Mike Mokrzycki         some work

Recent engagements include:

• Manager of Election Polling, NBC News, 2012 elections. Plan and work with producers and talent to execute live coverage of exit polls on 2012 presidential primary and general election nights for NBC network and MSNBC.
• Senior exit poll analyst, NBC News, 2010 midterm election. Writing/production of stories/graphics that aired live on election night as part of Emmy-nominated broadcast.
• Polling consultant/project manager, U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
• Consultant, ABC News Polling Unit, wide-ranging assistance over nearly six months as unit transitioned into an independent company
• Consultant, The Washington Post, Massachusetts poll after Republican Scott Brown's election to Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat

• "Cell-Phone-Only Voters in the 2008 Exit Polls and Implications for Future Noncoverage Bias." Michael Mokrzycki, Scott Keeter and Courtney Kennedy. Public Opinion Quarterly, 73 (#5), 2009: 845-865. PDF | HTML

• "What's Missing from National RDD Surveys? The Impact of the Growing Cell-Only Population." Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, April Clark, Trevor Tompson and Mike Mokrzycki. Public Opinion Quarterly, 71 (#5), 2007: 772-792. PDF | HTML

• "National Election Pool," in Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods, Paul J. Lavrakas, ed., Sage Publications, 2008

• 2011, Phoenix, Arizona:
  • "Cell-Only Voters in the Exit Polls: An Update from the 2010 Midterms," co-presented and co-authored with Scott Keeter.
  • "Not Getting it Right: Incorrect Answers vs. 'I Dont Know' in Knowledge Surveys." With Gregory A. Smith, Rob Suls, Jocelyn Kiley and Scott Keeter.

• 2009, Hollywood, Florida: Presented "Cell-Phone-Only Voters in the 2008 Exit Polls." With Scott Keeter and Courtney Kennedy. Paper | PowerPoint

• 2007, Anaheim, California:
  • "What's Missing From National RDD Surveys? The Impact of the Growing Cell-Only Population." With Scott Keeter, Courtney Kennedy, Trevor Tompson, and April Clark.
  • "Voters and Non-Voters in Midterm Elections." With April Clark, Robert Suls and Trevor Tompson.
  • "Consumer Confidence and the 2006 Election." With Trevor Tompson, Michael Gross and Dennis Junius.

• 2005, Miami Beach, Florida: "The Impact of Question Order on the Measurement of Party Identification." With Trevor Tompson.

• Panel moderator, "The Challenge of Polling in Congressional Races: A View from 2010"; and discussant for session "Historical Perspectives on Survey Research," American Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2011.

• DC-AAPOR Workshop on Understanding Presidential Elections: 2008 and Beyond, Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2010. Invited panelist; discussed cell phones in exit and other election polls.

• Pollster.com Election Night 2009 Live Blog, Nov. 3, 2009. Invited panelist.

• "Polling During the 2008 Election." Invited talk, Utah- Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association, Spokane, Wash., June 2008. (See one audience member's blog post)

• Vermont Public Radio interview with Mokrzycki on exit polling, March 2008.

• "Talking About Polls: How To Communicate Effectively With Journalists, Clients and Other Non-Scientists." With Nancy Belden, Belden, Russonello and Stewart; and Rich Morin, Pew Research Center. Invited panelist, professional development breakfast, American Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Anaheim, Calif., May 2007.

• "The 2004 Election Exit Polls." Invited talk, New England Associated Press News Executives Association, Concord, N.H., 2005.

• "The 2004 Presidential Primary Polls." With J. Ann Selzer, Selzer & Co., Gary Langer, ABC News, and Warren Mitofsky, Mitofsky International. Invited panel, American Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference, Phoenix, Ariz., May 2004.

• Public gives Obama latitude on Supreme Court nomination (ABCNEWS.com, April 30, 2010)
• Support for gays in military crosses ideological, party lines (ABCNEWS.com, Feb. 12, 2010)
• Cord-cutting continues at steady pace: Updated federal estimates on shift to cell-only (Pollster.com, Dec. 16, 2009)
• Can robo-calls do a better job of polling voters? (Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, Nov. 10, 2009)
• Pro- or anti-nuke? Depends how you ask (AP, March 26, 2009)
• Okla., Utah – not NY or Calif. – lead move to cell-only (AP, March 12, 2009)
• Exit polls find biggest partisan shift in a generation, but not an ideological realignment (AP, Nov. 8, 2008)
• 1 in 5 voters only have cell phones, exit poll finds (AP, Nov. 7, 2008) (apparently no longer available online)
• Moderates help McCain, women aid Clinton in NH presidential primaries (AP Jan. 8, 2008)

Last modified August 18 2011