Alexander Ratnofsky, PhD, President and Chairman of the Board of the Rockville Institute, has extensive experience in the analysis, design, and development of major statistical studies in education, employment and training, and child welfare. His work includes both corporate and project management, as well as a lead research analyst, on
evaluations of significant social service programs for the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor.
AlexRatnofsky@RockvilleInstitute.org
Andrea J. Sedlak, PhD, Vice President of the Rockville Institute, is a social psychologist with experience in research on children, youth, and families, with special focus on troubled, vulnerable,
and victimized groups. She has designed and conducted studies on child abuse and neglect, adopted children and their families,
missing children, runaway and homeless youth, and juvenile offenders in residential placement. Her methodological expertise
ranges from large-scale national incidence designs to in-depth interviews on highly sensitive subjects, and she is adept at
devising creative methods to maintain confidentiality and anonymity of study data.
AndreaSedlak@RockvilleInstitute.org
W. Sherman Edwards, MBA, Vice President of the Rockville Institute,
is an expert in research related to health care and has designed, conducted, and analyzed studies of the use of health care
services, patient experiences with care, provider experiences within the health care system, and consumer knowledge of health
insurance programs. His research experience spans Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and commercial health care settings.
Mr. Edwards has conducted methodological research on many of the nation's major health care surveys, including the Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey, the National Health Interview Survey, CAHPS®, and the California Health Interview Survey.
ShermEdwards@RockvilleInstitute.org