We Design, Do, & Deliver Studies
Founded over twenty years ago, SoundRocket can meet your social science study needs in everything from design and data collection to analysis and reporting.
Your Research Partner in Precision & Execution
Expert project management, clear communication, and scientific rigor—SoundRocket integrates seamlessly with your team to keep studies on track. We specialize in two areas:
Regulatory Studies
SoundRocket specializes in regulatory studies that support successful 510(k) submissions with scientifically sound, defensible research. Call us when you need your next…
- Label Comprehension Study
- Self-Selection Study
- User Comprehension Study
- Human Factors Study
- Actual Use Study
- Simulated Used Study
- ACNU Study
- Consumer Study
- Provider Study
- Custom Study
Academic Studies
SoundRocket partners with researchers to design and execute high-quality social science studies using proven survey methodologies. Bring a Survey Methodologist and expert Survey Manager to your next…
AncestryDNA Factor V Leiden Genetic Health Risk Test
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AncestryDNA Saliva Collection Kit
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AlphaID At Home Genetic Health Risk Service
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FERTI-LILY Conception Cup
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GlutenID Celiac Genetic Health Risk Test
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Select FDA Clearances
We design and implement science-guided, defensible studies that are targeted, rigorous, and led by experts.
We just got clearance from the FDA for the AlphaID At Home Service for OTC use!
USER COMPREHENSION STUDY Genetic Health Risk Test
SoundRocket Customers
SoundRocket has served over 400 institutions and organizations since 2004.
From the Launchpad
Personal Genetic Tests: 12,000 Gallons of Drool
When I am asked often what I do for a living – a recent story I get to say is “We watch people spit, and then ask them about their experience.” That usually draws a raised eyebrow, and often silence as the recipient of that nugget decides how to rearrange those words into something that makes more sense. Generally, they don’t get there without help.
Customer Trajectory: Michael Linderman
On an early June afternoon, Michael Linderman and I sat in our respective offices, our faces connected as they often are through a Zoom video call. Mine in Michigan, his in Vermont. I was eager to chat—I had only once before known someone to attend Harvey Mudd College, one of the seven contiguous Claremont Colleges huddled together in an otherwise sleepy Los Angeles suburb. I had heard stories from the other Mudd alumni I know about pranks pulled against their Caltech rivals (Google “Caltech Cannon Heist” if you want to learn more), and I wanted to know if Michael had been involved.
Grapes + Microwave Oven + YouTube Science = Plasma + Scientific Progress
Living in the world of science for some time has raised my awareness of what it means to live in the scientific method. Patterns emerge that I cannot easily ignore. In recent years, I have found myself captivated by the quantity (and quality) of scientific communications emerging from within YouTube.
Revisiting the Role of the Science Journalist
In today’s ecosystem of online science publications, it can be hard to tell what qualifies as journalism and what doesn’t. Does it matter?
For Erin Zimmerman, a plant molecular biologist turned freelance science writer living in Ontario, Canada, a recent plant science conference presented a rare opportunity to meet scientists working in the field and to gin up some story ideas.
Surveying College Students with SMS: Is it Feasible?
Text messages (also known as Short Message Service, or SMS) have become the go-to medium when contacting others. This is especially the case for today’s college students, who seem to conduct their social and even business lives completely via messaging service.
SoundRocket examined the data surrounding the efficacy of using SMS when surveying college students, resulting in presentation at a past American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference.
SoundRocket Founder to Speak at FEDCASIC Workshop
If you would like to spot some serious survey nerds while enjoying the Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C. this year, step on down to the Bureau of Labor Statistics where SoundRocket founder Scott D. Crawford will be presenting at the The Federal Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection (FEDCASIC) Workshop. Scott will be presenting “Best Practices in Consent to Capture Geolocation Data in Self-Administered Web Surveys” in the Wednesday afternoon session on Advances in the Use of Location Data.