Polina Zvavitch

Polina Zvavitch currently serves as Lead Research Associate at Westat, a position held since January 2024. Prior experience includes roles as Researcher, Research Analyst, and Research Intern at Insight Policy Research from May 2020 to December 2023, and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Maryland from August 2016 to August 2021. Polina began their academic career at The Ohio State University, working as a Math Tutor and Teaching Assistant, and gained research experience as an ICPSR Summer Undergraduate Intern at the University of Michigan. Additional roles included Undergraduate Research Assistant at The Ohio State University and Student Research Assistant at Kent State University. Polina's educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from The Ohio State University.