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Justin Baer Joins Westat as Vice President and Practice Director, Education and Social PolicyJune 2026
Justin Baer, PhD, has joined Westat as Vice President and Practice Director for Education and Social Policy. In this role, he will lead strategy, strengthen…
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Westat Appoints Sunitha Mathew as Chief Growth OfficerMay 2026
Westat announces the promotion of Sunitha Mathew, MS, to Chief Growth Officer, effective May 4. In this role, Sunitha will be responsible for shaping and…
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Westat Announces Leadership Roles to Enhance Innovation and Client-Focused StrategyApril 2026
Westat announced new, expanded roles of Patricia Shifflett, MS, to Chief Business Officer and Scott Cody, MPP, to Chief Solutions Officer, effective April 1. These…
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Westat Research Highlights Strategies to Address Diaper Need
October 15, 2026
Westat researchers Allison Hyra, PhD, and Joseph Gasper, PhD, will present research on innovative approaches to expanding diaper access during a session at the U.S.…
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Westat to Share Child Passenger Safety Insights in 2026 National Child Passenger Safety Board Webinar
October 13, 2026
Westat’s Elizabeth Petraglia, PhD, will join representatives from the AAA Mountain West Group for a National Child Passenger Safety Board Community Education and Educator Forum…
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Westat Appoints Ted Wright as Vice President and Practice Director, Clinical Research
October 12, 2026
Westat announced today that Edward (Ted) Wright, Jr., PhD, will join the company as Vice President and Practice Director for Clinical Research. In this role,…
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Pantezzi Named to OrangeSlices’ 2027 Engage Fed Health 150
October 9, 2026
Todd Pantezzi, Westat Vice President and NIH Account Lead, has been named as one of OrangeSlices’ 2027 Engage Fed Health 150 honorees. The recognition celebrates…
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Study Examines Educational Liaison Program’s Role in Supporting Students in Foster Care
October 8, 2026
A new study evaluates the effectiveness of the Educational Liaison program, an intervention designed to improve school engagement among students in foster care. Published in…
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Webinar on Accessing and Analyzing NCES Data
October 7, 2026
Join us for an upcoming free webinar, Using NCES Data for Your Research, focused on resources and tools for accessing and analyzing data from the…
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New Analysis Examines NSF Investments in the Skilled Technical Workforce
October 5, 2026
Understanding how federal investments support the skilled technical workforce can help inform future workforce development efforts and strengthen the nation’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics…
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From Evidence to Action in Family Healthcare: Westat at 2026 CFHA
October 1, 2026
Westat’s Anne Roubal, PhD, a Principal Research Associate, and fellow researchers will lead a hands-on session at the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) 2026 Integrated…
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Fine-Tuned LLMs Improve Imputation of Missing Survey Data Compared With Baseline
September 30, 2026
Researchers are exploring a new way to make missing survey data easier and more efficient to address, particularly when complex questionnaire skip patterns affect which…
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2026 International Day of Women in Statistics and Data Science Features Westat Expertise
September 24, 2026
Several Westat experts will join an international community of statisticians and data scientists on October 6 as presenters and session leads at the International Day…