In the News

Westat and Sorra Recognized as Leaders in Patient Safety Culture Research

July 31, 2025

A new bibliometric analysis published in the Journal of Patient Safety in August 2025 highlights Westat as the top organization publishing research on patient safety…

Conference

Westat Participates in 2025 NAWRS Workshop

July 29, 2025

Westat experts are participating in the National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop in Charlotte, NC, August 3-6.  Westat is also sponsoring a…

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

How can we improve the reliability of employee compensation official statistics?

Developing the employee compensation data integration methodology

Team Member

Kevin Baier

Principal Research Associate

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

How can we grow the nurse supply?

Evaluating HRSA’s Nurse Corps program

Perspective

Can Machine Learning Automate the Creation of Data Catalogs?

August 5, 2024

Many research and evaluation questions can be answered using extant data from surveys, program evaluations, and administrative data. Data catalogs help support the use of…

Expert Interview

Designing Accessible Dashboards

August 1, 2024

Combing through hundreds of spreadsheets to analyze trends and patterns in the data can be a daunting task. Clients often find this process time-consuming and…

Team Member

Nathan Lowe

Senior Research Associate

In the News

Keeping Health Care Workers Safe Keeps Patients Safe Too

June 6, 2024

When hospital providers and staff believe that their workplace culture keeps them safe from hazards and harm, they are more likely to believe that it…

Press Release

David Wittenburg Joins Westat as Social Policy and Economics Research Practice Director

May 15, 2024

Westat welcomes David Wittenburg, PhD, to our team as the new Social Policy and Economics Research Practice Director. His experience in program evaluation, expertise in…