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Donna Atkinson
Associate Vice President
Contact
DonnaAtkinson@westat.comOverview
Donna Durant Atkinson, PhD, is an Associate Vice President for Behavioral Health and Health Policy. Her work focuses on a broad range of areas that relate to substance abuse prevention and treatment. Atkinson designs and conducts evaluation studies at the national and local levels. This work also focuses on the use of data analysis, reporting, and visualization strategies to impact decision-making. These efforts support comprehensive large-scale data collection activities for federally funded grantees. Her research activities also include working with a wide set of stakeholders.
Education
- PhD, Educational Research Methodology/Evaluation, University of Pittsburgh
- MS, Social Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
- AB, Psychology, Wellesley College
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Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk
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Nature Genetics
January 2023
N. Shrine, A.G. Izquierdo, J. Chen, R. Packer, R.J. Hall, A.L. Guyatt, C. Batini, et al.
DOILink for: Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk -
Preparing for the need for a supply of native seed
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Ecological Restoration
January 2020
S.P. Harrison, R. Schoen, D. Atcitty, R. Fiegener, R. Goodhue, K. Havens, C.C. House, et al.
DOILink for: Preparing for the need for a supply of native seed -
Longitudinal e-cigarette and cigarette use among US youth in the PATH Study (2013-2015)
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
January 2019
C.A. Stanton, M. Bansal-Travers, A.L. Johnson, E. Sharma, L. Katz, B.K. Ambrose, M.L. Silveira, et al.
DOILink for: Longitudinal e-cigarette and cigarette use among US youth in the PATH Study (2013-2015)