Helen Dinerman Explained

Helen Schneider Dinerman
Birth Date:	December 25, 1920
Work Institutions:	International Research Associates
Known For:	Public opinion research

Helen Schneider Dinerman (December 25, 1920 – August 14, 1974) was an American sociologist and public opinion researcher.^[1]

Biography

Born in New York City in 1920, Dinerman received her education at Hunter College and Columbia University.^[1] Later, she worked as a researcher in the United States Office of War Information^[2] and trained at the Bureau for Applied Social Research,^[1] the first academic research centre dedicated to survey research,^[3] founded by Paul Lazarsfeld in 1944.^[4] She became employed with the International Research Associates in 1948, and became Chairman of the firm's Executive Committee in 1968.^[2]

Dinerman died in Emanuel Hospital^[5] in Portland, Oregon on August 14, 1974, while on holiday with her daughter.^[1]

Legacy

In 1981, the World Association for Public Opinion Research established the Helen Dinerman Award – "in memory of Helen Dinerman's scientific achievements over three decades of public opinion research" – to recognize individuals who have made "significant contributions to survey research methodology".^[6]

Selected publications

• Book: Lazarsfeld, Paul, and Helen Dinerman . Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Frank M. Stanton . Communications Research, 1948–49 . 1949 . . . 73–108 . Research for Action .
• Cooper, Eunice . Helen Dinerman . 1951 . Analysis of the Film "Don't Be a Sucker": A Study in Communication . . 15 . 2 . 243–64 . 10.1086/266306. 2746167.

Notes and References

1. Berelson . Bernard . Bernard Berelson . 1974 . In Memoriam: Helen Dinerman, 1920-1974 . . 38 . 4 . 640 . 10.1086/268192. 2748137.
2. Bivins . Joseph T. . 1968 . News and Notes . . 32 . 3 . 525–31 . 10.1086/267633. 2747654.
3. Book: Church, Allan H. . Janine Waclawski . Designing and Using Organizational Surveys . January 1, 2008 . 1998 . Gower Publishing . 978-0-566-07975-7 . 6 .
4. Web site: About ISERP . January 1, 2008 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213054517/http://www.iserp.columbia.edu/about/ . February 13, 2008.
5. News: Helen Dinerman, Opinion Analyst; Research Specialist Dies-Named to Head World Unit . . 26 . August 17, 1974 . January 1, 2008 .
6. Web site: Awards and Prizes . January 1, 2008 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080102024431/http://www.unl.edu/WAPOR/awards.html . January 2, 2008.