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Join us Jan. 25 for a virtual seminar on expanding the mission of local prevention coalitions

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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

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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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Recent News

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January 11, 2022

Parenting intervention effective in preventing childhood obesity among siblings
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December 3, 2021

New study shows benefits of mindfulness for middle-school teachers
Father looks on as his 4-year old daughter builds a small wagon at her desk

December 2, 2021

Penn State partners with science center to give children 'Science Adventures'
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November 30, 2021

Research finds flawed federal monitoring of students of color with disabilities
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Events

Tue Jan 25

PRC Sponsored Event / Seminars

PRC Seminar: "Making Good Things Better: Expanding the Mission of Local Prevention Coalitions"

Janet Welsh, Ph.D., Research Professor of Health and Human Development, Penn State

  • Tuesday January 25, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
  • Virtual event

Tue Feb 01

PRC Sponsored Event / Seminars

PRC Seminar: "Families Headed by Transgender or Nonbinary Parents: Family Processes & Child Outcomes"

Samantha Tornello, Ph.D., Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor in Health & Human Development and Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

  • Tuesday February 1, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
  • Virtual event

Feb 3 -to- 5

PRC Sponsored Event

Latent Class Analysis: A 3-Day Remote Seminar

Taught by Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D., PRC Director; C. Eugene Bennett Chair in Prevention; Professor, Biobehavioral Health; and Bethany Bray, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Thursday February 3, 2022 - Saturday February 5, 2022
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