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Justin Baer Joins Westat as Vice President and Practice Director, Education and Social PolicyJune 2026
Justin Baer, PhD, has joined Westat as Vice President and Practice Director for Education and Social Policy. In this role, he will lead strategy, strengthen…
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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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Small Area Estimation, Survey and Data Science 2026 Conference Brings Global Experts to Bucharest
June 11, 2026
The Small Area Estimation 2026 Conference (SAE 2026) will be held in Bucharest, Romania, June 15–19, and hosted by the Faculty of Business and Administration,…
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Sunitha Mathew Joins Board of Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
June 10, 2026
Sunitha Mathew, MS, Westat Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce…
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Brian Sokol Spotlights WesLytics™ on Inaugural Brick Lounge Podcast Episode
June 10, 2026
Brian Sokol, MS, Westat’s Vice President for Data Architecture and Data Engineering, was the inaugural guest on the new Brick Lounge podcast (YouTube), where he…
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Washington Statistical Society to Host Annual Award Ceremony and Reception at Westat
June 9, 2026
The Washington Statistical Society (WSS) will hold its Annual Award Ceremony and Reception on Wednesday, June 17, from 4–7 p.m. at Westat’s Bethesda headquarters, bringing…
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Westat on Forbes America’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2026 List
June 4, 2026
Westat is included on the 2026 Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture. Employers were chosen based on an independent survey of more…
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Lloyd Hicks to Receive 2026 WSS President’s Award
June 2, 2026
Lloyd Hicks, Jr., MS, a Westat Principal Statistical Associate for Statistics and Data Science, has been selected to receive the 2026 Washington Statistical Society (WSS)…
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Justin Baer Joins Westat as Vice President and Practice Director, Education and Social Policy
June 1, 2026
Justin Baer, PhD, has joined Westat as Vice President and Practice Director for Education and Social Policy. In this role, he will lead strategy, strengthen…
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Minsun Riddles to Discuss AI-Driven Synthetic Data Generation
May 28, 2026
Minsun Riddles, PhD, a Westat Principal Statistical Associate for Statistics and Data Science, will be presenting at the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) annual meeting…
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How High-Quality Research Shapes Smarter Healthcare Decisions: Westat at 2026 AcademyHealth
May 27, 2026
Westat health policy experts will be participating in the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), May 30–June 2, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. This year’s conference theme,…
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National WIC Association 2026 Annual Conference Will Feature Westat Expertise
May 26, 2026
Courtenay Kessler, PhD, a Westat Senior Research Associate, will copresent at the 2026 National WIC Association (NWA) Annual Education and Training Conference, which takes place…