mac werner

Research Associate
Institute for Workplace Innovation (iwin)
University of Kentucky


Mac is a research associate at iwin. He is currently co-managing a Ford Foundation funded study examining the effects of quality work environments on business outcomes and employee work/life effectiveness. He is also the co-principal investigator of the Bluegrass Region High-Tech Entrepreneurial Environment Project - see this link for more information. As a research associate, Mac’s responsibilities at iWin include project management, data management, survey content/design, data analysis and report writing.  His focus has been in the area of applied workplace-based research studying effective workplace practices. 

Mac has a B.S. in business from the University of Evansville, a M.S.W. from the University of Kentucky and is currently completing course work toward a Ph.D. in social work.  His background includes over a decade of experience as a small business owner and substantial experience in program management and design. Over the past four years, he has worked extensively in the field of social science research, focusing on program evaluations in the criminal justice and child and family welfare systems. 

contact information
859.296.1089 ext 222
139 W. Short St. Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40507
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