About Us

Improving Lives Through Research

Westat is a professional services organization with an established reputation for quality research and a broad range of capabilities in data collection and management, statistical research and survey methods, evaluation, clinical trials, and communications and social marketing.

Founded in 1963, Westat has conducted successful research studies in a wide range of subject areas: health, education, social services, transportation, housing, energy, the environment, criminal justice, and military and veterans life. Westat is also a leader in designing information technology solutions to meet client needs. Westat is a full-service research corporation.

Course Instructors

David Cantor

David Cantor, PhD, is a Vice President and Associate Director for Survey Methodology at Westat. Dr. Cantor has assisted in designing major social surveys, including the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the Consumer Expenditure Survey. He has published in a wide variety of survey areas, including the use of incentives, respondent selection, questionnaire design, establishment surveys, and measurement error evaluation.