Naomi Doniger "Donny" Rothwell (August 18, 1917 – July 12, 2000) [1] [2] was the chief of the Center for Survey Methods Research for the United States Census Bureau, where in the mid-1960s she began the use of behavioral research to understand census response rates. [3] She was also the co-author of The Psychiatric Halfway House: A Case Study (with Joan M. Doniger, C. C. Thomas, 1966). [4]
Naomi Doniger graduated in 1939 from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in agriculture, [2] [5] married George James Rothwell, and soon afterwards began working for the federal government in the State Department, Army, and Department of Agriculture. [2] In 1946 she was working in Moscow for the United States Foreign Service. [6] She became a Board Member of Woodley House, a halfway house in Washington, DC, founded by her sister Joan Doniger. She and her sister recorded their experiences in their book. [2]
By 1960, she was working at the Census Bureau, where she "had a major role in the enumerator training program" for the 1960 census. [7] She worked at the bureau for 31 years before retiring. [2] She also served as secretary-treasurer of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. [8]
She was a recipient of the Department of Commerce Gold Medal. [2] In 1981 she was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. [9]
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