9:00-9:05
Welcome -
Irene Leech 9:05-9:35
Esther Peterson Lecture -
Travis Plunkett - Developing Research that is Policy Relevant: Approaches Used by the Pew Charitable Trusts (see description below)
9:35-9:50
Featured Research Session 2: 60-second Previews (Posters 2001-2017)
9:50-10:00
Journal of Consumer Affairs Editor, Ronald Paul Hill10:00-10:05
APLUS Joyce Serido and
Soyeon Shim 10:05-10:10
International Committee News Gianni Nicolini10:10-10:20
Service Awards - Richard L. D. Morse Early Career Award presented by Stuart Heckman to Martin Seay, with KT Kim accepting on behalf of Martin Seay
- Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award Presented by Soo Hyun Cho to Roberta Riportella
10:20-10:30
Honor a Mentor (2) 10:20-10:30
- Master Mentor presented by Sophia Anong to Sharon DeVaney
- Mentor Award presented by Hua Zan to Surprise!
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Developing Research that is Policy Relevant: Approaches Used by the Pew Charitable Trusts Organizations and academics that seek to make high-quality research relevant to ongoing policy discussions or to influence policy outcomes face a number of challenges. Whether at the federal, state, or local level, the policymaking process can be opaque, unpredictable, ineffectual, polarized, and vulnerable to influence by self-interested parties. This session will focus on approaches used by the Pew Charitable Trusts -- a national non-profit organization that works to improve public policy, inform the public, and invigorate civic life -- to identify societal and policy challenges and then bring rigorous, evidence-based research to bear in working to solve these problems, including in the areas of student debt and retirement savings. The discussion will include advice on how researchers might apply the lessons that Pew has learned to develop research questions that are pertinent to ongoing policy discussions, stimulate interest without sacrificing rigor or accuracy, and reach influential policymakers, thought leaders and researchers in time to shape debates that are occurring.
