Survey Research

Survey Research Services That Are All About Getting You the Highest Quality Data

You need quality data to understand what’s going on in your program so you can make better decisions. The challenge? You need strong surveys to get this quality data—and not all surveys are created equal. We have the mental muscle and on-the-ground experience to build better, stronger surveys so you get the best data possible.

Why Lynch Research Associates

The only thing worse than no data is poor data. Because no one wants poor data driving their decisions, right? Yet getting high-quality data doesn’t just happen.

Getting high-quality data involves asking the right participants the right questions at the right time. While this might sound simple and straightforward, it’s anything but. That’s why the social science research firm you use to design, deploy, and interpret your surveys matters—big time.

Choose our survey research services, and you can count on our…

  • Ability to develop the right research questions for your audience
  • Knack for getting and keeping survey participants engaged
  • Knowledge of survey pitfalls to avoid
  • Talent for creating efficient, effective surveys that get the information you need before your participants stop paying attention
  • Prowess for data analysis (you’ll always have a PhD leading the way)

Fabulous clients, meaningful work

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

As a professor and principal investigator who is constantly balancing teaching, research, and project management, it is a relief to be able to rely on Lynch Research Associates for support in data analysis across the life cycle of my projects, from grant writing to journal publication. The Lynch Research Associates team keeps up with cutting-edge techniques in data analysis, and their deep content knowledge in developmental science gives me confidence that they can recommend the right analysis approaches for our needs. Their team is responsive, organized, and easy to work with, even on projects with complex designs and multiple deadlines. They care about the content of the work and provide a customized approach to meeting our goals.

Dr. Megan Mueller

Dr. Megan Mueller
Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Associate Director of the Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction

Jon Zaff’s Lab (BU)

“Lynch Research Associates have provided us invaluable consultation surrounding data cleaning, management, and analysis for several complex research studies involving large amounts of data and multiple stakeholders. They are highly skilled in drawing out key insights and meaning from vast amounts of data. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with Lynch Research Associates for years to come.”

Jonathan F. Zaff

Dr. Jon Zaff, Director, CERES Institute for Children & Youth at Boston University

Commonwealth

“LRA was a pleasure to work with and played an essential role in developing our research questions and datasets into meaningful insights to inform our next phase of human-centered product development.”

Charles de la Cruz – Innovation Manager
Julianna Samper – Senior Innovation Manager
Commonwealth

The Leadership Development Institute for Young Women

“As developmental psychologists specializing in positive youth development, Lynch Research is the best of the best when it comes to rigorous quantitative analysis and thoughtful guidance on data collection and survey design. Because of the team’s world-class expertise we are able to assess the efficacy of our program, guide next steps and impact more students in ways that matter most.”

Julie Carrier

Julie Carrier
Founder of the Leadership Development Institute for Young Women
Thinkers50 Top 8 Coaches Globally
Recognized as the “Woman of the Decade for Girl Empowerment” by the Women Economic Forum

EVERFI

“Despite our limitations of budget and time, Lynch Research Associates delivered with flying colors on our shared project. I could not have been more pleased with their preparedness, hard work, professionalism and final results.”

Dr. Dan Zapp

Dr. Dan Zapp
Senior Director, Research & Evaluation
EVERFI

Milton Public Schools

“Over the past six years, we have partnered with Lynch Research Associates to analyze and report Milton Public School’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) and Youth Health Survey (YHS). Their insights are always on target, relevant, and easy for a variety of audiences to digest. I would recommend working with them without hesitation.”

Milton Public Schools

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation

Lynch Research Associates has been our trusted partner in designing and executing a mixed-methods research study on program impact in higher education and they have over delivered every step of the way. Their creativity and leadership throughout the research process have generated valuable insights that will inform future work at the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.

Dr. Michael Murray
President and CEO

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation

Wellesley Centers for Women

“As a Principal Investigator on numerous federally funded projects, I have partnered with Lynch Research Associates on grants and journal submissions for many years because they are professional, detail oriented and always keep up with the cutting-edge in data analysis.”

Dr. Jennifer Grossman

Dr. Jennifer Grossman
Wellesley Centers for Women