Faculty
Janet Welsh
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1994
Research Associate, Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development
Contact Information
402I Marion Place
Phone:
814-865-3691
Fax:
814-865-6004
http://www.prevention.psu.edu/
Research Interests
Early language development and its relationship to social competence, and the impact of various aspects of the school ecology on students’ behavioral and academic adjustment.
Examples of Current Prevention Projects
Partnership
Model for Diffusion of Proven Prevention
National Institutes of Health
Start Date: 2001
Project Web Site: http://prosper.ppsi.iastate.edu/
This project assesses the effectiveness of a model for the diffusion of empirically validated prevention programs focused on adolescent substance abuse and mental health. The project is being conducted in 14 communities in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Head
Start (Head Start REDI––Research-based, Developmentally
Informed)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Start Date: 2003
This project will evaluate the impact of infusing current Head Start programs with social-emotional support curricula (Preschool PATHS) and language and emergent literacy skill support curricula. A randomized trial will examine the impact on child school readiness at the end of Head Start and on adjustment and achievement in kindergarten and first grade.
Recent Publications
Domitrovich, C. E., & Welsh, J. A. (2000). Developmental models for interventions to prevent conduct problems. In R. S. Moser & C. E. Franz (Eds.), Shocking violence. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Welsh, J. A., & Domitrovich, C. E. (In press). Promoting Safe Schools & Healthy Students in rural Pennsylvania. Psychology in the Schools