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Donna Atkinson
Associate Director
Contact
DonnaAtkinson@westat.comOverview
Donna Durant Atkinson, PhD, is an Associate Director 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 diverse 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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Journal Article
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease riskNature Genetics
2023
N. Shrine, A.G. Izquierdo, J. Chen, R. Packer, R.J. Hall, A.L. Guyatt, C. Batini, R.J. Thompson, C. Pavuluri, V. Malik, B.D. Hobbs, M. Moll, W. Kim, R. Tal-Singer, P. Bakke, K.A. Fawcett, C. John, K. Coley, N.N. Piga, A. Pozarickij, K. Lin, I.Y. Millwood, Z. Chen, L. Li, S.R.A.
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Journal Article
Preparing for the need for a supply of native seedEcological Restoration
2020
S.P. Harrison, R. Schoen, D. Atcitty, R. Fiegener, R. Goodhue, K. Havens, C.C. House, R.C. Johnson, E. Leger, V. Lesser, Jean Opsomer, N. Shaw, D.E. Soltis, S.M. Swinton, E. Toth, S.A. Young
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Journal Article
Longitudinal e-cigarette and cigarette use among US youth in the PATH Study (2013-2015)Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2019
C.A. Stanton, M. Bansal-Travers, A.L. Johnson, E. Sharma, L. Katz, B.K. Ambrose, M.L. Silveira, H. Day, J. Sargent, N. Borek, W.M. Compton, S. Johnson, H. Kimmel, A.R. Kaufman, J. Limpert, D. Abrams, K.M. Cummings, M.L. Goniewicz, S. Tanski, M.J. Travers, A.J