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Fulbright Fellowship Awarded to Westat's Niyati ShahMay 2024
Niyati Shah, a Research Analyst in Westat’s Social Policy and Economics Research sector, has accepted a Fulbright Fellowship to track extreme heat and rainfall data…
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In the News
Westat-Led Article Awarded 2023 JRM Best PaperApril 2024
The Journal of Registry Management (JRM) Best Paper of the Year for 2023 has been awarded to a Westat-led journal article. “Rationale and Methodologic Approach…
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Awards and Honors
Westat Receives 2024 Great Place to Work CertificationApril 2024
Westat is proud to be certified by Great Place to Work® for 2024. This recognition is based on what current employees say about their experience…
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Fulbright Fellowship Awarded to Westat's Niyati Shah
May 2, 2024
Niyati Shah, a Research Analyst in Westat’s Social Policy and Economics Research sector, has accepted a Fulbright Fellowship to track extreme heat and rainfall data…
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Improving Equity in the Construction Workforce
May 1, 2024
Anticipated construction job growth spurred by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and overall economic trends may serve as an opportunity for the construction…
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Westat-Led Article Awarded 2023 JRM Best Paper
April 30, 2024
The Journal of Registry Management (JRM) Best Paper of the Year for 2023 has been awarded to a Westat-led journal article. “Rationale and Methodologic Approach…
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Military Burn Pits Associated with Increased Health Risk
April 29, 2024
Can deployment to military bases with open burn pits lead to an increased risk of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular conditions? In a recent cohort study,…
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Potential of Value-Based Payment for Substance Use Disorder
April 24, 2024
The urgency of addressing substance use disorder (SUD) in the U.S. has led to a growing movement for using more effective payment models, as detailed…
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JSSAM Special SAE Issue Features Westat Expertise
April 19, 2024
Westat expertise in small area estimation (SAE) methods and applications are featured in a special virtual issue of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology…
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Financing Peer Recovery Support for Substance Use Disorder
April 17, 2024
The health care workforce shortage and growing evidence base of peer recovery support services (PRSS), which are provided by people with lived experience of substance…
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Erciulescu Named an Editor, International Statistical Review
April 16, 2024
Andreea Erciulescu, PhD, who is an Associate Vice President for Statistics and Data Science at Westat, has been invited to serve as an Editor for…
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COVID Vaccines Cut Hospital Risk for Immunocompromised Adults
April 4, 2024
From September 2023 to February 2024, adults with weakened immune systems who had received an updated COVID-19 vaccine were about 1/3 less likely to be…
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How to Braid Funding for Substance Use Disorder Services
March 26, 2024
Funding for substance use disorder (SUD) services can be challenging to find and manage. Westat recently produced a report for the Substance Abuse and Mental…