnai, J. Evaluation of the Tacoma Washington Alcohol Impact Area (AIA). Presentation to the Washington State Liquor Control. Board. (June, 2003). |
| Tarnai, J. Conducting a Survey to Identify the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of a Low Income Population. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Nashville, Tennessee, May 15-18, 2003. |
| Tarnai, J. & Moore, D. Comparing Methods for Testing CAI Questionnaires. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Nashville, Tennessee, May 15-18, 2003. |
| Tarnai, J., Web Surveys: Discussion of Results from a Two-Day Symposium in Web Survey Methods in Mannheim Germany. Presented at the International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 18-21, 2003. |
| Tarnai, J., Budgeting for Surveys. Presented at the International Field Directors & Technologies Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 18-21, 2003. |
| Tarnai, J. & Moore, D. Methods for Testing and Evaluating CAI Questionnaires. Presented at the International Conference on Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing Methods, Charleston, South Carolina, November 14-17, 2002. |
| Moore, D. & Tarnai, J. Improving Mail Surveys of Establishments: Testing the Effect of Incentives on Questionnaire Completion and Data Quality. Presented at the International Conference on Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing Methods, Charleston, South Carolina, November 14-17, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J. Incorporating Internet Surveys into Mixed-Mode Survey Designs. Presented at the Web Survey Workshop and Symposium, ZUMA, Mannheim, Germany, October 17-19, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J. & Moore Introduction to Surveys. Presented at the Washington State Department of Health, Survey Design Workshop, Olympia, Washington, August 20-22, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J. & Moore Questionnaire Design. Presented at the Washington State Department of Health, Survey Design Workshop, Olympia, Washington, August 20-22, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J. Web-Based Surveys. Presented at the Washington State Department of Health, Survey Design Workshop, Olympia, Washington, August 20-22, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J. & Allen, T. Characteristics of Respondents to a Web Survey of the General Public. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, Florida, May 16-19, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J., Budgeting for Surveys. Presented at the International Field Directors/Field Technologies Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida, May 19-22, 2002. |
| Wolf, S., Valdenegro, J., Mottek-Lucas, A., Tarnai, J., Elver, K. Panel on How to Handle Growth, Increased Staff, and Multiple Projects with Competing Deadlines. Presented at the International Field Directors/Field Technologies Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida, May 19-22, 2002. |
| Tarnai, J. Issues of Confidentiality and Reporting in Evaluation Surveys of Higher Education Administrators. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research and the National Academy for Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, November 17-22, 2000. |
| Paxson, M. C. & Tarnai, J. Using Grade and Financial Incentives to Improve Student Performance on an End-of-Program Assessment. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research and the National Academy for Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, November 17-22, 2000. |
| Tarnai, J. Designing Surveys to Estimate Alcohol and Substance Use and Abuse Among Adults and Adolescents. Seminar for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program at Washington State University, Pullman, October 18, 2000. |
| Moore, D. & Tarnai, J. A comparison of mixed mode survey strategies for three business populations: telephone with mail follow-up and mail with telephone follow-up. Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Establishment Surveys, June 17-21, 2000. Buffalo, New York. |
| Phillips, D. & Tarnai, J. Reducing Nonresponse in Surveys of Vulnerable Populations.? Presented at the International Conference on Survey Nonresponse, Portland, Oregon, October 28-31, 1999. |
| Tarnai, J. (1999) Chaired the session on question Salience, Question Difficulty and Item Nonresponse in Survey Research. International Conference on Survey Nonresponse, Portland, Oregon, October 28-31, 1999. |
| Tarnai, J. (1999) Discussant for the session on nonresponse in Longitudinal Surveys. International Conference on Survey Nonresponse, Portland, Oregon, October 28-31, 1999. |
| Tarnai, J., Landry, M., Baxter, R. (1999) Screening for adolescents in RDD surveys. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, Florida, May 13-16, 1999. |
| Tarnai, J., Trimble, J., Gibson, F., Hunter, S., Gillmore, G., Moore, B., Korn, J., & Taylor, K. (1998) Chaired the session on Learning Outcomes as Accountability Measures: Can it be Done? The 9th Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 13-15. Bellingham, WA. |
| Tarnai, J. (1997) Claired the session on Response and Nonresponse in Establishment Surveys. The 52nd Annual Conference of the American Association for the Public Opinion Research, May 15-18. Norfolk, Virginai. |
| Tarnai, J. (1997) Chaired the workshop on Linking Assessment and Accreditation, and participated in a panel discussion. The 8th Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 7-9. Spokane, WA. |
| Tarnai, J., Bartels, D., & Brown, G. (1997) Recent Results of Assessing the Effects of Technology on Teaching and Learning. Presented at the 8th Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 7-9. Spokane, WA. |
| Tarnai, J., Gillmore, G., Roberts, C., Trimble, J., Gibson. F., Hunter, S., & Seppanen, L. (1997) Identifying Best Practices for Improving Time-to-Degree: Lessons Learned. Presented at the 8th Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 7-9. Spokane, WA. |
| Decker, E., Hunter, S., Gillmore, J., Tarnai, J., & Roberts, H. (1997) Keeping Accountability and Learning on Track Together in the Next Decade. Presented at the 8th Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 7-9. Spokane, WA. |
| Tarnai, J., Kennedy, J., & Scudder, D. (1996) Organizational Issues in Implementing CATI in Small to Medium Size Organizations. Presented at the International Conference on Computer-Assisted Survey Information Collection, December 11-14, 1996. San Antonio, Texas. |
| Tarnai, J. (1996) Chaired the Panel Presentation on Classroom Experiences with Self-Reflection. The 2nd Annual Colloquium on Improving Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum through Assessment, November 14-15. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. |
| Tarnai, J. Issues in Designing Surveys. Presented at the Second Annual Joint Conference on Health, September 17-20, 1995. Yakima, Washington. |
| Tarnai, J. (Chair) Marginal Groups and Mainstream Testing. Presented at the Sixth Annual State of Washington Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 4-5, 1995. Spokane, Washington. |
| Tarnai, J., Santos, R., & Davey, E. Organizational Structures & Management Issues. Presented at the International Field Directors/Field Technologies Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 21-24, 1995. |
| Tarnai, J., Pavlov, R., & Frigon, C. Telephone Interviews of Adolescents: Problems and Prospects in a Substance Abuse Prevalence Survey. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 18-21, 1995. |
| Sangster, R. L., Reynolds, R. W., & Tarnai, J. Translating a Telephone Survey on Alcohol and Drug Use: Processes and Lessons Learned. Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Danvers, Massachusetts, May 12-15, 1994. |
| Tarnai, J. Ways to Communicate Assessment Results to get People's Attention. Presented at the Fifth Annual State of Washington Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 12-13, 1994. Seatac, Washington. |
| Tarnai, J. Designing Surveys for Credible Results. Presented at the Third Annual Data Users Conference, October 20-21, 1993. Yakima, Washington. |
| Paxson, M. C., Dillman, D. A., & Tarnai, J. Methods for Improving Response to Establishment Mail Surveys. Presented at the International Conference on Establishment Surveys, June 27-30, 1993. Buffalo, New York. |
| Tarnai, J., & Smith, S. End-of-Program Assessment at Washington State University: Department Plans and Experiences. Presented at the Fourth Annual State of Washington Higher Education Assessment Conference, May 5-7, 1993. Olympia, Washington. |
| Tarnai, J., Wong, K., Stromsdorfer, E., and Weeks, G. Mode Effects and Nonresponse in a Five-Year Longitudinal Survey of Welfare Dependency. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, Florida, May 16 to 19, 1992. |
| Seppanen, L. J., Herreid, C., Suskie, L. A., Tarnai, J., & Urban, R. F., Platitudes & Perils of Survey Research for the Institutional Researcher. Presented at the 32nd Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Atlanta, Georgia, May 10-13, 1992. |
| Tarnai, J. Results of a Pilot Test of a Quantitative Skills Examination. Presented at the 3rd Statewide Conference on Assessment, Spokane, Washington, May 7-8, 1992. |
| Walkup, H., Gillmore, G., Seppanen, L., Lapoint, E., Hunter, S., Trujillo, G., and Tarnai, J. Washington's statewide assessment process: accountability and renewal? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), San Francisco, May 27-29, 1991. |
| Tarnai, J., Heeringa, S. G., Dillman, D. A., Stromsdorfer, E., and Weeks, G. Description and evaluation of a design for sampling households "at risk" of welfare dependency. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Pheonix, Arizona, May 16 to 19, 1991. |
| Tarnai, J. (1991) Implementing effective assessment surveys. Presented at the Second Annual Montclair Assessment Conference. Fairfield, N.J., March 14-16, 1991. |
| Walkup, H. and Tarnai, J. Assessing Washington's state-wide assessment process: accountability and renewal. Presented at the Second Annual Montclair Assessment Conference. Fairfield, N.J., March 14-16, 1991. |
| Tarnai, J. and Dillman, D. A. A context effect in mail and telephone surveys. Presented at the First Nags Head Conference on Cognition Survey Research, Nags Head, North Carolina, September 28 to October 1, 1989. |
| Tarnai, J. and Dillman, D. A. The effect of prior letters and incentives on increasing response rates in mail surveys. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), St. Petersburg, Florida, May 18 to 21, 1989. |
| Dillman, D. A. and Tarnai, J. Differences in People's Answers to Telephone and Self-Administered Questionnaires: Results of Field and Laboratory Experiments. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), Toronto, Canada, May 21, 1988. |
| Tarnai, J. Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing. Presented at the Workshop on Social Science Research in the Agricultural Experiment Station, January 25 to 27, 1988, Arlington, Virginia. |
| Dillman, D. and Tarnai, J. Administrative Issues in Mixed Mode Surveys. Presented at the International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology, November 8 to 11, 1987, Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Tarnai, J. (Chair), Contributed Paper Session #34, and (Discussant), Invited Paper Session #36. International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology, November 8 to 11, 1987, Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Tarnai, J., Dillman, D. A. and Peterson-Scott, L. Response quality and quantity in dual frame telephone surveys: rural vs urban comparisons. Presented at the International Conference on Telephone Survey Methodology, November 8 to 11, 1987, Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Dillman, D. A. and Tarnai, J. Differences in People's Answers to Telephone and Self-Administered Questionnaires: Results of Field and Laboratory Experiments. Presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research 43rd annual conference, May 19 to 22, 1988, Toronto, Canada. |
| Tarnai, J., Rosa, E. A. and Peterson-Scott, L. An empirical comparison of the Kish and the "most recent birthday" method for selecting a random household respondent in telephone surveys. Presented at the American Association for Public Opinion Research 42nd annual conference, May 14 to 17, 1987, Hershey, Pennsylvania. |
| Tarnai, J., Ray, M., Gecas, V., & Lee, G. A Research Strategy for Assessing the Consequences of Work-Related Injuries. Presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, May 7-9, 1986, Seattle, WA. |
| Tarnai, J. Multidimensional scaling of attachments and relationship loss. Presented at the American Psychological Association meetings, Toronto, Canada, August, 1984. |
| Paxson, M. C. and Tarnai, J. Leisure dimensions: a multidimensional scaling approach. Presented at the American Psychological Association meetings, Toronto Canada, August, 1984. |
| Tarnai, J. Psychophysical scaling of attachment and loss. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meetings, San Francisco, April, 1983. |
| Paxson, M. C. and Tarnai, J. Marketing of Prevention Services. Presented at the Western Psychological Association meetings, San Francisco, April, 1983. |
| Tarnai, J., Rankin, W. L., Fagan, N. J., Mauss, A. L. and Hopkins, R. H. An evaluation of three teacher training models for an alcohol education curriculum. Presented at the Conference on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, Seattle, 1976. |