Wendy Naus (rhymes with BOSS or SAUCE) became the fourth Executive Director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations in 2014 following a decade of lobbying for the federal research and policy interests of scientific societies and U.S. universities. Over her career, she has worked to shape legislation, programs, and regulations important to the research community and has advocated for increased research funding across federal agencies. In her role at COSSA, Wendy serves as the lead advocate for federal funding and policy that positively impact social and behavioral science research across the federal government, representing the breadth of the social science research enterprise. A native of Buffalo, New York, Wendy holds a B.A. in political science and urban studies from Canisius (can-EESH-us) College.

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