William E. J. Doane - How does Research Inform Federal Policymaking? | EPET Brown Bag, February 13, 2017
Post date: Feb 14, 2017 4:19:7 PM
Abstract: POLICYMAKING REQUIRES EASY ACCESS TO EVIDENCE. Policymakers are challenged to make decisions-- often quickly-- about topics for which they have no disciplinary training. Disciplinary experts, on the other hand, often find themselves wondering how a given policy could ever have been advanced. How can the gap between the demands of the policymaking process and the ways in which disciplinary research is presented be bridged? In this discussion we'll consider what constitutes a policy option at the Federal level; what counts as evidence for or against a policy option; and how evidence is gathered, weighted, and evaluated. Finally, how can your research be framed and presented in such a way that it may find its way into the policymaking process.
Biography. Dr. William E.J. Doane is a policy analyst with IDA's Science and Technology Policy Institute, a non-governmental federally funded research and development research center tasked with providing science and technology (S&T) policy analysis for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and other Federal S&T agencies. He has expertise in computer science, computer science education, computer science education research, information science, instructional design, and curriculum development. Before joining STPI, Dr. Doane was a research associate at the University at Albany and the Association for the Cooperative Advancement of Science & Education. Dr. Doane holds a PhD in informatics from the State University of New York at Albany, an MS in information and computer sciences from the University of Hawaii, and a BA in cognitive science from Hampshire College.