Using the Cognitive Interview to Enhance Recall During Contact Tracing

Abstract

Thank you, first and foremost, to my advisor, Jacki Evans, for her endless feedback and support during the dissertation process. I never took for granted the obvious care, time, and effort you put into fostering the best project possible. I'm sure many, many students for years to come will benefit, as I have, from your mentorship. To the rest of my committee, your guidance has been invaluable. Ron Fisher, through your mentorship, humor and general chutzpah I learned to think both intuitively and critically, and, of course, to question everything. Lindsay Malloy, you encouraged me to undertake this project and I will always be grateful for the example you set as a woman in science. Finally, Mary Jo Trepka, you never hesitated to answer any questions I had regarding a field for which I knew little, and undoubtedly increased the quality of the work. A huge thank you to my research assistants for their tireless efforts to get this work completed. I couldn't have done it without you. Thanks especially to Zoila Boza, Lazaro Nunez, Stephanie Padron, and Cynthia Weber. Thank you also to FIU's Department of Psychology, which supported this work through the Psychology Dissertation Year Fund and the Graduate Student Seed Fund Award. Finally, Mom and Dad, you always told me that my best effort would be enough. I hope this work makes you proud. Blake and Michael, thank you for always letting me know you were in my corner. Lee and Cathy, thank you for your words of encouragement and support-it meant the world to me. Allison, thanks for getting me through the final push. Melissa, you made grad school worth it. You got me through some of the toughest days (and we had a lot of fun doing it). Finally, Reid, you know how I feel. This is for you, and I couldn't have done it without you. vi