Bryan Johnson

As a co-founder of Insight Policy Research in 2001 and current COO of Westat Insight, Bryan Johnson brings more than 30 years of experience as a highly respected business leader and researcher. He has led national studies for agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition[...]

Anne Peterson

As cofounder of Insight Policy Research (Insight) and current CEO of Westat Insight, Anne is a highly strategic, inclusive, and entrepreneurial leader with a demonstrated history of success within the behavioral and social sciences and a strong track record of leading large teams and complex operations. Beginning in 2001, Anne developed and grew Insight to[...]

Terry Moore

Terry has more than two decades of experience in Medicare and Medicaid program research, policy, and operations. She is a national expert in long-term and postacute care quality measurement. Her research experience includes a range of data collection activities in healthcare settings (e.g., observations, staff and patient interviews), provider recruitment, stakeholder engagement, analysis of postacute[...]

Laurie Coots Daras

Laurie Coots Daras is a senior health services researcher and project director with 20 years of research experience. Laurie’s primary expertise is in health policy—specifically, national quality and payment policy for postacute and long-term care. She is a quantitative researcher with experience using Medicare claims and other national datasets to measure hospitalizations and readmissions among[...]

Jennifer Edwards

Jennifer Edwards is a senior researcher, scientific advisor, and program manager with over 17 years of experience supporting federal agencies, in particular the Department of Defense (DoD). She has designed and conducted mixed-method and qualitative research on topics such as gender bias, organizational culture, and workforce capabilities. Dr. Edwards has extensive experience in the evaluation[...]

Dominick Esposito

For 20 years, Dominick has led studies with the federal government, state governments, and other clients on projects that improve care for disadvantaged populations. His expertise includes mixed-methods evaluation, Medicaid policy and program assessment, patient-centered outcomes research, dissemination and implementation of health care evidence within health systems, and evaluation of complex health care delivery system[...]

Stacy Gleason

Stacy Gleason has more than two decades of experience in research, evaluation, and technical assistance for federal agencies, state agencies, and foundations and other nonprofits. As a strategic leader and director of Westat Insight’s food and nutrition portfolio, she designs and directs mixed-method evaluations, develops resources to support program administrators and implementers, facilitates advisory and[...]

Kelsey Gray

Kelsey brings 13 years of experience assessing social programs and policies, with a focus on advanced data analytic methods and data visualization techniques. Her expertise is in presenting technical concepts in easy-to-understand reports, dashboards, and presentations. Kelsey is experienced with a variety of machine learning techniques and is an experienced user of R, Python, Tableau,[...]

Allison Hyra

Allison Hyra, Ph.D., is a researcher, evaluator, and technical assistance provider with more than 17 years of experience. She focuses on multisystemic approaches to improving the well-being of American children, families, and adults. Her work spans child welfare, domestic violence, parenting, adolescent pregnancy prevention, noncustodial parents, workforce systems, education, community colleges, Temporary Assistance for Needy[...]