Scholars Strategy Network

🚔 One of the major goals of the Biden-Harris administration is to have 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030. In this brief, Zia Muhammad (North Dakota State University) & co-author Malia Zahra (Air University, Pakistan) write about the challenges of law enforcement using #EV's. Read more: https://buff.ly/4fqrNDN https://buff.ly/4eWN6x3

University of Massachusetts Amherst's Democracy in Troubled Times speaker series, led by political science professor Amel Ahmed, aims to promote #CivicEngagement & dialogue ahead of the #2024Election. In this member spotlight, Ahmed discusses how the initiative came to be, its future & its impact on students. ➡️ Learn more: https://buff.ly/40uQoDh

🗳️ Can the current voting system handle threats to the election? And what reforms are needed to rebuild trust in our elections? In our latest episode, Paul Gronke of Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC), Reed College, dives into these complexities and more in our latest podcast episode. #2024Election Listen now. ⤵️ https://buff.ly/3ZO8Gzc

Incredibly honored and excited to be part of this cohort of scholars!

⚕️📢 We're excited to announce the 2024-25 cohort of SSN’s Health Equity Scholars Program (HESP)! In collaboration with the RWJF, we’re embarking on a year-long journey to empower 14 early-career scholars conducting research on social determinants of health. Now in its third year, HESP is structured to enable cohort members to disseminate their research findings among peers, senior scholars, policymakers, media, and practitioners. This sharing of diverse perspectives aims to shed light on how to conduct rigorous and actionable research and apply it to public health. Learn more about the program: https://lnkd.in/eNdXdpR2 Meet this year’s cohort members: Avanti Adhia, Jemar Bather, Clare Brown, Vickie Dugat PhD, MPH, Marshara F., Douglas Hanes, LB Klein, PhD, MSW, MPA, Joseph Lariscy, Leah (Lay-ah) Lomotey-Nakon, Ph.D., Josh Lown, Tracee Saunders PhD, Joy Scheidell, Gabriel Schwartz, Kelechi Wright, PhD, LCPC

Our amazing team at the Georgia Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network co-organized this timely, bipartisan event on "Election Protection in Georgia" https://lnkd.in/dSQgNRNi YouTube video segments of the main discussions are can be found here: https://lnkd.in/euSEqT3r Additional coverage of the event: https://lnkd.in/eYeu4yTf An impressive lineup of speakers included, among others: 1.  Gabriel Sterling (R): Georgia Secretary of State's Chief Operating Officer 2.  Matt Mashburn (R), former Acting Chair, Georgia State Election Board 3.  Akyn Beck (I): Head Elections Supervisor, Floyd County 4.  Sara Tindall Ghazal (D): member, Georgia State Election Board 5.  Adrienne Jones (Professor of Political Science, Morehouse University) 6.  Jennifer McCoy (Regents Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University) #USElection2024 #2024elections #democracy #safeguardingdemocracy

We are excited to welcome Nelia Viveiros, EdD, LLB of University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to the network! Viveiros’ scholarship focuses on organizational development with a focus on change and trauma. She has authored work in the Journal of Family Violence, Inside Higher Ed, Feminist Criminology, & more! Learn more: https://buff.ly/3NiybB9

As the #2024Election rapidly approaches, nine SSN members have published new briefs or revisited their past briefs to examine how their research applies to the current political landscape. Addressing topics like election rules, voter turnout, civic education, and the influence of endorsements, these briefs provide valuable insights into the forces shaping the upcoming election and how they may affect voter behavior. From Andrea Benjamin (University of Oklahoma), Benjamin Blankenship (James Madison University), Robert Boatright (Clark University), Monica Bustinza, Ph.D. (Engage Miami), Amanda D. Clark, PhD (The University of Texas at Dallas), Zoltan Hajnal (UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS), Jilli Jung (Stanford University), Maithreyi Gopalan (University of Oregon), and Michael Peshkin (Northwestern University. Learn more. ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eG8mmepq

🗳️#2024Election In this brief, Benjamin Blankenship (James Madison University) discusses how encouraging college students to vote locally can strengthen their ties to the community and help reduce post-graduation “brain drain." Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ebgtbjTU

Tune in to Paul Gronke, Reed College Political Science Professor and Founding Director of Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC) on Scholars Strategy Network's "No Jargon Podcast" with Britah O. where Paul talks all things elections! What’s at stake for democracy in the 2024 Election? Paul helps answer this question in this latest episode titled "Threats, Opportunities, and the Future of U.S. Elections", along with discussing election security, harassment faced by officials on the front lines, and more. Listen now! https://buff.ly/3ZO8Gzc