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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

January 21, 2021
Career opportunity: EPIS seeks research data manager

January 14, 2021
[In the News] The Psychology Behind Sibling Rivalry

January 14, 2021
[In the News] 'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds

January 12, 2021
[In the News] Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online tech later, according to new research

January 8, 2021
Schussler named associate editor of Mindfulness journal
Events
Thu Jan 28
Webinar: “Coffee with Craig, Featuring Janet Welsh”
Janet Welsh, Ph.D., Research Professor of Human Development at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center
- Thursday January 28, 2021 from 1:30 pm–2:30 pm
- Online (Registration details are forthcoming.)
Tue Feb 02
Symposium: "PRC Researchers Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic" (Part 2)
Facilitator: Meg Small, Ph.D., PRC Director of Social Innovation
- Tuesday February 2, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
- Zoom URL: https://psu.zoom.us/j/344754344
Wed Feb 03
Webinar: "Community-engaged adaptation of a coparenting-focused prevention program for parents of children diagnosed with ASD: Pilot study results"
Mark Feinberg, Ph.D., Research Professor in the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University
- Wednesday February 3, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
- Virtual event
Fri Feb 12
Virtual Workshop: "Key Concepts in Dissemination and Implementation Science: Ensuring Equity in Research Translation"
Hosted by the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science & the Northwestern University Clinical Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)
- Friday February 12, 2021 from 10:00 am–1:00 pm
- Online