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College of Health assistant professor of practice and child care policy researcher Megan Pratt recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify before U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren about the challenges facing the child care industry. (Watch their conversation here.)

On a warm day in mid-August, Marianne Dickson stood in the middle of her sprawling garden, checking on her marigolds. Smiling under a broad brimmed sunhat, she surveyed her domain as hens clucked in the distance.

At this year’s American Psychological Association conference in Seattle, OSU professor Kathleen Bogart received the association’s award for contributions toward advancing disability in psychology.

The conference, attended by more than 10,000 people, also included the inaugural disability networking event hosted by the APA and the Disability Advocacy & Research Network, which Bogart co-founded in 2021, for disabled psychologists from a wide range of disciplines to get to know each other.