2/17/21
Zewelanji "Zewe" Serpell, Associate Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, will present on the challenges and opportunities for connecting research to federal policy. She will draw from her experiences serving on the House Education and Labor Committee as an American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and Technology Congressional Fellow sponsored by the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Serpell will share her insights about what congressional staffers might be working on this session, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and offer actionable ideas for FABBS members interested in using their research to inform policy.