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Westat @ AAPOR 2023May 2023
We’re excited to head to Philadelphia, May 10-12, 2023, for the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 78th Annual Conference. Westat is proud to continue…
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Awards and Honors
Westat on Forbes 2023 List of America’s Best Employers for DiversityApril 2023
Forbes 2023 List of America’s Best Employers for Diversity includes Westat in its ranking. The list is based on an independent survey from a sample of more…
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Conference
2023 AERA Conference Features Westat ExpertiseApril 2023
Westat will be participating in the 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference. The conference will have a place-based component and a virtual component. The…
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J Michael Brick Featured at 2023 SSC Annual Meeting
June 6, 2023
Westat’s J Michael Brick, PhD, presented on May 31, 2023, at the 2023 Statistical Society of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The Statistical Society of Canada…
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Westat Celebrates 60 Years With a New Look
June 1, 2023
To mark the 60th anniversary of Westat in 2023, the company has launched a redesigned website, Westat.com, that promotes its capabilities and expertise and positions…
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Shawn Petty Selected as a 2023 Afterschool Ambassador
May 31, 2023
Shawn Petty, MPA, a Westat Principal Research Associate, has been selected to serve as an Afterschool Ambassador of 2023 by the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit…
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Westat Honors the Life and Leadership of Amy St. Pierre
May 15, 2023
Westat is saddened by the sudden and tragic death of Amy St. Pierre. A number of Westat colleagues had the privilege of working under Amy’s…
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Jeri Mulrow Featured at SDSS 2023 Conference
May 9, 2023
Jeri Mulrow, a Westat Vice President and Director of Statistics and Data Science, is a featured speaker at the Symposium On Data Science & Statistics…
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How Do We Provide More Accurate Predictions?
May 2, 2023
How accurately can policymakers predict the impact of their decisions in their local content? In a new article, “Using a Multi-Site RCT to Predict Impacts…
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Does Gamifying Math Lead to Better Algebraic Understanding?
April 26, 2023
Student math performance dropped substantially in the U.S. during COVID-19. But even before COVID-19 many middle and high school students struggled to understand basic algebraic…
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Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach for Summarizing Textual Information
April 25, 2023
How effective can a machine learning algorithm be in discovering patterns in textual data and how comparable the results are to emergent qualitative coding? According…
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SAE WCX 2023 Features Westat
April 17, 2023
Lauren Mims, PhD, a Westat Senior Study Director and automotive engineer, will be participating at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress Experience (SAE WCX)…
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Substance Use Disorders Webinars: Informing Hispanic/Latino Communities
April 11, 2023
Westat is sponsoring SUD Stigma, Treatment and Recovery for Hispanic/Latinos, a free 3-part virtual learning series alongside the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…