Areas of Research

SWAN’s staff has demonstrated effective program management, project direction, and staff supervision skills in numerous organizational settings. Our staff has a proven track record in managing and directing small- and large-scale research projects funded by government and private industry. Sample research efforts managed and directed by SWAN staff include:

  • Focused qualitative evaluations

  • Survey research

  • Occupational (job/task) analysis and career development

  • Personnel selection and performance evaluation

  • Training needs analysis and training program development

  • Evaluation and modeling of personnel decisions

  • Personnel security research and development

Our Clients

Swan Research, Inc., has extensive experience in designing and managing small- and large-scale research programs and in providing consultant services to the private sector and to government agencies. This research has involved civilian and military government as well as private sector jobs requiring a wide range of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics.

Civilian Government Agencies:

● Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
● Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
● Office of Aviation Medicine
● Office of Personnel and Training
● Staffing Policy Division
● Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Division of Finance
● Howard County, Maryland, Office of Personnel
● National Park Service
● National Science Foundation (NSF)

Defense Agencies:

● Defense Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC)
● U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command (AFMWR)
● U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI)
○ Army Personnel Survey Office
○ Personnel Research Laboratory
○ Systems Research Laboratory
● U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Office of Military Performance Assessment Technology
● Department of Defense Domestic Elementary and Secondary Schools(DDESS)
● U.S. Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology (NPTST)
● U.S. Navy Personnel Research & Development Center (NPRDC)

Private Sector Clientele:

● DAE Corporation
● Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
● Heritage Harbour Community Association
● Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) (volunteer
projects)
● Management Research Institute
● Westat