One student’s experience with the 博彩网址大全/YouGov Poll 以及大学的学术本科生研究资助和经验(SURGE) 该计划正在引领新的职业可能性和更有影响力的研究.
凯特琳·克拉森(Kaitlin Klasen)可能来自伊利诺伊州，但她可能更了解密苏里州的政治 than the average resident of the Show Me State. An undergraduate student studying 博彩网址大全政治学和传播学教授克拉森一直在进行一项研究 在博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查担任助理将近两年，这个职位给了她 a unique perspective on the state.
“I’ve learned a lot about Missouri,” Klasen said. “I’ve gained an understanding of the kinds of issues that people care about here. In many ways, it’s given me an understanding of the state beyond perception and assumption.”
The 博彩网址大全/YouGov Poll was established in 2020 with support from the 博彩网址大全 Research Institute. 作为对密苏里州选民进行的唯一定期学术、无党派科学调查， 博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查填补了密苏里州民意研究的空白. All of 结果和数据在网上提供，让研究人员、政策制定者、 以及让公众详细了解密苏里人对一系列问题的看法.
“我真的很喜欢看结果的细分，”克拉森说. “You can look 根据政治派别或[州的地区]，有时这些结果 are very telling. You can see where certain issues are very divisive.”
Klasen began working with the 博彩网址大全/YouGov Poll in June 2022. She connected with the 小组通过大学的学术本科生研究资助和经验 (SURGE) program. SURGE项目将博彩网址大全的学生与正在指导的教师联系起来 research, creative endeavors and other scholarly projects at 博彩网址大全. The program gives 学生动手研究经验和机会，为他们的职业生涯做准备.
“通过SURGE提供的研究助理奖学金可以帮助学生发展他们需要的技能 use even in non-academic jobs,” said Steven Rogers, Ph.D.政治学副教授兼博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查主任. Rogers has mentored Klasen since the beginning of her assistantship.
In August 2023, the 博彩网址大全/YouGov Poll surveyed 900 likely Missouri voters 比如教育政策、2024年总统大选和LGBTQ+问题. 这是克拉森的第三次投票，她几乎帮了所有的忙，从 整理民意调查问题的初稿，为民意调查撰写备忘录 leaders that trace the history of the issues in the state. She also researched how 其他民意调查也对其他州的居民进行了类似的调查. This allows the 博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查提出的问题可能会引起人们对关键等级的关注 in how Missourians feel about the issues.
2023年8月，博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查知道它将对密苏里州的LGBTQ+问题进行民意调查， such as gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Klasen’s research found that 其他州的居民对接受性别确认手术的机会有不同的看法 than to gender-affirming counseling. A question regarding this distinction was added 8月份的民意调查，结果突出了密苏里州公众的关键细微差别 意见:相当多的受访者支持性别确认咨询 for minors even as they expressed skepticism toward surgery.
“我们在博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查中真正尝试做的一件事是展示层次或细微差别 in people’s opinions,” said Rogers. “I personally would not have come up with that 问题，但由于凯特琳在其他民意调查中发现了这些问题， we could include it. So it was very helpful.”
罗杰斯希望通过强调公众舆论中的这些细微差别，博彩网址大全/YouGov 民意调查可以帮助弥合民选官员和选民之间的差距.
“政策制定者往往倾向于采取更极端的立场，但现实是 这个州比人们有时想象的要更加中间。. He is encouraged 国家政策制定者引用了博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查的结果 considering new policy changes.
当与博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查相关的研究人员公布结果的时候 根据对2023年8月结果的分析，Klasen处于有利地位 with Rogers on a piece herself.
“作为一名本科生，看到我的作品被发布在博彩网址大全/YouGov网站上真的很酷 以及教授和其他(博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查负责人)。. “It has been 学习如何综合这些广泛主题的所有信息是一项伟大的技能 并将其浓缩成公众可以理解的文章.”
克拉森将于2024年从博彩网址大全毕业，回顾她在这所大学的时光， 她很感激罗杰斯对她的指导:“这真的很棒 working with Dr. Rogers,” she said. “He provides a lot of direction for me, and he’s put a lot of trust in me. I feel like a lot of the work that I do gets translated into the poll, and that’s really cool.”
罗杰斯则对克拉森对博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查的影响感到自豪 他相信她的未来是光明的:“凯特琳是一个非常非常强大的研究 assistant,” Rogers said. “We can do more in the 博彩网址大全/YouGov Poll because of Kaitlin.”
当克拉森开始为她从博彩网址大全毕业后的职业生涯做计划时，她的技能和经验 她通过SURGE项目和她与博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查的工作所获得的 her options open — from policy to research to marketing, and more.
“我作为研究助理的时间让我能够在我拥有的所有东西的基础上发展 learned as a student at 博彩网址大全,” said Klasen. “I am very grateful for the opportunity from the SURGE program and from Dr. Rogers to grow as a researcher and become more involved in the fascinating work being done in the 博彩网址大全 community.”
2023年8月博彩网址大全/YouGov民意调查的完整结果，以及Klasen的分析 and 博彩网址大全/YouGov Poll leaders, can be found at o8.web-sitemap.cs-grc.com/poll.
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