Office for Policy and Communications

Welcome to the Office for Policy and Communications! Our office seeks to facilitate the dissemination of research-based information related to child development and to support research efforts related to child development. We address these goals through science policy advocacy, social policy advocacy, and communications activities. In addition, our Office directs the SRCD Policy Fellowship Program and works with SRCD members and governance to meet the policy and communications goals of the Society.

Washington Update
Fellowships
Committee for Policy and Communications
Press Releases
Social Policy Report (SPR)

Social Policy Report Brief

Year	Issue	Title/Author
2008	2	Improving After-School Programs in a Climate of Accountability
	1	Improving Early Mathematics Education May Enhance Children’s Academic Success
2007	4	Research on No Child Left Behind Can Inform Reauthorization Process
	3	Head Start’s Benefits Likely Outweigh Program Costs
	2	Improving Prejudice-Reduction Programs in Schools: Lessons Learned Since Brown v. Board of Education
	1	Developing a National Plan to Help Children Cope with Disaster
2006	4	Over-Scheduled is Over-Stated: After-School Activities are Good for Kids
	3	Youth Mentoring Program: What Leads to Success?
	2	The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity: Review of Research and Implications for Public Policy

13th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Exhibition and Reception on Capitol Hill, June 26, 2007 Society for Research in Child Development How Trustworthy Is Children’s Testimony? Maggie Bruck, Johns Hopkins University [photos from the 13th Annual CNSF]

SRCD-Sponsored Congressional Briefing, September 22, 2006: Children in the Eye of the Storm: Lessons Learned From the Hurricanes' Children [more information]

Brief: The National Head Start Impact Study in Context

Office for Policy and Communications
1313 L Street, NW
Suite 140
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 289-7905
Fax: (202) 289-4203
E-mail: communications@srcd.org

Dr. Mary Ann McCabe, Director
Phone: (202) 289-7902
E-mail: mmccabe@srcd.org

Andrea Browning, Assistant Director
Phone: (202) 289-7905
E-mail: abrowning@srcd.org

Ashley Kranz, Assistant
Phone: (202) 289-7903
E-mail: akranz@srcd.org