Westat statisticians and data scientists will share their latest insights at the 2026 DC-AAPOR/WSS Review Preview Conference on September 9 at the Gallup Building in Washington, DC. Hosted by the DC-Baltimore Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (DC-AAPOR) and the Washington Statistical Society (WSS), the annual event highlights innovative work in survey methodology, statistics, public opinion research, and data science.
As a Gold Sponsor of this year’s conference, Westat is proud to support opportunities for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, showcase emerging methods and applications, and strengthen connections within the statistical and survey methodology community.
Westat Presentations
Westat experts will join colleagues from academia, government, and industry to share their work and engage in discussions on advancing data-driven decision-making and public understanding. Our staff are participating in the following presentations:
9:00 am–10:15 am (ET)
Susan Genoversa. Tracking Trends in Confidentiality Concerns and Trust in Government with Paradata.
10:30 am–11:45 am (ET)
Robyn Ferg. Assessing Utility of Synthetic Data.
2:30 pm–3:30 pm (ET) Poster Session
Judy H. Tang. Enhancing Qualitative Data Coding in Federal Statistics: A Human–Machine Learning Framework.
Andreea Erciulescu. Leveraging AI in the Survey Process.