STAFF
Insight
Policy Research has assembled an exceptional team of senior
statisticians, survey methodologists, researchers, and technical
staff with outstanding qualifications and experience. Our
team provides exemplary understanding of public and private
sector health, welfare, and education programs as well as
extensive knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research
methods.
Insight
staff holds substantive knowledge and experience in data
collection, survey design, survey sampling and estimation,
data analysis, program evaluation, and report writing and
presentation. Further, we have established a national network
of recognized consultants to provide assistance in specific
subject matter areas as needed. In this section, we describe
the key qualifications of the principals of our organization.
Anne
C. Peterson, Principal,
has specialized in the design and analysis of large scale
program evaluations for over seventeen years. Her research
expertise includes the design and implementation of process
evaluations, impact evaluations, experimental designs, demonstration
projects and large scale surveys. She has worked with numerous
populations including health care providers, business establishments,
farms, families and households. She has directed a broad
range of surveys including list and area frame surveys,
random-digit-dialed surveys, customer satisfaction surveys,
and establishment surveys. She was instrumental in the design
and conduct of large scale national surveys such as the
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, the National
Health Interview Survey, the National Alcohol Policy Study,
the Current Population Survey, the National Longitudinal
Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey, the Vermont Family Health
Insurance Study, the Adult Literacy Survey, and numerous
others. She also directed several components of the 2004
U.S. Census of Agriculture and the 2000 Decennial Census.
She
is currently responsible for directing the evaluation of
major government programs such as the Nursing Scholarship
Program, the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program, and
the National Health Service Corps. Her past program evaluation
experience includes assessments of the Summer Food Service
Program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Program, Second Harvest Food Bank Network, the State Children’s
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the PBS Ready-to-Learn
Program, the Effects of the Vermont Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Parity Act, and the Washington State Perinatal Partnership
Against Domestic Violence Training Program.
Her
expertise includes designing and conducting complex studies
and synthesizing data from multiple sources into high-level
reports and policy and issue briefs. She has received wide
acclaim from clients such as the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the Social Security Administration, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S.
Bureau of the Census. She currently serves on the Washington
Statistical Society and has received top-level awards for
her outstanding leadership and statistical skills.
Bryan
K. Johnson, Principal, is a senior
policy researcher with twenty years experience in health,
education, and welfare based research and evaluation. Mr.
Johnson is a recognized expert in program evaluation with
a track record of success working with federal and state
agencies, foundations, and non-profit organizations. Mr.
Johnson brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in strategic
management, financial and policy analysis, performance management,
legal and regulatory analysis, and data presentation and
dissemination. Mr. Johnson’s topic areas of expertise
include health workforce, health services delivery, access
to care, behavioral health, health disparities, and care
for vulnerable and at-risk populations.
Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in the public and private
sector, having held senior level positions in the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HSRA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, and the United States Senate. In his current capacity,
Mr. Johnson has led evaluations on prenatal substance abuse
and domestic violence screening for the Washington State
Department of Health, analysis and redesign of the performance
management system for HRSA, and an assessment of outreach
efforts to persons of limited English proficiency for the
Social Security Administration. In the past, Mr. Johnson
directed efforts such as the policy for the national Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program and the evaluation of all Title
VII and VIII grant programs within the HRSA Bureau of Health
Professions.
Mr.
Johnson has led the development of evaluations and presentations
to a variety of audiences including the United States Congress;
federal health and education agencies; state and local officials;
national and regional health and education associations;
advisory bodies; and expert councils. Mr. Johnson has received
numerous awards and recognitions for his outstanding evaluation,
analysis, and presentation skills.
Claire Wilson, Executive Director of Programs,
is a Senior Researcher and Social Psychologist
with extensive expertise in survey measurement and design,
multi-mode instrument development and qualitative research
methods. She has over ten years of research experience in
health and education policy and has directed projects for
federal and state agencies, national boards, national and
regional associations and non-profit organizations. Her extensive
client list includes the National Institutes of Mental Health,
The U.S. Department of Education, The Department of Labor,
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the National
Science Foundation.
Dr.
Wilson is a recognized expert in the design and conduct
of multi-mode quantitative studies, having directed the
development and implementation of a multitude of large-scale
national surveys using mail, telephone, Web and/or in-person
data collection. Her expertise includes developing optimal
data collection strategies for enhancing data quality and
optimizing response rates in the most cost-effective manner.
Dr. Wilson’s project management experience includes
many national evaluations with complex research designs,
including the National Survey of Recent College Graduates,
the National Evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning
Centers program, the National Evaluation of Upward Bound
third follow-up and the Survey and Evaluation of New Medicare
Members of Medicare plus Choice Plans.
Dr.
Wilson is a highly experienced and knowledgeable focus group
moderator, having facilitated numerous discussion groups
with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, educators,
beneficiaries, and consumers on a wide variety of topics.
In addition, she has conducted a wide range of in-depth
executive interviews across the U.S.
In
addition to her extensive data collection experience, Dr.
Wilson is adept at summarizing both qualitative and complex
survey data and writing high-quality resultant reports.
Her project leadership and publications have earned accolades
from clients, colleagues and consumers. Dr. Wilson is a
member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
and the American Psychological Association and frequently
presents the results of her research at national conferences.
Ben
Moulton, Director of Policy Analysis and Simulations,
is a leading expert in demography and statistical methods
in the areas of multivariate imputation, multivariate analysis,
categorical data analysis, regression analysis, hypothesis
testing, statistical graphics and data exploration techniques,
and time series analysis. Dr. Moulton has an extensive expertise
in the analysis of various information technology options.
Dr. Moulton has also designed and developed custom software
and routinely uses complicated database analytic routines
that involve merging data from multiple sources, identifying
duplicate records, and analyzing longitudinal data. He has
a working knowledge of a variety of general statistical
packages (such as SUDAAN, S-Plus, STATA, SAS, CART, and
SPSS), and relational database management systems (including
Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server). Additionally,
he has expertise in microsimulation modeling and cost analysis.
Our Staff
Insight has a highly experienced staff in a multitude of areas.
Our research staff includes experts in conducting establishment
surveys, health care provider surveys, focus groups, discussion
groups, and semi-structured interviews.
Additional Staff
Insight supplements its staff with a network
of on-call employees and national and international subject
matter and specialty area consultants. This allows us to add
technical expertise to our research expertise to most fully
meet the needs of our clients.
