Emma Dickinson

Emma Dickinson is a Senior Social Researcher and is the deputy Data Collection lead in DQHub. Emma is an experienced qualitative researcher and a subject matter expert in the collection of socio-demographic information. Prior to working in DQHub she led the transformation of these questions on ONS' social surveys in the Research and Design Team. There she demonstrated the importance of using respondent centred design to ensure minimal respondent burden and maximum data accuracy during the...See more

Emma Dickinson is a Senior Social Researcher and is the deputy Data Collection lead in DQHub. Emma is an experienced qualitative researcher and a subject matter expert in the collection of socio-demographic information. Prior to working in DQHub she led the transformation of these questions on ONS' social surveys in the Research and Design Team. There she demonstrated the importance of using respondent centred design to ensure minimal respondent burden and maximum data accuracy during the response process. Before her transformation role, Emma worked in ONS' Data Collection Methodology Unit and led qualitative research projects to develop official government surveys. Emma is passionate about qualitative research methods and the amalgamation of both traditional and innovative techniques to thoroughly explore a research question. See less