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Taylor Cooper
Associate Vice President
Contact
TaylorCooper@westat.comOverview
Taylor Cooper is an Associate Vice President in our Large Surveys Practice with expertise in leading large-scale IT programs and managing all phases of systems design, development, and operations support. He serves as the deputy project director for IT infrastructure and physical operations for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). NHANES collects data on the health of the U.S. population through interviews and extensive physical examinations performed in mobile centers that travel from site to site. Cooper is responsible for IT development, operations, and security, including development, operation, and support for the Integrated Survey Information System that supports 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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Pathways through early psychosis care for U.S. youths from ethnically and racially minoritized groups: A systematic review
Psychiatric Services
January 2023
N. Myers, M. Hutnyan, T.C. Daley, I. Bello, M. Chacon, A. Currie, B.J. Davis, et al.
DOILink for: Pathways through early psychosis care for U.S. youths from ethnically and racially minoritized groups: A systematic review -
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.
DOILink for: Author response to e-cigarettes and respiratory disorder: The broader research context -
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