Eagleton Science and Politics Program
Past Workshops
Bridge Builders: Connecting Science and Legislation, A Guide to the Committee Hearing Process (3/7/25)
The workshop provided subject matter experts with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to effectively engage in the legislative process. Designed for scientists, civic scientists, and citizen scientists with first-hand experience, the session explored how expert testimony can support evidence-based decision-making.
Participants gained a deeper understanding of legislative committees, best practices for structuring and delivering committee testimony, and the role of experts as honest brokers in policymaking. The workshop also included hands-on practice and feedback to refine testimony delivery.
Tools for Engaging with Legislators:
Workshop Agendas & Topics Through the Years
- Bridge Builders: Empowering Scientists to Inform State Policy Through the Committee Hearing Process (3/22/24)
- Science During Crisis: Evidence-based Decision-making During Emergency Response (5/8/23)
- Scientists in State Politics (12/6/22)
- Maternal and Infant Health in New Jersey (4/1/22)
- Pandemic Politics: Science, Distrust, and Division (11/10/21)
- The Politics of Water and Lead (11/13/20)
- CRISPR Governance: Regulating the Power of Gene Editing (2/21/20)
- Where Science, Innovation, and Civic Engagement Meet (11/22/19)
- Governing Science: National and State Perspectives (4/19/19)
- Scientists in Politics (11/30/18)
- Communicating Risk Regarding Science and Health: Lead Toxicity and Public Policy (4/18/18)
- Opioid Abuse: Searching for Solutions in Science and Politics (10/27/17)
- SciPolicy in Transition (4/14/17)
- Thwarting Polarization While Communicating the Science of Zika and Zika Prevention (3/3/17)
- Climate Politics and Congressional Simulation (9/23/16)
- When Does Science Influence Policy? (2/5/16)
- Advocating for Science – How to Inform and Persuade Politicians (12/4/15)
- Public Decision Making in Health, Education, and the Environment (4/10/15)
- Communicating Science to Politicians and the Public (1/30/15)
