Taylor Bishop Scott is a community psychologist who is situated at the intersection of research and policy.
As Director of Research Translation in the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative at Penn State University, Dr. Scott consults on various strategies for bridging research and policy and leads scholarly research that sheds light on the best practices for research translation, science communication, and facilitating productive interactions between researchers and policymakers.
As a Co-director of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Dr. Scott directs activities that broker connections between researchers and legislative offices. She has worked closely with decision-makers to use research evidence in the real world for more than a decade, primarily focused on child-serving systems including mental health, child welfare, public housing, and education.
Dr. Scott also directs a policy training program for junior scholars via the Research-to-Policy Collaboration and routinely provides policy training workshops for researchers across the U.S. Her work has been supported by the William T. Grant Foundation, National Science Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Penn State Social Science Research Institute.
I'm inspired to serve the public by supporting more effective policymaking and transforming the way science benefits real people.
- Taylor Bishop Scott
Focus Area(s)
Informing Policy and the Public
Level(s) of Analysis
Legislation
Contact Information
jxs1622@psu.edu
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Taylor Bishop Scott is a community psychologist who is situated at the intersection of research and policy.
As Director of Research Translation in the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative at Penn State University, Dr. Scott consults on various strategies for bridging research and policy and leads scholarly research that sheds light on the best practices for research translation, science communication, and facilitating productive interactions between researchers and policymakers.
As a Co-director of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Dr. Scott directs activities that broker connections between researchers and legislative offices. She has worked closely with decision-makers to use research evidence in the real world for more than a decade, primarily focused on child-serving systems including mental health, child welfare, public housing, and education.
Dr. Scott also directs a policy training program for junior scholars via the Research-to-Policy Collaboration and routinely provides policy training workshops for researchers across the U.S. Her work has been supported by the William T. Grant Foundation, National Science Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Penn State Social Science Research Institute.
I'm inspired to serve the public by supporting more effective policymaking and transforming the way science benefits real people.
- Taylor Bishop Scott
Contact Information
jxs1622@psu.edu
Focus Area(s)
Informing Policy and the Public
Levels of Analysis
Legislation
Research-to-Policy Collaboration
Connecting Policymakers with Researchers to Improve Educational Equity
Supporting Effective Entrepreneurship Policy
Exploring Legislative Frameworks for Leveraging and Measuring Research Use
Mobilizing First Mover Capital to Catalyze Venture Investment in Minority Entrepreneurs
Testing Research Strategies and Impact among Policymakers to Reduce Inequalities Precipitated by COVID-19
Testing Science Communication Strategies and Impact among Policymakers During a National Crisis
Impact of the Research-to-Collaboration Model: Testing an Approach to Improve the Use of Research Evidence
PRC to have strong presence at SPR Annual Meeting, May 30-June 2
Making a difference for school children; Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative connects policymakers with researchers to improve educational equity
New Penn State program pairs researchers with lawmakers to support small businesses
Bills with research language more likely to advance through legislative process
Advancing the relevance of research to policymakers during times of crisis
New survey measures the role of science in U.S. Congress
SPR 'Abstract of Distinction' award goes to Research-to-Policy Collaborative
Helping Congress get the most from research
Despite advances, behavioral health legislation still lags behind
NSF funding to bolster research communication strategies project
Bridging Research and Policy During a Pandemic: Adjusting social science’s policy strategies in response to COVID-19
New behavioral intervention aims to improve research-to-policy translation
Penn State delegation advocates for social sciences in Washington, DC
- SciComm Optimizer for Policy Engagement: A randomized controlled trial of the SCOPE model on state legislators' research use in public discourse
Scott, J. T., Collier, K. M., Pugel, J., O’Neill, P., Long, E. C., Fernandes, M. A., Cruz, K., Gay, B., Giray, C., & Crowley, D. M. (2023). Implementation Science, 18(1).
- Trends and opportunities for bridging prevention science and US federal policy
Scott, J.T., Prendergast, S., Demeusy, E., McGuire, K., & Crowley, M. (2022). Prevention Science, 23, 1333-1342.
- How substance use prevention research gets used in United States federal policy
Long, E. C., Scott, J. T., Craig, L. E., Prendergast, S., Pugel, J., & Crowley, D. M. (2022). Addiction, 117(8), 2235-2241.
- Cultivating researcher-policymaker partnerships: A randomized controlled trial of a model for training public psychologists
Crowley, D. M., Scott, J. T., Long, E. C., Green, L., Giray, C., Gay, B., Israel, A., Storace, R., McCauley, M., & Donovan, M. (2021). American Psychologist, 76(8), 1307-1322.
- Legislating to prevent adverse childhood experiences: Growth and opportunities for evidence-based policymaking and prevention
Crowley, D.M., Connell, C.M., Noll, J., Green, L., Scott, T., Giray, C. (2021).Prevention Science. Advance online publication.
- Rapid-cycle experimentation with state and federal policymakers for optimizing the reach of racial equity research
American Journal of Public Health. Advance online publication.
, D.M. (2021). - A new measure to understand the role of science in U.S. Congress: Lessons learned from the Legislative Use of Research Survey (LURS)
Long, E.C., Smith, R.L., Scott, J.T., Gay, B., Giray, C., Storace, R., Guillot-Wright, S., & Crowley, D.M. (2021).Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice. Advance online publication.
- Lawmakers' use of scientific evidence can be improved
Crowley, D. M., Scott, J. T., Long, E. C., Green, L., Israel, A., Supplee, L., Jordan, E., Oliver, K., Guillot-Wright, S., Gay, B., Storace, R., Torres-Mackie, N., Murphy, Y., Donnay, S., Reardanz, J., Smith, R., McGuire, K., Baker, E., Antonopoulos, A., McCauley, M. & Giray, C. (2021). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(9), e2012955118.
- Evidence‐based human trafficking policy: Opportunities to invest in trauma‐informed strategies
Scott, J. T., Ingram, A. M., Nemer, S. L., & Crowley, D. M. (2019). American Journal of Community Psychology, 64(3-4), 348–358.
- Bringing rigor to the use of evidence in policymaking: Translating early evidence
Crowley, D. M., & Scott, T. (2017). Public Administration Review, 77(5), 650-655. https://doi.org/10.1111.puar.12830
- Translating prevention research for evidence-based policymaking: Results from the Research-to-Policy Collaboration pilot
Crowley, D. M., Scott, T., & Fishbein, D. (2017). Prevention Science, 19(2), 260-270. PMCID: PMC5803346
