About Me
I am a Survey Statistician in the Data Collection Methodology and Research Branch in the Economic Statistical Methods Division of the United States Census. I am a mixed methods respondent researcher with expertise in qualitative methods. I test survey items for business surveys at the Census Bureau.
I was the Health Services Research and Policy Postdoctoral Fellow at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute from 2021-2022. I received my doctorate in sociology from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021. My research focuses on youth wellbeing and identity. For my dissertation, I used qualitative methods to focus on how pediatric patients understand themselves in a major children’s hospital.
My areas of interest include:
Childhood and Youth
Health
Social Psychology
Disability
I am a New Yorker and earned my bachelor’s in sociology and biology with a concentration in genetics from Stony Brook University. I accessed higher education through a combination of scholarships and Pell Grants, and this drives much of my commitment to supporting students and research participants.
You can get in touch with me at hillary.steinberg@census.gov hillary.rachel.steinberg@drexel.edu and @actualdrhillary.