Jennifer Edwards
Principal Research Associate
Contact
JenniferEdwards@westat.comOverview
Jennifer Edwards, PhD, is a Principal Research Associate for Education and Social Policy. She brings expertise in training and technical assistance, program and policy evaluation, strategic planning, quality assurance, and the facilitation of cross-sector collaboration. Her work focuses on improving the health and well-being of service members, veterans, and their families. She also provides methodological leadership, task management, and quality assurance support across education and health research domains, with particular expertise in qualitative data collection on sensitive topics.
Prior to joining Westat, Edwards served as a science advisor and program manager within the U.S. Marine Corps, where she guided the integration of social science methods and analytic quality standards, advanced human subjects research protection policies, and led research, evaluation, and workforce development efforts.
Education
- PhD, Sociology, University of Washington
- MA, Sociology, University of Washington
- BA, International Studies and Sociology, Johns Hopkins University