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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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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…
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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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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…
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Westat Tobacco Experts Present at SRNT 2026
March 3, 2026
Members of Westat’s tobacco studies group will share new research findings at this year’s Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting, March…