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NCES Renews Partnership with Westat as Part of the NAEP CoalitionJanuary 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Education, has selected Westat to continue managing critical operations…
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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's Liz Mannshardt Named Top AI Executive to Watch
February 20, 2025
Elizabeth (Liz) Mannshardt, PhD, has been named to Washington Executive’s Top AI Executives to Watch in 2025. Mannshardt joined Westat in November 2024 as Vice…
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Westat on Forbes America's Best Midsize Employers 2025
February 12, 2025
Westat has been ranked on Forbes’ America’s Best Midsize Employers 2025 list. This prestigious ranking is based on an independent survey of over 217,000 U.S.…
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NCES Renews Partnership with Westat as Part of the NAEP Coalition
January 21, 2025
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Education, has selected Westat to continue managing critical operations…
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Machine Learning Enhances Survey Question Assessment
January 14, 2025
How can cutting-edge technology transform the way surveys are conducted? In 2023, Westat experts co-authored a Survey Practice paper, Can Machine Learning Efficiently Evaluate Interviewer…
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Driving Improvement in Academic Effectiveness and Student Outcomes
January 8, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded several essential contracts to Westat to advance learning effectiveness for students and strengthen relationships between schools and…
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Balancing Privacy and Access: Charting a Path for Treating SIPP Data
January 7, 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is a vital tool for researchers and policymakers, providing insights into household finances, home…
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Advancing Child Passenger Safety: Westat at DARTS 2025
December 17, 2024
Westat experts will be participating at the 2025 Discussions Advancing Research in Transportation Safety (DARTS) Conference to be held January 9-11, 2025, in Washington, DC. …
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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…