Webinar: Bridging the Gap: Getting Your Research into Policymakers’ Hands

Jennifer E. Lansford
Duke University, USA

August 20, 2026 | ⏰ 7:00 AM EST
Part of the ISSBD & Child & Family Global Outreach webinar series supporting Early Career Scholars in sharing developmental science with parents, practitioners, and policymakers. Open to all, though designed with Early Career Scholars in mind.

Developmental science has the greatest impact when it informs the decisions that shape children’s lives. In this session, participants will learn practical approaches for translating research into policy-relevant messages, engaging with policymakers, and communicating evidence in ways that support meaningful change across diverse cultural and national contexts.

One hour total: 45-minute presentation + 15-minute live Q&A.

About the presenter: Dr. Jennifer E. Lansford is the S. Malcolm Gillis Distinguished Research Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University in the United States. She leads the Parenting Across Cultures Project, a longitudinal study of children, mothers, and fathers from nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States). She has consulted for UNICEF on the evaluation of parenting programs in several countries and on the development of a set of international standards for parenting programs. She is Editor of the International Journal of Behavioral Development and President of the Society for Research in Child Development.

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