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Westat
Research Services
Rockville, MD 32,642 followers
Improving Lives Through Research
About us
Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, social policy, and transportation. We are dedicated to improving lives through research. Expertise • Data Collection & Management • Clinical Trials • Statistical Research & Survey Methods • Evaluation • Communications & Social Marketing Staff and Locations Westat’s staff of more than 2,000 are located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC. Additional staff are located at Westat’s data collection survey processing facilities, at our Telephone Research Center facilities, and throughout our nationwide field operations. Westat also maintains research offices near our clients in Atlanta, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas; and San Antonio, Texas. We have international offices in Liberia, Costa Rica; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Bangkok, Thailand. Westat is committed to providing accessible media on LinkedIn. Should you experience difficulties with any posted media, please send us a message at Section508Coordinator@westat.com. An alternative format will be provided upon request.
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http://www.westat.com
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- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Rockville, MD
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1963
- Specialties
- Custom Research, Survey and Analytical Methods, Program Evaluation, Computer Systems Technology, Communications, Biomedical Science, and Clinical Trials
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Updates
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Meet Sanaa Walker, another stellar #intern from our Public Health team! Sanaa shares, “Analyzing data from various surveys and sitting in on internal and external meetings has offered me great insight on the thought process of evaluating public health programming.” #Internships
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Continuing our intern spotlight from our National Intern Day series, meet Jazmin Hernandez. Jazmin, who’s working with our Public Health teams, says, her favorite experience was “Working with ACE-CH and learning about interventions/strategies that communities can adopt to lessen the burden of climate change by providing sustainable solutions.”
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Westat conducted the first external evaluation of Washington State’s Passport to Careers program that has supported over 3,000 former foster and homeless youth in higher education to date. Researchers Lori Nathanson, PhD, and Nina Page share insights on their equity-focused approach, challenges, and key findings. Read the full interview: https://ow.ly/Na7Z50SRyY0
Passport to Careers: Aiding Foster and Homeless Young Adults - Westat
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Congratulations to Westat’s Tobacco Regulatory Science Coordinating Center (CASEL), whose recently published paper, co-authored by Andrea Stroup, PhD, has been selected as an Editor’s Choice article in “Nicotine & Tobacco Research.” Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/N36x50SPCTq
A review of the toxicity of ingredients in e-cigarettes, including those ingredients having the FDA's "Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)" regulatory status for use in food - PubMed
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Next up in our summer intern showcase is Avalon Aragon from our Public Health team. Avalon shares, "My favorite project has been working on the NHLBI's The Heart Truth Campaign. More specifically, working on the Yes, YOU initiative which encourages younger women to take action to protect their hearts and reduce their risk for heart disease."
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Could teacher apprentices be an answer to addressing teacher shortages? As the lead organization for the U.S. Department of Education’s National Comprehensive Center, the Region 5 Comprehensive Center, and the Region 14 Comprehensive Center, Westat is creating resources to support teachers. See how we're contributing to strengthening the educator workforce: https://ow.ly/myKi50SQn1F
Teacher Apprenticeships Strengthen the Workforce - Westat
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Attending JSM 2024? Join Jeri Metzger Mulrow Westat’s Vice President and Sector Lead for Data Solutions and upcoming 2026 President of the American Statistical Association, for coffee and breakfast on Aug 6, 7-8am PDT at Hyatt Regency Ballroom C. Connect with our team, share ideas, and explore potential collaborations! More info: https://ow.ly/kw5b50SKty4
Westat @ JSM 2024: Sharing Insights and Opportunities - Westat
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Our business partnering team had a great view from our matchmaking table at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization event this week. Interested in partnering with us? Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eJGfdeSK
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