Research, Funding, Impact: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Policy Change

Join us for a panel discussion with Arnold Ventures and American University faculty exploring how funders, academics, and policymakers can work together more effectively to connect rigorous research with real-world policy change.

This conversation will examine the pathways through which evidence influences policy, the challenges of aligning academic timelines with policy windows, and the role of transparency, replication, and humility in building trust between researchers and decision-makers. Panelists will share examples of successful research-to-policy partnerships and discuss strategies for producing research that is both rigorous and responsive to pressing societal needs.

Know Before You Go:

The School of International Service is at the intersection of New Mexico and Nebraska Avenues NW. There is parking in the garage under the School of International Service that can be entered heading north on New Mexico Ave NW and west on Nebraska Ave NW (but not east on Nebraska Ave NW). If you park in the garage, take the elevator to T, exit to your right, and then proceed through the wooden doors.

If you enter the building on foot, walk down the large stairs in the center of the atrium on the first floor.