How to Talk About Research So Stakeholders Will Listen

Inspiring data-driven action—it's what every applied researcher strives for. But how do you achieve it? From choosing the right data visualizations to framing your narrative effectively, every decision matters in ensuring your research resonates and prompts stakeholders to act.

As a former consultant and current research director at Red House Communications, Anna Dragotta will share a number of tried-and-true strategies for communicating research in a compelling and impactful manner.

Anna Dragotta, PhD, SHRM-SCP is a highly versatile consulting and analytics professional with 15 years of experience in executing start-to-end mixed methods research. She combines expertise in behavioral science, data and people analytics, and qualitative research and has helped numerous organizations set and achieve strategic goals through the use of data. She has worked with organizations both big and small across a range of industries—some of her more well-known clients include Credit Karma, CrowdStrike, Clif Bar, Environmental Sciences Associates, and more.

Anna is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands with an M.S. in Applied Social Psychology. She also earned an M.S. in Social Psychology and a dual Ph.D. in Social and Biological-Health Psychology with a Minor in Quantitative Research Methodology from the University of Pittsburgh.