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Taylor Scott is an assistant research professor at Penn State, she’s the director of research translation in the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, and she’s co-director of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration. In this episode, we talk about the relationship between scientists and policymakers, how to facilitate those interactions, and ultimately what social science research might have to contribute to policy initiatives.
If you’re a researcher and you’re interested in getting involved with the Research-to-Policy Collaboration, you can enter your information here: research2policy.org/participating-researchers
For more, head to this episode's webpage: opinionsciencepodcast.com/hot-scicomm-summer
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
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Website: opinionsciencepodcast.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinion-science/id1506227206
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Taylor Scott is an assistant research professor at Penn State, she’s the director of research translation in the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, and she’s co-director of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration. In this episode, we talk about the relationship between scientists and policymakers, how to facilitate those interactions, and ultimately what social science research might have to contribute to policy initiatives.
If you’re a researcher and you’re interested in getting involved with the Research-to-Policy Collaboration, you can enter your information here: research2policy.org/participating-researchers
For more, head to this episode's webpage: opinionsciencepodcast.com/hot-scicomm-summer
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
Follow this psychology podcast...
Website: opinionsciencepodcast.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinion-science/id1506227206
Twitter: twitter.com/OpinionSciPod
Facebook: facebook.com/OpinionSciPod
