Elizabeth Day, PhD is Assistant Director of Outreach and a Research Assistant Professor at the HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on bridging research, practice, and policy to support students and families, with a particular focus on evidence use in state and local policymaking. Previously, Day has served as Associate Director for Policy and Training Initiatives at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University, Director of Cornell’s Translational Research Summer Institute, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Cornell Project 2Gen. From 2016-2017, she served as a Congressional Fellow in the United States Senate. As a TrestleLink Board Member, Dr. Day brings her experience in engaging and training university-based researchers with best practices for non-partisan engagement with policymakers.