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Devaney Named Senior Vice President at Mathematica
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PRINCETON, N.J. (August 28, 2007)—Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., recently announced the appointment of Barbara Devaney as senior vice president. Devaney, a Princeton resident, is also managing director of human services research. She has been affiliated with Mathematica for 30 years and is a nationally recognized expert in maternal and child health, nutrition, and risk-reduction programs for youth. She has played a leading role in many of Mathematica's studies of family formation, children's nutrition, and public health programs.
Devaney is a co-director of Mathematica's Building Strong Families study, which is evaluating initiatives to strengthen marriages and relationships in low-income families, and served as principal investigator for the firm's evaluation of abstinence education programs. She directed the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study, which updated existing knowledge about the food and nutrient intakes of U.S. infants and toddlers. Other evaluations in which she has played a key role have focused on the school lunch and school breakfast programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and the Food Stamp Program. She has served on scientific committees convened by the National Academy of Sciences to study nutrition issues. She publishes widely in peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, and the American Journal of Public Health. Devaney has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.
“Throughout her long tenure with Mathematica, Barbara's distinguished track record in human services research coupled with her exemplary leadership skills have helped enhance our reputation for the high quality research needed to meet the needs of our clients,” said Paul Decker, president of Mathematica.
Mathematica®, a nonpartisan research firm, conducts policy research and surveys for federal and state governments, foundations, and private-sector clients. The employee-owned company, with offices in Princeton, N.J., Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Mass., has conducted some of the most important studies of health care, welfare, education, employment, nutrition, and early childhood policies and programs in the U.S. Mathematica strives to improve public well-being by bringing the highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence to bear on the provision of information collection and analysis to its clients.