Bridging Research and Policy

EPIC started the Visiting Fellows in Policy Practice program to help contextualize research in a policy setting. As practitioners who served in various capacities in government—from Capitol Hill to executive agencies and the White House—these policy fellows provide invaluable perspective and expertise through events, workshops and one-on-one meetings with faculty and students.

Events featuring the cohort explore the latest policy-relevant research from EPIC-affiliated faculty and its impact on policy debates. Evidence-based insights serve as the launch pad to frame these deep-dive conversations, as the fellows and faculty navigate ways to translate research into solutions.

“EPIC plays an important role in developing creative, market-based solutions to today’s most important energy and environmental challenges… I’m eager to learn from the dedicated faculty and students at EPIC, and to share the lessons I have learned from more than 25 years of working on environmental and energy issues. I hope that this collaboration will lead to better-informed regulations and policies that will allow us to reach our environmental goals and preserve access to affordable, reliable energy.”

– Jeff Holmstead, former Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Air and Radiation, 2017-2018 Policy Fellow