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Ongoing Studies

Examples of research projects supported by Headway in Research.

Headway in Research (hiRe) connects organizations with trained field interviewers, telephone interviewers, and other research staff. The studies below illustrate the kinds of projects our teams help support through recruitment, staffing, and employer of record services.

NSDUH

National Survey on Drug Use & Health

A major ongoing effort to measure substance use and mental health indicators across the United States.

ExPECTT

Evaluation of the Public Education Campaign on Teen Tobacco

Field support for a national campaign assessing teen tobacco-related attitudes and behaviors.

WIC APAIS

WIC Program Access Point Angler Intercept Survey

Intercept interviews conducted at access points to gather participant feedback for the Women, Infants, & Children program.

MPC

Making Pre-K County Study

Research exploring access, quality, and outcomes of county-level Pre-K programs.

CalSES

California Socioeconomic Survey

A statewide survey tracking the economic well-being and living conditions of California households.

EHS

Early Head Start Research & Evaluation Project

Evaluation work supporting Early Head Start programs serving infants, toddlers, and their families.

Want to contribute?

Candidates interested in data collection, field interviewing, intercept interviewing, field tracking, or telephone interviewing can explore open roles and join the Private Network for notifications about upcoming studies.

Ongoing studies form the steady backbone of field research, providing the continuous stream of information that organizations rely on to understand shifting public attitudes and behaviors. When a project spans weeks or months rather than days, consistency and quality control become essential. Experienced field teams bring structure to these longer engagements, applying proven interviewing techniques and reliable data collection methods that keep responses accurate over time. This sustained approach allows decision-makers to track trends, compare results across intervals, and build a more complete picture than one-off snapshots could ever provide.

Behind every successful ongoing study is a network of trained professionals who know how to engage diverse respondents without introducing bias or fatigue. Field interviewers and telephone support staff serve as the human bridge between research goals and real-world participation, and their skill directly shapes the integrity of the dataset. Coordinators oversee logistics, monitor quotas, and adjust outreach strategies as enrollment progresses. Together, this contingent workforce turns a research design into measurable insights, helping clients move from questions to evidence with confidence in every wave of the project.

Industries from healthcare and consumer products to public policy and workforce evaluation depend on ongoing studies to monitor programs and measure impact. Long-term tracking supports employer brand research, employee engagement evaluations, and community-level survey work, where change happens gradually and deserves careful observation. Private organizations, government divisions, and county-level projects alike benefit from steady data pipelines that reveal patterns invisible in single-point studies. By maintaining contact with respondents across time, researchers can evaluate outcomes, refine interventions, and report findings that reflect genuine progress rather than momentary impressions.

Sustaining an ongoing study requires more than launching it; it requires ongoing attention to recruitment, retention, and data quality. Skilled teams handle the practical essentials, from screening and scheduling to payroll and record-keeping, so that researchers can focus on analysis and interpretation. Innovative tools and efficient workflows keep costs manageable while preserving rigor, and human capital solutions ensure that the right talent is matched to each phase of the work. With passionate support from start to finish, lasting relationships between organizations and field professionals help every study deliver the dependable insights it was designed to capture.