Each year, the Translational Research Fellows program connects up to 10 faculty members from across VCU with state and local policymakers interested in learning more about the Fellow's research area. Selected faculty receive one-on-one mentoring from OPPO staff as they develop an outreach plan for their specific area of research. The goal? To translate high-quality research into public policies for the commonwealth.
Policy Briefs
Oral Health Impacts Educational Success, Tegwyn Brickhouse
Fashioning Appropriate Regulation of Opioids for Palliative Care, J. Brian Cassel, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika, Tara Albrecht, and Jessica Tsukanov
Electronic Recording of Police Interrogations, Hayley Cleary
Reducing Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes and Improving Services to Survivors, Liz Coston
Policies Promoting Regional Schools with a Focus on Equity, Diversity and Innovation, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley
White Papers
Improving access to care in Virginia: Reaching nurse practitioner training capacity through preceptor incentives, Debra Barksdale, Christine Kennedy, and Shelly Smith