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Erciulescu Elected ASA FellowMay 2025
Andreea Erciulescu, PhD, a Westat Associate Vice President for Statistics and Data Science, has been elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the…
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Westat's Liz Mannshardt Named Top AI Executive to WatchFebruary 2025
Elizabeth (Liz) Mannshardt, PhD, has been named to Washington Executive’s Top AI Executives to Watch in 2025. Mannshardt joined Westat in November 2024 as Vice…
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Elizabeth Mannshardt Joins Westat as VP and Director, Statistics and Data ScienceNovember 2024
Elizabeth Mannshardt, PhD, joined Westat in November 2024 as Vice President and Director, Statistics and Data Science. Mannshardt brings a wealth of statistical and data…
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Westat Explores Use of Machine Learning to Improve Survey Response at GASP 2025
June 23, 2025
Westat researchers will present groundbreaking work on integrating machine learning (ML) to enhance the efficiency of survey research at the 2025 Government Advances in Statistical…
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Tang Elected Program Chair, AERA Large-Scale Assessment SIG
June 19, 2025
Judy Tang, a Westat Senior Research Associate for Survey Management and Design, has been elected Program Chair of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Special…
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Field Test Advances Food Policy and Nutrition Research
June 11, 2025
To inform policies that improve food access and health outcomes, Westat conducted the 2022 field test of the second National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase…
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Westat Expert Featured at Databricks Summit
June 6, 2025
Westat’s Brian Sokol, MS, Vice President, Data Architecture and Data Engineering, will present alongside Dylan Ford, Databricks Practice Lead at Aimpoint Digital, at the 2025…
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Westat Research at 2025 ARM
June 4, 2025
Westat research will be presented at AcademyHealth’s 2025 Annual Research Meeting, which will be held June 7-10, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN. This meeting is an…
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Webinar: Bridging Statistics and Evaluation for Faster, Smarter Policy Decisions
June 3, 2025
To accelerate informed decision-making, a new webinar will spotlight how collaboration between statisticians and evaluators can improve the speed and impact of evidence-building. The Evidence…
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Rowley Authors Study on Prevention Effectiveness
May 28, 2025
A simulation study published in JMIR Formative Research offers valuable guidance for researchers evaluating prevention effectiveness in respiratory and other infectious disease studies. The article, “Methods to Adjust…
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Pilot Study Reveals Possibilities for WIC Data
May 27, 2025
A groundbreaking effort is transforming how we understand the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), thanks to new…
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WIC Education Leads to Healthier Kids
May 22, 2025
New data show that Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition education has a lasting impact on children’s nutrition. The WIC Infant…
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Westat AI Expert Speaks at GW Statistics Conference
May 8, 2025
Westat’s Vice President of Data Science and AI, Gizem Korkmaz, PhD, will be a panelist at George Washington (GW) University’s “The Past, Present, and Future…