CODAPAR Series Webinar 1: Why Policy? Understanding the Critical Link Between Research and Policy

This 1-hour webinar illuminates for scientists the importance of research in informing policy and practice. Learn why you should care about policy and how to make your research useful to policymakers. For the accompanying toolkit, visit: Panelists include: - ROBERT CIALDINI, PhD, Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing, Arizona State University - MARYBETH (BETH) SHINN, PhD, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University - RUSH HOLT, PhD, American scientist and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (NJ-12) from 1999-2015 This webinar was organized by Sara Buckingham, PhD (Division 27, University of Alaska Anchorage), Nathan (Nate) Deichert, PhD (Division 8, Black Hills State University), and Raquel Rose (Division 27, New York University). Sara Buckingham, PhD will moderate the webinar. This webinar is the first in a five-part series entitled “Foster