Join us for our Translation of Research into Policy Lecture series—a dynamic platform designed to bridge the gap between research and implementation. Hear from leading experts, researchers, and thought leaders as we explore strategies for transforming research into meaningful, practical policy and explore policy implementation.

Whether you’re a researcher, policymaker, healthcare worker, academic, community leader, or community member, this lecture series will equip and inform you.

Thank you for your support of the Translation of Research into Policy Lecture series. This program is on hold. If you have missed out on previous lectures, please check out our archived lectures below.

Past Sessions:

Bridging Research and Policy: Collaborative Approaches for Evidence-Based Impact

Wednesday, March 18, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Casey Cunningham, MS
Policy Associate, Research Translation Platform
Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, Pennsylvania State University

Four Ways to Think About Policy in Implementation Science Research

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, MSc
Director of Policy Research                                                         New York University School of Global Public Health

Implications of Recent Health Policy for Women’s Reproductive Mental Health

Thursday, March 21, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Kara Zivin, PhD, MS, MA, MFA
Marcia A. Valenstein, Collegiate Professor of Psychiatry            The University of Michigan

Advancing Sexual Health in Rural America: Translating Research into Practice and Policy

Thursday, December 14, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Randolph D. Hubach
Director, Sexual Health Research Lab, Purdue University      Associate Professor of Public Health

Translating Research to Policy: Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification

Thursday, September 7, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Amanda MacFarlane
Director, Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center

Rapid Start: Implementation, Equality, Advocacy, & Policy

Thursday, June 15, 2023, 2:00 – 3:00 pm CT

Jason Halperin, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Grapevine Clinic
Vista Community Clinic

Integrated Knowledge Translation to Move Evidence into Action:  Learnings from the ADVANCE COVID-19 Vaccines in Prisons Study

Thursday, March 23, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT

Sofia Bartlett, BSc (Hons) PhD
Senior Scientist, STIBBI | Clinical Prevention Services
BC Centre for Disease Control | Provincial Health Services Authority
Adjunct Professor | School of Population Public Health
Faculty of Medicine | The University of British Columbia