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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
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
Creating a New Generation of Researchers
Pre- and Post-doctoral training in prevention science
Policy
Research that Informs Policy
Evidence-based prevention practices to guide decision-making
Recent News
November 29, 2022
New center promotes health and healing from early-life trauma and adversity
November 18, 2022
Obesity prevention in military families the focus of new $3.5M NIH grant
November 14, 2022
Apply now: Postdoctoral fellowship in substance use prevention and methodology
November 14, 2022
Penn State’s $1.034B in research expenditures has broad, wide-ranging impact
Events
Tue Dec 06
PRC Seminar: "Mixed Methods Research to Increase Smoking Cessation in African Americans who Use Tobacco"
Sophia I. Allen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
- Tuesday December 6, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
- Via Zoom
Tue Jan 10
Symposium: "White Racial Learning in Childhood and Adolescence"
Featuring guest speakers Dr. Margaret Hagerman and Dr. Eleanor Seaton
- Tuesday January 10, 2023 from 4:15 pm–5:30 pm
- Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building) and via Zoom
Tue Jan 31
Prevention Science Seminar with Meg Bruening, Ph.D.
Meg Bruening, Ph.D., Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State
- Tuesday January 31, 2023 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
- 312 Biobehavioral Health Building & via Zoom