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What We're Learning

Here's what we're learning about building successful researcher-practitioner relationships:

Articles

4 reasons practitioners want to connect with researchers (April 2020)
Relational factors affect whether practitioners and researchers connect (Oct 2020)
Conversations Greatly Impact Research Use (Feb 2021)
How to form organizational partnerships (July 2021)

One Page Briefs

When Do Policymakers Seek Research? County-Level Evidence During COVID-19
2019 Case Study: Impact of an informal collaboration
Why We Need Matchmaking
Practitioners often connect at moments of transition
Do practitioners prefer locals?
Are practitioners time-sensitive?
Do researchers want to engage?
Is talking about research useful?
Are the conversations enjoyable?

Also check out this article on the impact of our work: "Want to Strengthen American Democracy? The Science of Collaboration Can Help". It was featured as part of the Aspen Institute's magazine The Future of Science in America.

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