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Apply now: Funding available through the PRC's Early Career Diversity Research Award

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

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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Events

Wed Oct 19

Lecture: "Parenting Skills and Child Development: The Importance of Positive Parenting and the Future of Skill-based Approaches to Parenting Intervention"

Beth Stormshak, Ph.D., Director of Prevention Science Institute at the University of Oregon

Wednesday October 19, 2022 from 4:15 pm–5:30 pm
Hosted by the Child Study Center at Penn State, Location TBD

Oct 20 -to- 21

Polysubstance Use Symposium

Thursday October 20, 2022 - Friday October 21, 2022
New York University Kimmel Center, New York City

Thu Oct 20

2022 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Navigating Prevention in a New Era of Telehealth and Online Service Delivery"