Suzanna Smith Yourishin
Assistant Research Director
email: Yourishin@artsci.com
phone: 410 377-7880 x17
With over a decade of experience in data mining and survey result analysis, Suzanna Yourishin is an integral part of the team at Art & Science Group, designing questionnaires, coordinating field work, and analyzing survey results. Since joining the firm in 2001, Suzanna has played a key role in research for a wide range of projects including student recruitment and institutional positioning studies, pricing and financial aid studies, and alumni studies for institutional advancement and student retention.
Education
- B.S., Sociology, Stetson University
More About Suzanna
Prior to joining Art & Science Group, Suzanna worked at the Council on Aging in Daytona Beach, Florida, managing and conducting a variety of research studies for the agency. She developed an interest in gerontology while an undergraduate at Stetson University and continues to pursue an avid interest in the demographics of baby boomers and older populations.
Suzanna is currently taking courses in the graduate program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland, one of the top-ranked programs of its kind in the country. To stay abreast of the latest developments in survey methodology and to further hone her analytical skills, Suzanna also takes seminars at the SAS Institute and Perseus Survey Solutions.
Suzanna was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and moved to the United States at a young age. A serious competitive swimmer and tennis player, Suzanna also played volleyball in the Junior Olympics and still finds time to play on v-ball leagues around Baltimore. She has traveled extensively from Alaska to Turkey and from Wales to Costa Rica and brings this spirit of discovery to every client project.
