Introduction
Despite billions in research spending every year, we lack a skilled, boundary-spanning workforce. TrestleLink seeks to demystify the research translation and policy engagement process for students and researchers of all career stages. These training opportunities are designed to prepare individuals to engage as honest brokers who establish themselves as trustworthy and nonpartisan sources of scientific information without advocating partisan policy agendas.
Problem
Researchers are not typically trained on how to engage in the policy process or translate their research. Standard policy engagement strategies embrace partisan activism strategies that are not effective in persuading legislators to change their behavior, and risk jeopardizing the credibility of scientific input into the policy process.
Solutions
- Training Library of free asynchronous training content.
- Workshops and public speaking engagements (contact us)
- Certification
- Research Translation Practitioner Certificate
- Research-to-Policy Collaboration Implementation Certificate
- Junior Scholar Policy Fellowship
Budget
Substantial training content is freely available on our website. Matching trainees for immersed policy engagement experience is available to TrestleLink partners.
Contact us to provide quotes for workshops and speaking events. The budget is affected by:
- Travel, location, or virtual
- Learning objectives
- Time necessary to customize content for the audience
- Number of workshop days