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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

Recent News

January 21, 2021

Career opportunity: EPIS seeks research data manager
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January 14, 2021

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

[In the News] 'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds
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January 12, 2021

[In the News] Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online tech later, according to new research
Schussler named associate editor of Mindfulness journal

January 8, 2021

Schussler named associate editor of Mindfulness journal
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Events

Thu Jan 28

PRC Sponsored Event

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

PRC Sponsored Event / Seminars

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

PRC Sponsored Event

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
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