Taylor Cooper
Associate Vice President
Contact
TaylorCooper@westat.comOverview
Taylor Cooper is an Associate Vice President for Technology and Digital Solutions with expertise in leading large-scale IT programs and managing all phases of systems design, development, and operations support. He served as the deputy project director for IT infrastructure and physical operations for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Cooper was responsible for IT development, operations, and security, including development, operation, and support for the Integrated Survey Information System that supported all aspects of sampling, data collection, survey monitoring, and data management.
Cooper led a major update of NHANES systems to implement a private cloud infrastructure using virtualization technologies, a storage area network, secure internet access, VOIP telephony, and secure wireless networking. His team was awarded the National Center for Health Statistics Director’s Award for outstanding technical performance.
Education
- MS, Information Systems, American University
- BS, Computer Science, University of Virginia
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Author response to e-cigarettes and respiratory disorder: The broader research context
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
January 2023
J.D. Sargent, K.C. Edwards, J. Emond, S. Tanski, Kristie Taylor, J.P. Pierce, M.L. Goniewicz, et al.
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Immunogenicity of conjugated and polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines administered during pregnancy or postpartum to women with HIV
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Journal of Infectious Diseases
January 2022
G. Duarte, P. Muresan, S. Ward, L. Laimon, S.I. Pelton, J. Canniff, A. Golner, et al.
DOILink for: Immunogenicity of conjugated and polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines administered during pregnancy or postpartum to women with HIV -
Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and young adults between waves 1–4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (2013–2018)
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Addictive Behaviors
January 2022
M. Cooper, H.R. Day, C. Ren, O. Oniyide, C.G. Corey, B.K. Ambrose, K.M. Cummings, et al.
DOILink for: Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and young adults between waves 1–4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (2013–2018)