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Westat Appoints Sunitha Mathew as Chief Growth OfficerMay 2026
Westat announces the promotion of Sunitha Mathew, MS, to Chief Growth Officer, effective May 4. In this role, Sunitha will be responsible for shaping and…
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Westat Announces Leadership Roles to Enhance Innovation and Client-Focused StrategyApril 2026
Westat announced new, expanded roles of Patricia Shifflett, MS, to Chief Business Officer and Scott Cody, MPP, to Chief Solutions Officer, effective April 1. These…
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Westat Promotes Wendy Hicks to Director, Survey Management and DesignMarch 2026
Westat is pleased to announce the promotion of Vice President Wendy Hicks, MS, to Director for Survey Management and Design, effective March 1, 2026. In…
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Westat Appoints Sunitha Mathew as Chief Growth Officer
May 4, 2026
Westat announces the promotion of Sunitha Mathew, MS, to Chief Growth Officer, effective May 4. In this role, Sunitha will be responsible for shaping and…
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Mims Elected Vice Chair of Surface Transportation Technical Group
April 29, 2026
Lauren Mims, PhD, a Westat Senior Research Associate, has been elected Vice Chair of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s Surface Transportation Technical Group (STTG).…
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Using Margin of Total Error to Improve Reporting of Polling Accuracy
April 28, 2026
New research published in the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology suggests approaches to improve how polling uncertainty is measured, giving decision-makers a clearer sense…
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Westat Experts Advance Conversations on AI
April 27, 2026
Westat experts are participating in and sponsoring the AI Day for Federal Statistics workshop organized by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT), the Federal Committee…
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Westat Experts Discuss Innovation and Collaboration at 2026 Field Directors and Technologies Conference
April 17, 2026
Westat staff will present at the 2026 International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC), taking place April 19–21 in Providence, Rhode Island. The annual conference…
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Westat Experts Present at 2026 FedCASIC Workshops
April 16, 2026
Westat survey research experts will present at the 2026 Federal Computer Assisted Survey Information Collection (FedCASIC) Workshops, which are being held virtually, April 21–22, 2026.…
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Westat Transportation Safety Experts at 2026 Lifesavers
April 13, 2026
Westat experts will be at the 2026 Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety, being held April 19–21, 2026, in Baltimore, Maryland. Lifesavers is the largest conference…
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Connecting Researchers Via AERA 2026 SIG Meeting
April 3, 2026
At the 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, taking place April 8–12, 2026, in Los Angeles, California, the Large-Scale Assessment Special Interest Group…
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Westat Announces Leadership Roles to Enhance Innovation and Client-Focused Strategy
April 1, 2026
Westat announced new, expanded roles of Patricia Shifflett, MS, to Chief Business Officer and Scott Cody, MPP, to Chief Solutions Officer, effective April 1. These…
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2026 AERA Annual Meeting Features Westat Expertise
March 30, 2026
Westat staff are participating in the 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California, April 8–12, 2026. This year’s theme, Unforgetting…