Publications
Westat researchers publish on a wide array of topics that further our understanding of the field and focus on improving lives through research. Selected publications that communicate our findings, including books, peer-reviewed articles and technical reports, conference proceedings, and more are presented here.
2021
Soneji S., Knutzen K.E., Gravely S., Elton-Marshall T., Sargent J., Lambert E., Hilmi N., Sharma E., Jackson K.J., Wang B., Robinson J., Driezen P., Bover Manderski M., Bansal-Travers M., Hyland A., Travers M., Yang D.-H., Dang R., and Fong G.T. (2021).
Transitions in frequency of hookah smoking among youth and adults: Findings from waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, 2013-15.
Addiction, 116(4), 936-948.
Lee M.K., Wyss A.B., Carnes M.U., Richards M., Parks C.G., Freeman L.E.B., Thorne P.S., Umbach D.M., Azcarate-Peril M.A., Peddada S.D., and London S.J. (2021).
House dust microbiota in relation to adult asthma and atopy in a US farming population.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 147(3), 910-920.
Sikdar S., Wyss A.B., Lee M.K., Hoang T.T., Richards M., Freeman L.E.B., Parks C., Thorne P.S., Hankinson J.L., Umbach D.M., Motsinger-Reif A., and London S.J. (2021).
Interaction between genetic risk scores for reduced pulmonary function and smoking, asthma and endotoxin.
Thorax, 76(12), 1219-1226.
Frenkel L.M., Morrison R.L., Fuller T.L., Gouvea M.I., Benamor Teixeira M.L., Coombs R.W., Shapiro D.E., Mirochnick M., Hennessey R., Whitson K., Chaktoura N., and Joao E.C. (2021).
Brief report: Vaginal viral shedding with undetectable plasma HIV viral load in pregnant women receiving two different antiretroviral regimens: A randomized clinical trial.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 88(4), 361-365.
Hoang T.T., Qi C., Paul K.C., Lee M., White J.D., Richards M., Auerbach S.S., Long S., Shrestha S., Wang T., Freeman L.E.B., Hofmann J.N., Parks C., Xu C.-J., Ritz B., Koppelman G.H., and London S.J. (2021).
Epigenome-wide DNA methylation and pesticide use in the Agricultural Lung Health Study.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 129(9), 97008.
Goel R., Nellis M.E., Karam O., Hanson S.J., Tormey C.A., Patel R.M., Birch R., Sachais B.S., Sola-Visner M.C., Hauser R.G., Luban N.L.C., Gottschall J., Josephson C.D., Hendrickson J.E., and Karafin M.S. (2021).
Transfusion practices for pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: Data from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III).
Transfusion, 61(9), 2589-2600.