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Our Focus

The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center has been leading the field of prevention science since 1998, using research to create programs and inform policies that promote the health and well-being of children and families.

Projects

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Shaping Programs, Changing Lives

Research projects and programs that promote healthy lifestyles

Research

Elevating Prevention Science

Infrastructure and operational support for interdisciplinary research

Graduate Education

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Creating a New Generation of Researchers

Pre- and Post-doctoral training in prevention science

Policy

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Research that Informs Policy

Evidence-based prevention practices to guide decision-making

Featured Initiatives

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PEACE (Program on Empathy, Compassion, and Awareness in Education)

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Future Directions in Social and Emotional Learning and Education

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Events

Tue Sep 20

Prevention Science Seminar with Katja Waldron, M.S.

Katja Waldron, Ph.D. Candidate in Biobehavioral Health, Penn State

Tuesday September 20, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building and via Zoom

Thu Sep 22

Summit on Substance Use Disorder Stigma Reduction

Thursday September 22, 2022 from 9:00 am–3:30 pm
HUB-Robeson Center, University Park, PA

Tue Oct 04

Prevention Science Seminar with Bo Cleveland, Ph.D.

H. Harrington (Bo) Cleveland, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Tuesday October 4, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building & via Zoom

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