This seminar is hosted by the National Academy of Sciences' Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, in collaboration with the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the Consortium of Social Science Associations, the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and SAGE Publishing.

No policymaker alive has been called upon to address the enormous loss of lives and significant economic, educational, public health, and social costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has also created an environment for social and behavioral science research that is singularly focused: academic experts and practitioners, from economics to education, from criminology to social psychology, are illuminating the implications of the virus and working to mitigate its effects. This free symposium will bring together social and behavioral science researchers whose work can inform public policies related to the pandemic with policymakers and public servants who are crafting and enacting legislation and other responses to COVID-19.

This event will have two sessions. The first will focus on education and health, and will feature talks from:

• Dr. Abram Wagner, PhD, MPH, Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology , University of Michigan School of Public Health
• Dr. Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, Professor of Psychological Science, Medicine, and Public Health, University of California Irvine School of Social Ecology
• Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, PhD, Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education, NYU Steinhardt

The second session will focus on the economy and the workforce, and will feature talks from:

• Dr. Jeffrey C. Johnson, PhD, Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida
• Dr. Enrica Ruggs, PhD, Assistant Professor, Management, University of Memphis Fogelman College
• Dr. Judy Chevalier, PhD, William S. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Economics, Yale School of Management

The event will close with a plenary session (4:05-5:00p ET) moderated by Valerie Reyna, PhD, Professor of Human Development at Cornell College of Human Ecology and member of the National Academies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Advisory Committee.

For additional information about this topic, see these resources provided by the event speakers:

A Scientific Theory of Gist Communication and Misinformation Resistance, with Implications for Health, Education, and Policy Valerie F. Reyna

Decision-making About Risk in the Era of the Novel Coronavirus Disease Valerie F. Reyna

Of Viruses, Vaccines, and Variability: Qualitative Meaning Matters Valerie F. Reyna

The Unfolding COVID-19 Pandemic: A Probability-Based, Nationally Representative Study of Mental Health in the U.S. E. Alison Holman, Rebecca R. Thompson, Dana Rose Garfin, and Roxane Cohen Silver

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: Amplification of Public Health Consequences by Media Exposure Dana Rose Garfin, Roxane Cohen Silver, and E. Alison Holman

Surviving the Trauma of COVID-19 Roxane Cohen Silver

Effects of the Global Coronovirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development: Short- and Long-Term Risks and Mitigating Program and Policy Actions Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Alice J. Wuermli, Pia Rebello Britto, Benard Dreyer, James F. Leckman, Stephen J. Lye, Liliana Angelica Ponguta, Linda M. Richter, Alan Stein

On Social Network Analysis in a Supply Chain Context Stephen P. Borgatti and Xun Li

Organizations Cannot Afford to Stay Silent on Racial Injustice Enrica N. Ruggs and Derek R. Avery

Confronting the Uncomfortable Reality of Workplace Discrimination Derek R. Avery and Enrica N. Ruggs

Nursing Home Staff Networks and COVID-19 M. Keith Chen, Judith A. Chevalier, and Elisa F. Long