Posts in: Leadership in Action

Briefing Debrief: ‘Shoring Up’ Scientists Share Their Perspectives On Visiting The Hill By Heather Mannix. Published October 28, 2015 Categories: Interviews, Policy Tags: briefing, connecting, convening, governance, know your audience, meetings, navigating, networks, oceans, opportunity, outreach, policy makers, practice, presentations, So What? As many of ...

By Heather Galindo and Heather Mannix Published July 23, 2015 Title: A Briefing Debrief: Scientist Tales From A Day On The Hill Categories: Interviews, Policy Tags: briefings, connecting, conversation, government, informing, know your audience, meetings, navigating, networks, oceans, opportunities, outreach, policymakers, practice, presentation, so what? This pos...

At COMPASS, we sometimes work with an individual scientist in a variety of contexts and over several years.  As they engage with journalists, policymakers, and others outside their research community, we often hear how their thoughts around sharing their science continue to evolve. We recently caught up with one such scientist – Dr. Francis Chan of Oregon State ...

By Chad English Published September 30, 2014 Title: Lessons From The Policy Trenches Categories: Policy, Communication Tags: fellowships, perspective, relevance, training, Chad English Sometimes, students are the best teachers. I think this is particularly true when you’re pushing yourself beyond the boundaries of hard facts or scholarship into the realm of prac...

By Erica Goldman Published May 5, 2014 Title: Balancing Act: Finding A Place For Policy Engagement Categories: Tags: credibility, culture, government, mentors, public, trust, Erica Goldman Academics are hearing the message loud and clear that society needs what they have to offer. In Nicholas Kristof’s recent provocative column, “Professors, We Need You!,”...

By Chad English Published April 22, 2014 Title: Lessons From Leopold (Part I) Categories: About COMPASS, Policy Tags: fellowships, relevance, training, Chad English As a scientist with an ever-growing list of responsibilities, you want to invest your time wisely in any activity you take on. Even as time becomes an increasingly valuable commodity, many of you ma...