Fellows’ Meetings

The Zigler fellows meet several times each year to talk with each other about their research interests, selected policy issues, and other matters related to combining careers in academic research with making an impact on social policy. Often there is an invited guest. Topics for meetings in the current academic year are listed below. For meeting topics from previous years, you may review the downloadable document in pdf format.

Research / Policy Meetings for Zigler Center Fellows

MAY (each year): Fellows' trip to Washington, D. C. An organizational meeting is held to talk about the fellows’ annual trip to Washington. The discussion focuses on the various speakers scheduled and the policy issues currently on the agenda in D.C.

FEBRUARY 2007: DataHaven Training. Jim Farnum conducted a training session for fellows on using the new web-based resource, DataHaven. This web site allows easy access to a wide range of data on 22 towns in the Greater New Haven region.

NOVEMBER 2006: Child Development Research and Policy in the International Arena. Pia Rebello Britto, Zigler Center faculty member, spoke to the fellows about her work conducting research and policy analyses in various countries around the world.

OCTOBER 2006: The Zigler Center Electronic Media and Families Unit. Jerome and Dorothy Singer, co-directors of the Zigler Center’s Electronic Media and Families Unit met with the fellows to discuss their research and policy work on television and play.

OCTOBER 2006: How Practitioners Communicate with Policy Makers and Effect Policy Change. Zigler fellows met with staff from All Our Kin, a New Haven-based nonprofit dedicated to giving families child care choices, educating and empowering parents and teachers, and expanding access to high-quality care and education for underserved children. Co-founders Janna Wagner and Jessica Sager, as well as Development and Legal Fellow Nazneen Mehta, spoke to the fellows on how their agency interacts with policy makers to bring about policy change.

SEPTEMBER (each year): Introductory Meeting. Current, new, and prospective fellows meet over dinner, to discuss the fellowship program and their research interests. Continuing fellows meet new and prospective fellows, and the entire group makes plans for the year’s fellows’ meetings and activities.