Speaker Series 12
The twelfth DevSCA Speaker Series presentation was live-streamed in February 2026.
The livestream was not recorded.
Abstract
This presentation shared lessons learned from Strategic Science, a framework that helps researchers design studies that can inform public policy. It described the Quick Strike Study model, which has been used to advance policies on nutrition labeling and social media issues. The audiences gained an understanding of the value of Strategic Science and Quick Strike studies and received clear guidelines on how to begin using these frameworks.
Speakers
Roxanne Dupuis, PhD
Marie Bragg, PhD
Marie Bragg, PhD, earned her PhD in clinical psychology at Yale University and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health at the NYU School of Medicine and holds an affiliate appointment in the Marketing Department at NYU Stern School of Business. Her research examines how adolescent health issues are affected by 1) social media use and 2) food marketing. She received the NIH Early Independence Award and two NIH R01s to evaluate the effects of state-level policies, social media restrictions, and to study how exposure to unhealthy food and beverage advertisements affects food choices among Black and Latinx youth. Dr. Bragg has testified on three public policies and served as an Expert Witness in a litigation case against tech companies, Senior Behavioral Expert at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and expert reviewer for the World Health Organization and U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, TIME Magazine, Fox News, CBS, NBC, The Atlantic, USA Today, and Sirius XM Radio.