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The disconnect btwn research and policy worlds prevents a free flow of information that limits the intended impact of policies. Lets get effective #scipol #scicomm In the Conversation theconversation.com/connecting-res…

Connecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence, writes Taylor Scott Prevention Research Center at Penn State in Route Fifty. route-fifty.com/management/202…

A growing body of research suggests that if you want to cultivate positive change—in yourself, others, or society—restoring hope is a vital first step. Here's how we can all get better at cultivating #hope, according to experts. ⬇️ apa.org/monitor/2024/0…

When a reviewer says, your study about m&ms is limited because it doesn't tell us anything about skittles.

Check out this article written by Taylor Scott for The Conversation U.S. about how a disconnect between research-based information and decision-making can lead to ineffective policies. #scicomm #scipol ➡️ buff.ly/47KllDk

Policy-based evidence to advance the transfer and scale of evidence-based policy policymakers focus on evidence-based policies... with little attention paid to how far removed that evidence is from what, for whom, where and how they want to scale." nature.com/articles/s4158…

"what works best for which families in what contexts" is the next level question for EB Policymaking. The "Precision Paradigm" is a framework for the "next generation" of home visiting research/eval that adds nuance to tiered evidence standards hvresearch.org/introduction-t…

"I thought my job was, as a basic scientist, [to] publish papers and throw them over the wall for someone else to apply. I now realize that there’s no one on the other side of the wall, just a huge pile of papers that we’ve all thrown over.” nature.com/articles/d4158…

How can researchers’ engagement with decision makers in policy processes be improved? Dr. Max Crowley Taylor Scott 's RCT explores the @R2Policy intervention model, developed to train public psychologists. Included in the URE Methods Collection: osf.io/kdgmq/

Supporting scholars in translating their research is so critically important for achieving the public benefit of science. We're excited to share this new Research-to-Policy Ambassador program supported by the Kauffman Foundation psu.edu/news/social-sc…

This week Taylor Scott Itzhak Yonovitsky & Dr. Max Crowley convened leaders in the use of research 4 policymaking from around the 🌏world w/ support from WT Grant Foundation! #research #policy

This was such a high energy convening, shaping the future of research impact studies in the area of "use of research evidence " in policy. A few themes: 1. Evaluate existing practices 2. What's URE of our own URE evidence 3. Communicate value of URE practice 4. Address context

The time had come for the 4th edition of my book, "Family Policy Matters: How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do". Families have changed, policy has changed, and politics has changed. Get 20% off now at routledge.com/Family-Policy-…

Congressional budget analysis process underestimates the long term benefit of prevention. Kudos to the authors for covering a longstanding issue. thehill.com/opinion/congre…

we're excited to launch a new study of state policymakers' use of research evidence in relation to the historical implementation of the Family Impact Seminar model! With thanks to support from WT Grant Foundation wtgrantfoundation.org/new-research-g…

🚨 Calling all 1st-year doctoral students! 🚨 Applications are OPEN for the FINAL cohort of RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars. Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) 🧠💡 Want $120k, incredible mentorship, a supportive community, & the chance to turn your research into REAL policy change? This is

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