Professors all across the country have expertise that can improve public policy, but how can they get their research into the hands that matter? Professor Lee Badgett provides the tips and tools scholars need to make these connections in the new year and tells the stories of a few successful public professors.

For More on this Topic:

• Read Badgett’s book, The Public Professor
• Find her two-page brief, How Scholars Can Become Influential Public Professors
• Check out SSN’s new policy engagement workshop

Further Reading:

• Episode 96: Informing Policy, Jenni Owen, Duke University
• Building Public Trust and Improving Policy Through Deliberative Engagement Between Officials and Citizens, Daniel Patterson, University of Utah