Attention: Faculty and Academic Staff

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Zoom


Want to help inform today’s policy debates? Wonder how you can share your research outcomes with people who are at the forefront of policy discussions?

Policy makers face problems every day without having contextual information or facts to effectively address them. Often, they must search beyond anecdotal constituent conversations for research-based information to begin thinking through effective, problem-solving strategies.

This session is for MSU faculty and academic staff who are considering, or currently engaged in, policy-relevant research and are looking for ways to communicate their work to decision-makers. Organized by the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR), the workshop focuses on what policy makers at all levels of government look for from researchers, practical guidelines for writing research briefs, campus resources for applied research, and effective strategies for connecting your scholarship to the policy-making community. 

Agenda

Agenda for Connecting Research to Public Policy
Time Schedule
1:30 PM

Welcome and Introductions
Arnold Weinfeld, Associate Director, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and Director for Workforce and Economic Development Partnerships, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement

1:45 PM

Communication Preferences of the Policy Community
Matt Grossmann, Director, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Social Science

2:00 PM

Leveraging Policy Relevant Projects
Bryan Beverly, Director, Office of K-12 Outreach, College of Education
Kari Kammel, Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP)
Sarah Reckhow, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Political Science, College of Social Science

2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Insiders Panel
Sam Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Public Policy Associates
Chad Livengood, Senior Editor, Politics and Policy, Crain's Detroit
Curtis Hertel, Jr., Michigan State Senator

3:15 PM

Discussion and Closing Remarks


Video of the Event


Sponsored by: Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, University Outreach and Engagement