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Elizabeth Mannshardt Joins Westat as VP and Director, Statistics and Data ScienceNovember 2024
Elizabeth Mannshardt, PhD, joined Westat in November 2024 as Vice President and Director, Statistics and Data Science. Mannshardt brings a wealth of statistical and data…
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AHRQ Awards MEPS-HC to WestatOctober 2024
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS-HC) to Westat. MEPS data products and analysis…
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Westat to Continue Leading the National Comprehensive Center (NCC)October 2024
The U.S. Department of Education has re-awarded Westat leadership of the National Comprehensive Center (NCC). Westat launched the inaugural NCC in 2019; the new award…
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WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Nurtures Success
November 26, 2024
The newly released Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Policy Inventory (WIC BPI) II provides the first comprehensive update on…
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Elizabeth Mannshardt Joins Westat as VP and Director, Statistics and Data Science
November 25, 2024
Elizabeth Mannshardt, PhD, joined Westat in November 2024 as Vice President and Director, Statistics and Data Science. Mannshardt brings a wealth of statistical and data…
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Clearer Disability Data: Understanding Multiple Measures
November 21, 2024
Disability is defined in many ways, which creates confusion and makes it difficult to develop effective policies. Tools like the Washington Group’s measures and the…
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2024 WIC Conference: Advancing Nutrition Education
November 13, 2024
Westat’s Food and Nutrition researchers will attend the 2024 National WIC Association’s Nutrition Education & Breastfeeding Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from November 19-21. The annual…
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Bridging Policy and Practice: Westat at APPAM 2024
November 12, 2024
Westat experts are presenting at the 2024 Association for Public Policy and Analysis Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference on November 21-23. This year’s conference is…
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2022 WIC Coverage Data: What the Numbers Show
November 6, 2024
In an average month of 2022, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) served an estimated 53.5% of those eligible—a statistically…
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Military Reintegration: Has Spouse Gender Been Overlooked?
November 4, 2024
Following deployment – whether for a combat, peacekeeping, training, or relief mission – service members begin the process of reintegration as they return home to…
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DOL Spotlights Westat Research in Evidence Insider
October 30, 2024
Westat authored 5 new materials that were recently highlighted in an issue of The Evidence Insider, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office’s…
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From Concept to Success: Video Mode Survey Case Study
October 29, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations conducting in-person research needed to pivot quickly to other modes of data collection, and some began exploring the viability…
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Crean Davis Is Panelist at SOCAP24
October 22, 2024
Allison Crean Davis, PhD, a Westat Vice President for Education Studies, will be a speaker on a panel at SOCAP24, to be held October 28-30,…