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Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut SSN Brings Researchers and Policymakers Into the Same Room
It was an honor to participate in this first-of-its-kind conference, and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.” - Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant...
Chapter Spotlight: Maine SSN Works to Improve Poll Worker Recruitment and Trust in Elections
“ Poll workers are an integral part of Maine’s election system. The research that Dr. Glover, Dr. LaBouff and Dr. LeVan are conducting is giving us...
Chapter Spotlight: For Utah SSN, a Deep and Fast-Paced Dive into Policy
“We had an idea of some of the bills that were going to come up. We wanted to figure out how to get people prepared to engage in a way that might be...
Chapter Spotlight: San Diego SSN Collaborates with Civic Organizations in Their City
“As advocates, we decided that working directly with academics to help engage in the design of experiments, as well as the dissemination of critical...
Chapter Spotlight: Confluence SSN Highlights State Election Changes
“Election rules keep changing. So there's always new things to try and explain to people,” David Kimball, Confluence SSN co-leader As voters all...
Chapter Spotlight: Virginia SSN Builds Trust in Elections at Local Level
“The purpose is really to improve trust through education by offering a variety of events to clarify and understand what happened in 2020, but also to...
Chapter Spotlight: Connecticut SSN Starts Column in Local News Outlet
“The Connecticut Mirror focuses sharply on state politics and public policy, and runs a popular public forum that lets non-journalists address timely...
Chapter Spotlight: Georgia SSN Collaborates with Civic Group to Fight Local Poverty
“Our focus is on policy research and network-building across the South, so we were excited to support these five scholars as they examine the...
Chapter Spotlight: Florida SSN Runs Workshops with Local Policy and Media Experts
"As a state legislator and a doctoral student at UCF, I know there are disconnects between research and policy making; it's great to have the...
Chapter Spotlight: North Carolina SSN Focuses on Policy at the Local Level
“While there’s a lot published about how to formally advocate at a state or federal level, it’s not always as clear how to do that at a local level.”...