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New tool quantifies use of research evidence by legislators

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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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September 9, 2021

New tool quantifies use of research evidence by legislators
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September 7, 2021

HHD professor and graduate students “rappel for recovery”
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August 25, 2021

Teacher candidates build self-awareness through case study exercise
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August 18, 2021

Helping special education teachers under stress
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Events

Tue Sep 28

PRC Sponsored Event / Seminars

Seminar: "Alcohol use in the U.S.: Current trends, causes, and public health implications"

Katherine Keyes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University

  • Tuesday September 28, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
  • Held via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96357040079

Wed Sep 29

Lecture: "Health as a Daily Experience: Lessons from 42,243 Days of U.S. Adults"

David Almeida, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and a faculty member with the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State

  • Wednesday September 29, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
  • Location: Virtual

Thu Sep 30

Online training: "Bridges Out of Poverty"

With Nicole J. Baptiste, LMSW

  • Thursday September 30, 2021 from 8:30 am–3:30 pm
  • Location: Online
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