/ Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center

Emma McClure, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Saint Mary’s University; and Linda Tropp, Ph.D., Professor of Social Psychology and Faculty Associate in the School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Wednesday May 11, 2022 from 3:00 pm–5:00 pm

Wed May 11

Webinar: "Promoting Empathy, Awareness, and Compassion through Education (PEACE) Program: Aims, People, Projects, and Prospects"

Robert W. Roeser, Ph.D., Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion & Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

Wednesday May 11, 2022 from 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Virtual event

Wed May 04

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: “Perspective in Empathy” & “Promoting welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic: The bright and dark side of empathy”

Heidi Maibom, Professor of Philosophy at University of Cincinnati and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country; and Stefan Pfattheicher, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Science at Aarhus University

Wednesday May 4, 2022 from 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Virtual Event

Mon May 02

Conference: “Community Approaches to Substance Use and Addiction”

Monday May 2, 2022 from 9:30 am–4:00 pm
Virtual event

Wed Apr 27

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: “Calibrating Trust through Empathy” & “The Social Consequences of Mistaken Assumptions About Other Minds”

Jason D'Cruz, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Philosophy Department at the University at Albany, State University of New York; and Juliana Schroeder, professor in the Management of Organizations group at the Haas School of Business

Wednesday April 27, 2022 from 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual Event

Tue Apr 26

PRC Seminar: Recent Research by Prevention and Methodology Training Program (PAMT) Fellows

Muntasir Masum, Ph.D. & Tong Chen, M.S., Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program Fellows

Tuesday April 26, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Wed Apr 20

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Amplification of Digital Outrage: Mechanisms and Consequences & "Do You Feel Like I Do?"

Kathryn Norlock, Professor of Philosophy and the Kenneth Mark Drain Chair in Ethics at Trent University; and Molly Crockett, Associate Professor of Psychology at Yale University and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics

Wednesday April 20, 2022 from 3:00 pm–5:00 pm

Fri Apr 15

Workshop: "Building the Movement through Policy and Advocacy"

Friday April 15, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Wed Apr 06

Annual Lecture on Compassion: "Recovering the Relational Roots of Compassion Training"

Paul Condon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at Southern Oregon University, Visiting Lecturer for the Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute, and a Fellow of the Mind & Life Institute

Wednesday April 6, 2022 from 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Virtual event

Fri Apr 01

Workshop: "Building the Movement to Address Global Crises"

Friday April 1, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Tue Mar 29

Webinar: "The Future of Work: Health and Human Development's Expanding Role in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Economy"

Meg Small, PRC Director of Social Innovation

Tuesday March 29, 2022 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual Event

Fri Mar 25

Webinar: "Cognition is Rhythm"

Earl Miller, Ph.D., Picower Professor of Neuroscience, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Friday March 25, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Mar 23 -to- 21

Webinar: "A Conversation with David and Nic Sheff”

Wednesday March 23, 2022 - Monday March 21, 2022
Virtual event

Wed Mar 23

Webinar: "True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth" with journalist Sam Quinones

Sam Quinones, renowned journalist and author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

Wednesday March 23, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Fri Mar 18

Workshop: "Building the Movement with Foundations and the Private Sector"

Friday March 18, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Thu Mar 17

PRC Seminar: "Transition Design: An Approach for Understanding Complex Problems, Designing Systemic Solutions and Catalyzing Positive, Systems-Level Change"

Terry Irwin, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Transition Design Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University; Gideon Kosoff, Ph.D., Special Faculty & Associate Director of the Transition Design Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University; & Adam Cowart, M.F.A., Graduate Student in Transition Design at Carnegie Mellon University

Thursday March 17, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building or via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96357040079

Tue Mar 15

2nd Annual Lecture on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Prevention Science and Practice: "Fostering College Students’ Sense of Belonging through Anti-Oppressive Organizational Change"

Royel Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California; Director of Student Engagement for the USC Race & Equity Center

Tuesday March 15, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Fri Mar 04

Workshop: "Building the Movement with Populations with High Prevalence of Trauma"

Friday March 4, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Tue Mar 01

PRC Seminar: "Identifying Opportunities to Promote Resilience in the Everyday Lives of Youth"

Sunhye (Sunny) Bai, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies & Karl R. and Diane Wendle Fink Early Career Professor for the Study of Families, Penn State

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

Mon Feb 21

Workshop: “Improving Social Science Impact through Effective Science Policy & Communication Strategies”

Monday February 21, 2022 from 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Virtual event

Fri Feb 18

Workshop: "Building the Movement through Transformative Justice and Faith-Based Communities"

Friday February 18, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Tue Feb 08

PRC Seminar: "The What, How, and Who of Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning"

Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center & Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Tuesday February 8, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Fri Feb 04

Workshop: "Building the Movement in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems"

Friday February 4, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Feb 3 -to- 5

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

Tue Feb 01

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

Tue Jan 25

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

Fri Jan 21

Workshop: "Building the Movement in the Education and Health Care"

Friday January 21, 2022 from 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Held via Zoom

Fri Jan 14

Symposium: "Leveraging Systems to Improve and Expand Child Sexual Abuse Prevention"

Hosted by the Penn State Child Study Center

Friday January 14, 2022 from 8:50 am–12:00 pm
Now Online Only

Tue Jan 11

Cancelled: PRC Center Meeting

Tuesday January 11, 2022 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Tue Dec 07

PRC Seminar: "Subtle Slights and the Impact of Bias on Mental Wellbeing"

Shakoor Ward, Ph.D. Professional Development Coordinator, Penn State Affirmative Action Office

Tuesday December 7, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Held via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96357040079

Mon Dec 06

7th Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium

Monday December 6, 2021 from 9:00 am–3:30 pm
Will be held virtually

Thu Nov 18

2021 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Promoting Health in Hispanic Families: 20 Years of Research, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities"

Guillermo (Willy) Prado, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Dean of the Graduate School; and Professor of Nursing and Health Studies, Public Health Sciences, and Psychology at the University of Miami

Thursday November 18, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Attend via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/92898907492

Tue Nov 09

PRC Seminar: "Substance Use Among Vulnerable Populations Amidst a Drug Overdose Epidemic"

Abenaa Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Tuesday November 9, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Attend via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96357040079

Tue Nov 02

PRC Seminar: "Using EMA to Measure Food Cue Reactivity to Understand Binge-eating Behavior"

Travis Masterson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences; Director, Health, Ingestive Behavior, and Technology Laboratory, Penn State

Tuesday November 2, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Attend via Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96357040079

Oct 25 -to- 26

29th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues

Hosted by the Population Research Institute at Penn State

Monday October 25, 2021 - Tuesday October 26, 2021
Location: Virtual

Tue Oct 12

Lecture: "Family Relationships and Well-being: The Roles of Gender and Culture"

Susan McHale, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Human Development; Professor of Demography; Associate Director, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Tuesday October 12, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual presentation via Zoom

Thu Oct 07

2021 HIDTA Prevention Summit

Hosted by Washington/Baltimore HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas)

Thursday October 7, 2021 from 8:45 am–5:00 pm
Virtual Event

Wed Oct 06

Webinar: "No place like home: Observing social communication in the natural environment can promote earlier detection of autism"

Abigail Delehanty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Language Disorders and Autism Clinic in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Duquesne University

Wednesday October 6, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Oct 6 -to- 7

Symposium: "The Future of Digital Fairness"

Wednesday October 6, 2021 - Thursday October 7, 2021
Virtual event with optional outdoor networking mixer

Tue Oct 05

PRC Center Meeting

For PRC faculty, staff, and affiliates

Tuesday October 5, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Fri Oct 01

Lecture: "Surviving Two Epidemics: Resilience and Health in the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health 1998-2021"

Hans-Peter Kohler, Ph.D., Frederick J. Warren Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Population Aging Research Center, University of Pennsylvania

Friday October 1, 2021 from 9:00 am–12:00 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building & virtually

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

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

Tue Sep 28

PRC 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

Tue Sep 28

Virtual meeting: "Enhancing Prevention Research Related to Substance Use and Addiction"

Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Tuesday September 28, 2021 from 12:00 pm–4:00 pm

Thu Sep 16

Lecture: "Seeing the Lion: From Epidemiology to Digital Health in Search of Transformative Change in Early Childhood Mental Health"

Helen Egger, Ph.D., Directory of the NYULH Child Study Center, New York University Langone Health

Thursday September 16, 2021 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
To be held via Zoom

Wed Sep 15

Webinar: ‘Missed Opportunities with COVID-19 Vaccination – Maybe it’s Not Too Late’

Daniel Salmon, Professor of International Health and Health, Behavior, and Society; and Director of the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health

Wednesday September 15, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Zoom webinar: https://psu.zoom.us/j/92567216823

Sep 2 -to- 3

2021 Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference

Theme: "Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research"

Thursday September 2, 2021 - Friday September 3, 2021
Penn Stater Conference Center; remote option available

Wed Jul 14

Mobilizing Knowledge and Strategies from Prevention Science in Real-World and Policy Contexts (Part 2)

July 13 & 14, 12-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday July 14, 2021 from 12:00 pm–3:30 pm
Virtual

Tue Jul 13

Mobilizing Knowledge and Strategies from Prevention Science in Real-World and Policy Contexts (Part 1)

July 13 & 14, 12-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday July 13, 2021 from 12:00 pm–3:30 pm
Virtual Event

Thu Jul 08

Webinar: Translational Neuroscience Perspectives on Substance Use Prevention

Thursday July 8, 2021 from 11:00 am–1:30 pm
Via Zoom

Thu Jun 10

Webinar: Neurobiological Mediators and Moderators of Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes

Thursday June 10, 2021 from 12:00 pm–2:30 pm
Virtual Event

Jun 2 -to- 4

Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research

Wednesday June 2, 2021 - Friday June 4, 2021
Virtual Event

Wed May 26

Leveraging Science to Inform Policies that Strengthen Learning and Health in a Post COVID-19 World

Wednesday May 26, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual Event

Wed May 19

Virtual Event: Translational Neuroscience Perspectives on Substance Abuse Prevention

Wednesday May 19, 2021 from 12:00 pm–2:30 pm
Held via Zoom

Mon May 03

Conference: Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse

Monday May 3, 2021 from 10:15 am–3:30 pm
Virtual Conference

Tue Apr 27

PRC Seminar: Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program Fellows

Tuesday April 27, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual Event

Wed Apr 14

2021 Lecture on Compassion: "Self to Cell: A Biological View of Flourishing"

Elissa Epel, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco

Wednesday April 14, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Virtual Event

Thu Apr 08

Webinar: "Protective Factors in Substance Use"

Thursday April 8, 2021 from 2:30 pm–4:00 pm
Virtual Event

Wed Apr 07

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Switching tracks? A two-dimensional model of utilitarian psychology"

Jim A. C. Everett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kent

Wednesday April 7, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual Event

Wed Mar 31

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "For better or worse: The role of social identity in the pandemic"

Jay Van Bavel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, NYU

Wednesday March 31, 2021 from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual event

Tue Mar 30

PRC Seminar: "Fostering a Sense of Belonging in College"

Presenter: Maithreyi Gopalan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education, Education Policy Studies, Penn State

Tuesday March 30, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Wed Mar 24

Lunch & Learn: Data4Action Study

Presenters: Matt Ferrari and Meg Small

Wednesday March 24, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual Event (Zoom)

Tue Mar 23

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Flexible social cognition as a proactive empathy regulation strategy"

Lasana Harris, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology, University College London

Tuesday March 23, 2021 from 12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Virtual event

Tue Mar 23

Webinar: "Risk Factors in Substance Use"

Tuesday March 23, 2021 from 12:30 pm–2:00 pm
Virtual Event

Wed Mar 17

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Motivational bias in empathy for animals: Understanding the role of need satisfaction and mind perception"

Brock Bastian, Ph.D., Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne

Wednesday March 17, 2021 from 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual event

Tue Mar 16

1st Annual Lecture on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Prevention Science and Practice: "Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Perspective on Anti-Black Racism and the Role of Prevention Science"

Janean Dilworth-Bart, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Phyllis Northway Faculty Fellow; Professor Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin

Tuesday March 16, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual event

Mar 16 -to- 17

Symposium: "Harnessing the Data Revolution to Enhance Diversity"

Tuesday March 16, 2021 - Wednesday March 17, 2021
Virtual Event

Thu Mar 11

Guided "letting be" meditation with Blake Colaianne

Thursday March 11, 2021 from 4:30 pm–5:00 pm
Zoom link: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96736634953

Thu Mar 11

Guided "loving kindness" meditation with Elaine Berrena

Elaine Berrena, Prevention Coordinator with the PRC

Thursday March 11, 2021 from 9:00 am–9:30 am
https://psu.zoom.us/j/96736634953

Wed Mar 10

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "How social context shapes social cognition"

Liane Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College

Wednesday March 10, 2021 from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual event

Wed Mar 03

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Humans and machines"

Adam Waytz, Ph.D., Morris and Alice Kaplan Chair in Ethics and Decision Management, Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Wednesday March 3, 2021 from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual event

Tue Mar 02

PRC Seminar: "Bias-Free Language in Academic Writing: APA Journals and Beyond"

Presenter: Amanda Applegate, B.S., PRC Technical Communications Specialist

Tuesday March 2, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Zoom URL: https://psu.zoom.us/j/344754344

Tue Feb 23

Symposium: "PRC Researchers Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic" (Part 3)

Facilitator: Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development

Tuesday February 23, 2021 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Zoom URL: https://psu.zoom.us/j/344754344

Thu Feb 18

Virtual Lecture: "Nature Matters for Black Lives: Disrupting Narratives about Race and Place"

Myron Floyd, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University

Thursday February 18, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Virtual event

Feb 16 -to- 17

Enhancing Health Disparities Research Related to Substance Use and Addiction: Research Gaps and Opportunities Virtual Meeting

Tuesday February 16, 2021 - Wednesday February 17, 2021
Zoom Webinar

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

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

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

Fri Jan 29

Info. Session: Graduate Fellowships for Penn State's Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Pre-doctoral Training Program

Friday January 29, 2021 from 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
Email cam83@psu.edu for the Zoom link.

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
Virtual Event

Wed Jan 20

Webinar: "Where’s the Science? Increasing the Use of Research in Policymaking"

Max Crowley, Associate Professor, HDFS; Director, Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative

Wednesday January 20, 2021 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Online

Tue Jan 12

Virtual Lunch & Learn: “A Mindful Start to the New Year”

Presenter: Blake Colaianne, PRC Caring and Compassion Graduate Fellow

Tuesday January 12, 2021 from 11:30 am–12:00 pm
Register here: https://engage.tassl.com/event/8412/

Fri Dec 18

Webinar: "The What, Why and How of Implementation Science"

Friday December 18, 2020 from 12:30 pm–3:30 pm
Zoom (registration required)

Thu Dec 03

6th Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium

Host: Penn State Addiction Center for Translation

Thursday December 3, 2020 from 9:00 am–3:00 pm
Zoom (registration required)

Nov 30 -to- Dec 1

The NIAAA 50th Anniversary Science Symposium Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research

Monday November 30, 2020 - Tuesday December 1, 2020

Tue Nov 17

Symposium: PRC Researchers Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Part 1)

Chair: Meg Small, Ph.D., PRC Director of Social Innovation

Tuesday November 17, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Zoom URL: https://psu.zoom.us/j/344754344

Thu Oct 29

2020 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Addressing Bullying and School Violence and Promoting School Connectedness"

Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D., William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Thursday October 29, 2020 from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Webinar (via Zoom): http://bit.ly/Bennett-Lecture-2020

Oct 26 -to- 27

28th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues: "Causes and Consequences of Parent-Child Separations: Pathways to Resilience"

Hosted by Penn State's Population Research Institute

Monday October 26, 2020 - Tuesday October 27, 2020
Virtual

Oct 21 -to- 22

ICDS Virtual Symposium 2020: "The Data Deluge: Opportunities and Challenges"

Wednesday October 21, 2020 - Thursday October 22, 2020
Virtual

Tue Oct 13

PRC Seminar: "The Art and Science of Human Flourishing: Conceptualizations and Research Example with College Students"

Robert Roeser, Ph.D., Bennett Pierce Professor of Compassion and Caring; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Tuesday October 13, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual (via Zoom): https://psu.zoom.us/j/344754344

Thu Oct 08

"Substance Abuse Prevention for Youth in Indigenous Communities"

Thursday October 8, 2020 from 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
NIAAA Webinar (Virtual)

Thu Oct 08

Prevention Summit: "Advancing Substance Use Prevention in High-Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Communities: Standards, Strategies, and Support"

James Carroll, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP); Dr. Jerome Adams, United States Surgeon General; Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Thursday October 8, 2020 from 8:30 am–5:00 pm
Virtual Event

Tue Oct 06

Twitter Chat: DIversity and Inclusion in Quantitative Methods

Hosted by Dr. Stephanie Madden, Assistant Professor, Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State

Tuesday October 6, 2020 from 9:15 am–10:15 am

Tue Sep 29

PRC Seminar: “Come Together, Right Now: Intersections of Leisure and Prevention Science”

Elizabeth Weybright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & Adolescent Extension Specialist at Washington State University

Tuesday September 29, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual (via Zoom): https://psu.zoom.us/j/344754344

Tue Sep 29

Webinar: "Research Recruitment in Rural Communities"

Tuesday September 29, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Virtual Event

Fri Sep 25

Colorado State University Prevention Extension Cast: "University-Community Partnerships"

Dr. David MacPhee, Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University

Friday September 25, 2020 from 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Virtual Event

Thu Sep 17

Child Study Center Annual Lois Bloom Lecture: "The End of Adolescence: Purpose, Insecurity, and Indecision on the Pathway to Adulthood"

Dr. Nancy Hill, Charles Bigelow Professor of Education, Harvard University

Thursday September 17, 2020 from 4:15 pm–5:15 am
Virtual (via Zoom)

Thu Sep 17

15th Annual DeJong Lecture in Social Demography: "The New Reality at the Mexico - U.S. Border"

Douglas S. Massay, Ph.D.

Thursday September 17, 2020 from 9:00 am–12:30 pm
Online - Registration required

Tue Sep 08

Learning Community Call: "Engaging Youth in Coalition Work During the Pandemic"

Tuesday September 8, 2020 from 1:30 pm–2:30 pm
Call-in number provided upon registration

Thu Aug 20

PRC Annual Retreat (internal)

Thursday August 20, 2020 from 1:00 pm–3:30 pm
Online

Wed Aug 12

Virtual premiere of "Starting At Zero"

Wednesday August 12, 2020 from 12:00 am–12:00 am
For location, RSVP online at https://mailchi.mp/startingatzerothefilm/rsvp

Mon Aug 10

Fostering Resilience in Children Impacted by Caregiver Substance Use Disorders with Evidence-based Positive Parenting Support

Presented by The National Prevention Science Coalition and Hempfield Behavioral Health

Monday August 10, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Free webinar: https://zoom.us/j/619244115

Jul 21 -to- 23

Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Annual Meeting

Tuesday July 21, 2020 - Thursday July 23, 2020
Virtual

Thu Jul 02

Faculty spotlight: How parents can team up to bring down stress, emotional problems, and family conflict - even during a pandemic

Thursday July 2, 2020 from 8:00 pm–9:00 pm
Online Only

Tue Jun 30

(SRCD event) Becoming an Antiracist Society: Setting A Developmental Research Agenda

Tuesday June 30, 2020 from 1:30 pm–3:00 pm
Online Only

Jun 9 -to- 12

Commonwealth Prevention Alliance Conference

Tuesday June 9, 2020 - Friday June 12, 2020
Virtual

May 11 -to- 15

PA Prevention Week

Monday May 11, 2020 - Friday May 15, 2020
Virtual Event

Wed Apr 29

Canceled: "The Altruistic Brain"

Abigail Marsh,Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Georgetown University

Wednesday April 29, 2020 from 3:30 pm–4:30 pm
Freeman Auditorium, HUB-Robeson Center

Wed Apr 29

Expanding Empathy 2020

Empathy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Panel Discussion

Wednesday April 29, 2020 from 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Via Zoom

Thu Apr 23

Development and Testing of a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool to Support the Selection of Evidence-Based Programs for Local Implementation

Dr. Gracelyn Cruden (Oregon Social Learning Center)

Thursday April 23, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
https://psu.zoom.us/j/429962807

Thu Apr 23

The COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from the China experience

Dr. Yuanli Li, Professor and Dean of the Peking Union School of Public Health in Bejing, China

Thursday April 23, 2020 from 10:00 am–11:00 am
Via Zoom Webinar

Tue Apr 21

Postponed: Prevention Scientist Seminar with Nick Allen, Ph.D.

Nick Allen, Ph.D., Ann Swindells Professor, Psychology, University of Oregon

Tuesday April 21, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mon Apr 20

Canceled: "Hacking Virtue: How Moral Emotions Build Self-Control from the Bottom Up"

David Desteno, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University

Monday April 20, 2020 from 3:30 pm–4:30 pm
Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Thu Apr 16

The public health/health care system response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania

Dr. Esther Chernak, Director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication and Associate Clinical Professor at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health

Thursday April 16, 2020 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Via Zoom Webinar

Tue Mar 31

Canceled: “The Human Screenome Project: Studying Digital Behaviors in Daily Life”

Nilam Ram, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Psychology, Penn State

Tuesday March 31, 2020 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building

Tue Mar 24

Postponed: "Addressing Bullying and School Violence and Promoting School Connectedness: Empirically-Based and Innovative Prevention and Intervention"

Dorothy Espelage, Ph.D.., Professor of Psychology, University of Florida

Tuesday March 24, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Mar 03

PRC Seminar: "Leveraging Dissemination & Implementation Science to Advance Understanding of Evidence-based Prevention Program Scale-Up"

Brittany Rhoades Cooper, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

Tuesday March 3, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center - 110 Henderson Building

Mon Mar 02

"Examining How Innovative Measures of Positive Affect May Inform our Understanding of Health Processes"

Dusti Jones, Prevention and Methodology Training Program Candidate

Monday March 2, 2020 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
401 HHD

Thu Feb 27

Webinar: "Achieving Social Impact by Bridging Research and Policy"

Taylor Bishop Scott, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center

Thursday February 27, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Online

Thu Feb 20

"When They See Us: Interpersonal Experiences During the Pubertal Transition"

Rona Carter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan

Thursday February 20, 2020 from 4:15 pm–6:00 pm
Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Tue Feb 18

"Using Intensive Longitudinal Methods for Examining Within-Person Health Behaviors"

Jimikaye Courtney, Doctoral Candidate, Colorado State University

Tuesday February 18, 2020 from 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
401 Health and Human Development Building

Tue Feb 18

PRC Seminar: "Developing a Digital Tool to Promote Fluid Intake and Prevent Recurrence of Kidney Stones"

David Conroy, Ph.D., Professor of Kinesiology and Human Development & Family Studies, Penn State

Tuesday February 18, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mon Feb 10

Researcher-Clinician Collaborations for Health

Monday February 10, 2020 from 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
Mount Nittany Health, 1850 E. Park Ave., State College PA, Room 304/308

Thu Feb 06

Daily Diary Findings of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Polysubstance Use: The Role of Cannabis Mode of Administration, Affect, and Mental Health Symptomatology

Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Ph.D., Renee Cloutier, Ph.D., Anna Hochgraf, M.S., and Natalia Van Doren, M.S.

Thursday February 6, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
401 Health and Human Development Building

Tue Feb 04

PRC Seminar: "Cultivating Mindfulness in the Second Decade of Life"

Brian Galla, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh

Tuesday February 4, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mon Feb 03

"Sleep. It's Social -- From Couples to Communities to Policy"

Wendy M. Troxel, Ph.D., Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist, RAND; Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh

Monday February 3, 2020 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium (Room 22 BBH Building)

Tue Jan 21

PRC Seminar: Presenters from the Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program

PAMT Trainees Emily Simpson, Ph.D. & Natalia Van Doren, Graduate Student in Psychology, Penn State

Tuesday January 21, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
311 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Jan 14

Symposium: Family-Level Perspectives on Sleep & Self-Regulation in Early Childhood

Tuesday January 14, 2020 from 8:30 am–12:00 pm
Foster Auditorium, Pattee Library

Tue Jan 07

PRC Center Meeting

Tuesday January 7, 2020 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Fri Dec 13

Information session for graduate students: Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program

Damon Jones, PAMT Associate Training Director

Friday December 13, 2019 from 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
401 Health and Human Development

Tue Dec 10

Time-Varying Effect Modeling Special Interest Group

Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Facilitator

Tuesday December 10, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
401 Health and Human Development Building

Tue Dec 03

Lessons from the Field: “Implementation of the Standard Program Evaluation Protocol in Pennsylvania”

Shawn Peck, SPEP™ Project Manager, EPISCenter

Tuesday December 3, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mon Dec 02

Neuro-HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Comorbid NCDs, Layered Stigma and the Evolution of an Epidemic

Gretchen Birbeck, MD, MPH, DTM&H; Professor, Department of Neurology and Research Director, Epilepsy Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester

Monday December 2, 2019 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium (22 Biobehavioral Health Building)

Tue Nov 19

Congressional briefing: “The Real Dangers of Conflating Opioid Dependence with Addiction”

Tuesday November 19, 2019 from 1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Congressional Meeting Room North (CVC 268) in the Capitol Visitor’s Center Washington, DC

Tue Nov 19

Time-Varying Effect Modeling Special Interest Group

Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Facilitator

Tuesday November 19, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
401 Health and Human Development Building

Wed Nov 13

2019 mHealth Challenge

Wednesday November 13, 2019 from 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
22 Biobehavioral Health Building (Ruth Pike Auditorium)

Thu Oct 31

Free Webinar on Configural Frequency Analysis

Mark Stemmler, professor of psychological assessment at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, and author of the book Person centered methods: Configural frequency analysis (CFA)

Thursday October 31, 2019 from 2:00 pm–4:00 pm

Tue Oct 29

"Reducing the Risk of Future Child Welfare System Involvement for Children and Families"

Christian Connell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Associate Director, Child Maltreatment Solutions Network

Tuesday October 29, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mon Oct 28

University Libraries to offer data visualization session Oct. 28

Monday October 28, 2019 from 1:00 pm–2:00 pm
W315 Pattee Library

Mon Oct 21

BBH Colloquium Series – Fall 2019 “Long-term Influences of Women’s Reproductive Physiology on Health Across the Lifespan and Across Generations”

Molly Fox, Ph.D.

Monday October 21, 2019 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium (Room 022 BBH Building)

Oct 21 -to- 22

27th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues - Families and Food

Monday October 21, 2019 - Tuesday October 22, 2019
Nittany Lion Inn, University Park campus, State College, PA

Wed Oct 16

"Alcohol Harm Reduction is Health Promotion: A 15-year Journey Examining Patterns and Predictors of Alcohol Treatment Outcomes"

Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico

Wednesday October 16, 2019 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Memorial Lounge, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

Tue Oct 15

20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

Tuesday October 15, 2019 from 5:45 pm–9:00 pm
HIntz Family Alumni Center

Tue Oct 15

2019 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Addiction: Making a Better Band-Aid®"

Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico

Tuesday October 15, 2019 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center -- 110 Henderson Building

Mon Oct 14

PRC Conference: A Celebration of 20 Years of Prevention Research

Monday October 14, 2019 from 8:30 am–4:00 pm
Nittany Lion Inn, Boardrooms 1 & 2

Tue Oct 01

"Can Sport Put Youth on a Path Toward Healthy, Active Lifestyles?"

Jennifer Agans, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management

Tuesday October 1, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Sep 23 -to- 24

"The Future of Foster Care: New Science to Address Old Problems"

Monday September 23, 2019 - Tuesday September 24, 2019
Nittany Lion Inn

Thu Sep 19

"Youth and Families in High-achievement Settings: Understanding Risks and Pathways to Resilience"

Suniya Luthar, Ph.D., Foundation Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University

Thursday September 19, 2019 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
The Nittany Lion Inn, Assembly Room

Wed Sep 18

12th Annual Postdoc Research Exhibition

Wednesday September 18, 2019 from 10:00 am–3:30 pm
HUB-Robeson Center

Tue Sep 17

"Can We Establish Reliable Early Warning Signs for Preventable Cognitive Decline?"

Jacqueline Mogle, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development

Tuesday September 17, 2019 from 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Sep 17

"Sleep Health and Digital Biomarkers"

Orfeu M. Buxton, Professor of Biobehavioral Health

Tuesday September 17, 2019 from 10:30 am–12:00 pm
233A HUB-Robeson Center

Mon Sep 16

BBH Colloquium - “Matters of the Heart: Biobehavioral Mechanisms Underlying Bereavement”

Christopher P. Fagundes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX

Monday September 16, 2019 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium (Room 022 BBH Building)

Tue Sep 10

Data Visualization Training Webinar

Tuesday September 10, 2019 from 2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Tue Sep 10

PRC Center Meeting

Tuesday September 10, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Aug 21

Dedication ceremony for the Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research

Wednesday August 21, 2019 from 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Student Enrichment Center, Penn State Harrisburg

Fri Aug 09

Methodology Seminar: Text Mining for Behaviorial and Social Sciences Research

Friday August 9, 2019 from 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Neuroscience Center (NSC) Building in Rockville, MD

Fri Jul 12

Hands-on Mindfulness Activities at "Art of Discovery" booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

Friday July 12, 2019 from 12:30 pm–2:30 pm
University Park campus, next to Willard Building

Thu Apr 04

2019 Lecture on Compassion: "Expanding Compassion: Reflections on Our Research, Practice, and Lives"

Sona Dimidjian, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder

Thursday April 4, 2019 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center - 110 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 03

"Preventing and Treating Depression During the Perinatal Period"

Sona Dimidjian, Ph.D.

Wednesday April 3, 2019 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Memorial Lounge at Pasquerilla Center

Wed Apr 03

Workshop: "A Jewish Perspective on Mindfulness and Compassion Practices"

Dr. Robert Roeser and Rabbi Shiela Peltz Weinberg

Wednesday April 3, 2019 from 9:00 am–1:30 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center - 110 Henderson Building

Tue Mar 26

Seminar: "The Importance of Sleep Health for Children and Adolescents"

Orfeu Buxton, Ph.D., Professor of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday March 26, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Mar 19

Seminar: "Variations in Peer Influence and Friend Selection: Implications for Network-based Prevention Campaigns"

Cassie McMillan, M.S., Doctoral Candidate in Sociology and Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday March 19, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Mar 12

Lessons from the Field Seminar: Latent Profiles as Predictors of Youth Outcomes

Emily LoBraico and Benjamin Bayly, Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program Trainees

Tuesday March 12, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Feb 26

Seminar: LGBTQ Youth Health: (Why) Aren’t Things Better?

Stephen Russell, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor of Human Development and Family Science; Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development, University of Texas at Austin

Tuesday February 26, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center -- 110 Henderson Building

Tue Jan 29

Lessons from the Field Seminar: "Economic Evaluation in Prevention Science: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities"

Damon Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development, and Senior Research Associate, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday January 29, 2019 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Dec 04

Lessons from the Field: "Recommendations for Data Collection via Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk)"

Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development; and Loren Masters, M.S., Research Technologist, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday December 4, 2018 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Nov 27

Seminar: "None of These Things is Just Like the Others: Thinking about Mechanistic Heterogeneity in Children's Behavior Problems"

Lisa Gatzke-Kopp, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday November 27, 2018 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Nov 15

13th Annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography, "The Impact of Workplace Policies/Practices and Family Composition: Can They Explain Inequalities in Health?"

Lisa Berkman, Ph.D., Director, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, and Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health and Population, Harvard University

Thursday November 15, 2018 from 9:00 am–12:30 pm
Nittany Lion Inn

Mon Nov 12

Penn State mHealth Challenge Finals

Monday November 12, 2018 from 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
022 Biobehavioral Health Building/Ruth Pike Auditorium

Fri Nov 09

Seminar: "Health Inequities, Social Determinants, and Smoking Cessation"

David Wetter, Ph.D., Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor; Interim Division Chief, Division of Cancer Population Science; and Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Institute

Friday November 9, 2018 from 11:00 am–12:00 pm
110 Henderson Building / Living Center

Thu Oct 25

2018 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Communities That Care--Using the Research Base for Prevention Science to Reduce Behavioral Health Problems"

Richard Catalano, Ph.D., University of Washington

Thursday October 25, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building/Living Center (reception will follow the talk)

Wed Oct 24

Child Study Center Talk by 2018 Bennett Lecturer: "Positive Youth Development: History, Effectiveness, and Future Directions"

Richard Catalano, Ph.D., University of Washington

Wednesday October 24, 2018 from 10:30 am–12:00 pm
110 Henderson Building/Living Center

Oct 22 -to- 23

26th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues, "Rural Families and Communities"

Monday October 22, 2018 - Tuesday October 23, 2018
Nittany Lion Inn

Tue Oct 02

Lessons from the Field: "The Administrative Data Accelerator and the PA Integrated Data System"

Max Crowley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Director; Michael Donovan, M.A., Director, Policy and Outreach; and Ashley Stauffer, M.S., Project and Operations Manager, Administrative Data Accelerator, Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday October 2, 2018 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Sep 27 -to- 28

7th Annual Conference, Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, "Strengthening Child Safety and Wellbeing through Integrated Data Solutions"

Thursday September 27, 2018 - Friday September 28, 2018
Nittany Lion Inn

Thu Sep 20

2018 Bloom Lecture, Child Study Center, "Early Adversity and Intervention: Effects over Time"

Mary Dozier, Ph.D., Unidel Amy Elizabeth du Pont Chair in Child Development, and Director of Clinical Training, University of Delaware

Thursday September 20, 2018 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Assembly Room, Nittany Lion Inn

Tue Sep 18

Seminar: "Individual Differences in Cardiovascular Risk among Bereaved Individuals"

Kyle Murdock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University

Tuesday September 18, 2018 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed May 02

“Mobile Health Applications to Engage Users in Health Data Collection”

Mashfiqui Rabbi, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University

Wednesday May 2, 2018 from 11:00 am–12:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health

Wed Apr 25

"Combining Mobile Self-Reports and Transdermal Sensors to Capture Young-Adult Alcohol Use and Intoxication during Real-Life Drinking Episodes"

Michael Russell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State University

Wednesday April 25, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Apr 19

2018 Lecture on Compassion: "The School-Based Promotion of Children’s Empathy, Kindness, and Altruism: Emerging Research, Lingering Questions, and Directions for Future Research"

Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development, Learning, and Culture; Director, Human Early Learning Partnership, School of Population and Public Health; and Applied Developmental Psychologist, University of British Columbia

Thursday April 19, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
22 Biobehavioral Health Building/Ruth Pike Auditorium

Wed Apr 18

"A New Kind of Fitness: Strengthening Social and Emotional Competence and Well-being of Children through Social and Emotional Learning"

Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development, Learning, and Culture; Director, Human Early Learning Partnership, School of Population and Public Health; and Applied Developmental Psychologist, University of British Columbia

Wednesday April 18, 2018 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
104 Rackley Building

Wed Apr 04

"When Clinical Psychology Met HDFS: New Directions in Studying the Couple Context of PTSD"

Steffany Fredman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University

Wednesday April 4, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 28

Recent Research by PAMT (Prevention and Methodology Training) Program Trainees

Wednesday March 28, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium/022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 21

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER: "Preventing Health Disparities in Children Exposed to Chronic Poverty-related Stress"

Martha Wadsworth, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State University

Wednesday March 21, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 14

"Development and Pilot-Testing of a Web-based Game to Improve Children's Eating Self-regulation"

Kathleen Keller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science, Penn State University

Wednesday March 14, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 28

"People Before Politics: A Journey In Policy-making Using Evidence"

Diedra Henry-Spires, CEO, The Dalton Daley Group, Washington, DC

Wednesday February 28, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 21

"Diffusion of Breast Cancer Screening Technology: Patterns of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Screening"

Joel Segel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State University

Wednesday February 21, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 31

"How Emerging Concerns about Field Sobriety Testing May Help Us Understand the Abuse Potential of Alcohol"

Cecile Marczinski, Ph.D., Regents Professor of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University

Wednesday January 31, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 24

"Using Pure to Identify Collaborators Within and Outside of Penn State"

Wednesday January 24, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building (BBH)

Wed Jan 17

"We Are the Medicine: Human Development and Child Well Being in an Era of Ordinary Magic"

Christy Bethell, Director, Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative; Professor of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University

Wednesday January 17, 2018 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Dec 06

The Revised Common Rule: What Researchers Need to Know

Sara Horn, IRB Program Director, Office of the Vice President for Research, Penn State

Wednesday December 6, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building - NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION

Wed Nov 29

"Who Drinks Alcohol is not Random, and So Neither are the Consequences"

Jennifer Maggs, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University

Wednesday November 29, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Nov 14

mHealth Challenge

Tuesday November 14, 2017 from 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
110 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 08

"It is About Time: How time perspective is associated with health outcomes in adolescents"

Zena Mello, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, San Francisco State University

Wednesday November 8, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 01

"Informing Intervention through Risk Research: What do success and failure look like?"

Lisa Dierker, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Wesleyan University

Wednesday November 1, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Oct 30 -to- 31

ATRN Summit - Transforming Health in Appalachia through Engaged Translational Research

Monday October 30, 2017 - Tuesday October 31, 2017
Hershey, PA

Wed Oct 25

“Stress, Psychopathology, & Addiction: Risk Processes in Daily Life”

Emily B. Ansell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Science, Syracuse University

Wednesday October 25, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Oct 19

2017 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Social-Emotional Learning: New Frontiers in Science and Practice in Schools and Pre-Schools"

Stephanie M. Jones, Ph.D., Harvard University

Thursday October 19, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 04

COMPASS Science Communications Plenary, "Making research relevant to the media and policymakers"

Nancy Shute, National Public Radio; Bob Marshall, Times-Picayune and The Lens; Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor; and Ashley Smart, Physics Today.

Wednesday October 4, 2017 from 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 27

"The SIESTA Research Program"

Douglas M. Teti, Ph.D. Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and Pediatrics Head, Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University

Wednesday September 27, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Sep 27 -to- 28

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference, "Scientific Synergy & Innovation from Military Family & Child Welfare Contexts"

Wednesday September 27, 2017 - Thursday September 28, 2017
Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, PA

Wed Sep 06

"Continuing to Advance High-Impact Prevention Science: Setting the Course in a Changing Landscape"

Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D. Director, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, and C. Eugene Bennett Chair in Prevention Research, Penn State

Wednesday September 6, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Jul 25

Preventing Opioid Use Disorders: Community Based Approaches that Work

Tuesday July 25, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Rayburn House Office, Room 2226

Wed Jul 12

The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Health and Well-Being

Wednesday July 12, 2017 from 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Urban Institute 2100 M Street NW, 5th floor Washington, DC 20037

May 30 -to- Jun 2

Society for Prevention Research Conference

Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Friday June 2, 2017
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Thu May 18

P-TRAN Symposium: Foundations for Biobehavioral Health Symposium

Thursday May 18, 2017 from 4:30 am–1:00 pm
Hetzel Union Building; Room 233AB

Tue May 16

Congressional Briefing on Police and Community Relations

Tuesday May 16, 2017 from 5:00 am–6:00 am
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

May 15 -to- 16

PAMT Presentations

Monday May 15, 2017 - Tuesday May 16, 2017
NIH in Bethesda

Wed May 03

Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center Meeting

Wednesday May 3, 2017 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue May 02

The New NIH Rules: What researchers need to know

Tuesday May 2, 2017 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
The Living Center

Wed Apr 26

"An Introduction to the Community Data Roundtable"

Dan Warner, Ph.D., Executive Director, Community Data Roundtable

Wednesday April 26, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 26

An Introduction to the Community Data Roundtable

Dan Warner, Ph.D., Executive Director, Community Data Roundtable

Wednesday April 26, 2017 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Apr 20

2017 Lecture on Compassion: "Empathy-Related Responding and Prosocial Behavior in Children"

Nancy Eisenberg, Ph.D., Regents' Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University

Thursday April 20, 2017 from 4:30 pm–5:30 pm
22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 12

"The Cultivation of Mindfulness and Compassion in College Students (and Ourselves)"

Kami Dvorakova, Bennett Pierce Fellow in Caring and Compassion, Penn State

Wednesday April 12, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 12

The Cultivation of Mindfulness and Compassion in College Students (and Ourselves)

Kami Dvorakova, Bennett Pierce Fellow in Caring and Compassion, Penn State

Wednesday April 12, 2017 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 29

"We Are the Medicine: Human Development and Child Well Being in an Era of Ordinary Magic"

Christina Bethell, Ph.D., Professor of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Wednesday March 29, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 22

"Opportunities for Faculty and Students: EPISCenter Research and Training"

Stephanie Bradley, Ph.D., Director, EPISCenter, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday March 22, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 22

Opportunities for Faculty and Students: EPISCenter Research and Training

Stephanie Bradley, Ph.D., Director, EPISCenter, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday March 22, 2017 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 15

"P-TRAN: Developing a Program of Transformative, Translational Neuroscience Research at Penn State"

Emma Rose, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and Senior Research Associate, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday March 15, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 15

P-TRAN: Developing a Program of Transformative, Translational Neuroscience Research at Penn State

Emma Rose, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor and Senior Research Associate, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday March 15, 2017 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 22

"Reducing Inequality in an Era of Alternative Facts: What Can Researchers and Research Funders Do?"

Adam Gamoran, Ph.D., President, W.T. Grant Foundation

Wednesday February 22, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building, The Living Center

Wed Feb 15

"College as a Hero's Journey"

Chris Uhl, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, and Faculty Affiliate, Huck Institute of the Life Sciences, Penn State

Wednesday February 15, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
311 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 08

"Brain Training: The Good, Bad, and Ugly"

Lesley Ross, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Faculty Affiliate, Center for Healthy Aging and Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday February 8, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 25

"Improving Mental Health and School Performance in Urban Youth"

Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D., Dr. Ali and Rose Kawi Associate Professor of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Wednesday January 25, 2017 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
132 HUB

Wed Jan 18

"Financing Improvements in Population Health by Addressing Social Determinants (SDH) with Prevention Programs"

Dennis Scanlon, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Administration, and Director, Center for Health Care and Policy Research, Penn State; Mark Sciegaj, Ph.D., Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State; and Sebrina Doyle, M.S., Research Assistant, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday January 18, 2017 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH Building

Wed Nov 30

"Prevention Engineering for Population Behavioral Wellbeing: Evolving Our Futures"

Dennis Embry, Ph.D., Founder and Senior Scientist, Paxis Institute

Wednesday November 30, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 16

"How the PRC is injecting innovation into my research program"

Jennie Noll, Ph.D., Director, Child Maltreatment Solutions Network, and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday November 16, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH/PRC conference room

Mon Nov 14

2016 mHealth challenge

Monday November 14, 2016 from 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
IST Cybertorium

Wed Nov 09

"Social Innovation and Human Centered Design: What is it and how does it relate to prevention science?"

Meg Small, Ph.D., Director of Social Innovation, and HUDDIL Director, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday November 9, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH/PRC conference room

Oct 24 -to- 25

"Sleep Across the Life Course: Family Influences and Impacts," the 24th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues

Monday October 24, 2016 - Tuesday October 25, 2016
Nittany Lion Inn

Thu Oct 20

2016 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "The Center for Family Research Prevention Programs: Origins, Expansions, and What They Teach Us About Development"

Gene Brody, Ph.D., Director, Center for Family Research and Regents’ Professor of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia

Thursday October 20, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 19

"Resilience to Adversity and the Early Origins of Disease"

Gene Brody, Ph.D., Founder and Director, Center for Family Research, and Regents' Professor of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia

Wednesday October 19, 2016 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Nittany Lion Inn, Alumni Lounge

Wed Oct 12

"The gPROSPER Study: Bringing Candidate Gene Research to an Adolescent Substance Misuse Prevention Intervention"

David Vandenbergh, Ph.D., Professor of Biobehavioral Health, and Bo Cleveland, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday October 12, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH/PRC conference room

Oct 10 -to- 11

"Trauma Informed Schools: How Child Maltreatment Prevention, Detection, and Intervention can be Integrated into the School Setting"

Monday October 10, 2016 - Tuesday October 11, 2016
Nittany Lion Inn

Wed Sep 28

"Assessing and Enhancing the Generalizability of Randomized Trials to Target Populations"

Elizabeth A. Stuart, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Education and Professor of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Wednesday September 28, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Sep 22

"Scaling Up Evidence-Based Programs in Community Settings: Opportunities and Challenges"

Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D., Lois Autrey Betts Chair, Education and Human Development, Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor, and Professor of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbuilt University

Thursday September 22, 2016 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Nittany Lion Inn, Assembly Room

Wed Sep 21

"Maximizing the Impact of Your Research Through Communications"

Mary Ellen Miller, Communications Director, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday September 21, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH/PRC conference room

Wed Sep 14

"Care and Compassion in Health and Human Development: Definitions, Framing Assumptions, Theory, and Research Directions"

Robert Roeser, Ph.D., Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and Faculty Affiliate, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday September 14, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH/PRC conference room

Wed Sep 14

Care and Compassion in Health and Human Development: Definitions, Framing Assumptions, Theory, and Research Directions

Robert Roeser, Ph.D.,, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and Faculty Affiliate, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday September 14, 2016 from 8:00 am–9:00 am
312 BBH/PRC conference room

Wed May 04

Methodology Center/Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center Year-End Celebration and Poster Session

Wednesday May 4, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
HHD Atrium

Wed Apr 13

"Marijuana in the United States: The developmental pathways leading to and from initiation"

Scott Novak, Ph.D., Senior Developmental Epidemiologist, RTI International

Wednesday April 13, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Fri Apr 08

"Order and Disorder in the Emotional Brain"

Richard Davidson, Ph.D., William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, and Founder of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Friday April 8, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Foster Auditorium

Thu Apr 07

Inaugural Lecture on Compassion: "Well-being is a Skill: Perspectives from Affective and Contemplative Neuroscience"

Richard Davidson, Ph.D., William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, and Founder of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Thursday April 7, 2016 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 06

"Caring Makes the World Go 'Round: A Fundamental Human Motivation"

Ofra Mayseless, Ph.D., Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

Wednesday April 6, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 30

"The Parent-Child Interaction: From Biology to Intervention"

Kristine Creavey, HDFS Pre-Doctoral Student

Wednesday March 30, 2016 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH Building

Wed Mar 23

"'The Mediated Effect is Significant, So I'm Done, Right?' Thinking Critically about Testing and Interpreting Effects in Prevention Interventions"

Matthew Fritz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Wednesday March 23, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 16

"Center for Complex Data to Knowledge in Drug Abuse and HIV Behavioral Science: What is it that we do over there on that new 4th floor?"

Bethany Bray, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Health and Human Development and Outreach Director, The Methodology Center, Penn State

Wednesday March 16, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 24

"Cognitive and White Matter Impairments in Youth and Young Adults At Risk for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders"

Ashley Acheson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Wednesday February 24, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 17

"Towards Real-time Monitoring and Intervention using Wearable Technology"

Tim Brick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday February 17, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 10

"Examining the Meaningful Sides of Media Experiences"

Mary Beth Oliver, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Communications, Penn State

Wednesday February 10, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 27

"Moving from the Lab to the Field in Educational Research"

Laura Justice, Ph.D., Executive Director, Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, and EHE Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Learning Administration, Ohio State University

Wednesday January 27, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 20

"Translational Neuroscience Perspectives on Substance Abuse Risk, Prevention and Treatment"

Emma Rose, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Health and Human Development and Senior Research Associate, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday January 20, 2016 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Dec 09

"Implementation Science in Action to Support Prevention Science: Practice, Evaluation, and Policy"

William Aldridge, Ph.D., Implementation Specialist and Investigator, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wednesday December 9, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Dec 02

"The Use of a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Develop Algorithms to Identify Providers with Unusual Prescribing Practices for Controlled Substances"

Chris Ringwalt, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), Chapel Hill Center, and Senior Evaluator, Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wednesday December 2, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 18

"Telling the Stories of What Works in Education"

Steve Arnold, Ph.D., Co-Founder/Partner Emeritus, Polaris Partners, Seattle, WA

Wednesday November 18, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 11

"Potential Product Standards for Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes"

Eric Donny, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh

Wednesday November 11, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Oct 29

2015 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Improving Quality in Early Childhood Education in the Context of the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals"

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Ph.D., Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education, New York University

Thursday October 29, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 14

"Supporting Evidence-based Prevention Policy & Practice: Integrative Analysis for Valuing Healthy Development"

Daniel Max Crowley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday October 14, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 07

"Child Sexual Abuse: A Preventable Public Health Problem"

Elizabeth Letourneau, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Wednesday October 7, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 16

"Is the Success of Problem Solving for Children with Math Disabilities Related to Working Memory Capacity?"

Lee Swanson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Distinguished Professor, and Peloy Chair, Graduate School of Education, University of California at Riverside

Wednesday September 16, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 02

"A Transdisciplinary Program of Prevention Research with Translational Applications"

Diana Fishbein, Ph.D., Director of the Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and C. Eugene Chair in Prevention Research, Penn State

Wednesday September 2, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 29

"Showcasing Recent Prevention Research and Celebrating 2014 SPR Award Winners"

Wednesday April 29, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 22

"Brainstorming with the 2015 SPR Cup Team: May the P-Value Be Ever in Your Favor"

Society for Prevention Research Cup Team

Wednesday April 22, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
312 BBH Building

Wed Apr 15

"Universal Interventions: Challenges and Insights in Fully Exploring Their Impacts"

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Edna Peterson Bennett Endowed Chair in Prevention Research, and Professor of Human Development and Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday April 15, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 08

"Social and Emotional Learning: Past, Present, and Future"

Celene Domitrovich, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional, and Learning), University of Illinois, Chicago; and Research Associate Professor of Health and Human Development, Penn State

Wednesday April 8, 2015 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
312 BBH Building

Wed Apr 01

"Assessment and Treatment of Conduct Problems in Children: The Moderating Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits"

Dan Waschbusch, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Wednesday April 1, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 25

"Promoting School Readiness in Child Care Centers: The REDI-BKC Project"

Janet Welsh, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Health and Human Development, College of Health and Human Development; Karen Bierman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director, Child Study Center, College of the Liberal Arts; and Claudia Mincemoyer, Ph.D., Professor of 4-H Youth Curriculum Development, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State

Wednesday March 25, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 18

"Challenges and Opportunities in the Assessment of Children's Social-Emotional Development"

Clark McKown, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Executive Director, Rush NeuroBehavioral Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Wednesday March 18, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 25

"A Work in Progress: Integrating Positive Well-being into Family Process Models of Risk"

Greg Fosco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Karl R. and Diane Wendle Fink Early Career Professor for the Study of Families, Penn State

Wednesday February 25, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 11

"The Intersection of Translational Research and Implementation Science: An Early Childhood Example"

Richard Fiene, Ph.D., Principal, Research Institute for Key Indicators, Middletown, PA

Wednesday February 11, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 04

"Collaborative Research Opportunities with Penn State's Center for Health Care and Policy Research"

Dennis Scanlon, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health Care and Policy Research, and Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State

Wednesday February 4, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
312 BBH

Wed Jan 28

"Beyond ADHD Symptoms: Importance of Assessing and Treating Functional Impairments across Development"

George DuPaul, Ph.D., Professor of School Psychology, Lehigh University

Wednesday January 28, 2015 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Dec 03

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Ellis

Jesse Ellis, Administrative, Policy, and Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, Office of the County Executive, Fairfax County, Virginia

Wednesday December 3, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 19

Showcasing Recent Prevention Research and Celebrating 2014 SPR Award Winners

Wednesday November 19, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 05

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Riggs

Nate Riggs, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University

Wednesday November 5, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Oct 23

2014 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Convergent Thinking: The Neuroscientific Intersection of Next Generation Parenting Interventions"

Philip A. Fisher, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon

Thursday October 23, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 22

2014 CSC Lecture by the Bennett Lecturer in Prevention Science

Philip A. Fisher, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon

Wednesday October 22, 2014 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Nittany Lion Inn, Alumni Lounge

Wed Oct 15

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Casey

BJ Casey, Ph.D., Professor of Developmental Psychobiology and Director, Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Wednesday October 15, 2014 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Nittany Lion Inn Boardroom

Wed Oct 01

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Wadsworth

Martha Wadsworth, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday October 1, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 24

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Lee

David Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, Penn State

Wednesday September 24, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 17

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Dobia

Brenda Dobia, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Western Sydney

Wednesday September 17, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 03

"The Efficacy of a University Combined Parent-Child Training Program: Results from the Erlangen-Nuremberg Development and Prevention Study (ENDPS)"

Mark Stemmler, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological Assessment, Institute of Psychology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Wednesday September 3, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 22 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 23

Seminar with the Prevention And Methodology Training (PAMT) Program Trainees

Prevention And Methodology Training (PAMT) Program Trainees

Wednesday April 23, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 09

"Adapted Learning to BREATHE Study Design: The Effect of Mindfulness Training on the Health, Well-being, and Interpersonal Relationship Quality of First-Year College Students"

Kamila Dvorakava, Ph.D. candidate, and Jacinda Li, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, and Moe Kishida, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Kinesiology, Penn State

Wednesday April 9, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 02

"Links between Adverse Childhood Events and Obesity in Youth"

Lori Francis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State

Wednesday April 2, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 26

"The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Strategies toward Violence Prevention"

Kerry Anne McGeary, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer, Research and Evaluation Unit, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Wednesday March 26, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 05

"Translating Basic Science on Child Maltreatment into Optimized Prevention and Intervention Technologies"

Chad Shenk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday March 5, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 26

"Causal Mediation Analysis for Cluster-Randomized Trials: Effects of the Drug Resistance Strategy Intervention on Substance Use"

Donna Coffman, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Methodology Center, Penn State

Wednesday February 26, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 19

"Healthy Aging and Daily Life: Intersections and Opportunities"

Amy Lorek, Ph.D., Research and Outreach Associate, Center for Healthy Aging, Penn State

Wednesday February 19, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 12

"'THINK! Before You Hit Send!' . . . and Other Social Media and Internet Safety Messages that Adolescents Ignore: How Media Safety Prevention Efforts are Failing Our Children"

Jennie Noll, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Director of Research and Education, Penn State Network on Child Protection and Wellbeing

Wednesday February 12, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 29

"Alcohol Brief Counseling in the United States Air Force"

Erica Culler, Ph.D., Research & Evaluation Scientist, Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness, Penn State

Wednesday January 29, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 22

"Prevention into Practice: Sounds Offers Appealing Alternatives to Alcohol Use"

Misha Cleveland, Executive Director, "Sounds", State College, PA, and Michael Cleveland, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday January 22, 2014 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Dec 12

2013 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "The Role of Culture in Prevention Science: Past Progress and Future Challenges"

Nancy Gonzales, Ph.D., ASU Foundation Professor and Director, ASU Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University

Thursday December 12, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building/The Living Center

Wed Dec 11

"Promoting School Engagement to Reduce Disparities for Mexican American Youth"

Nancy Gonzales, Ph.D., ASU Foundation Professor and DIrector of the ASU Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University

Wednesday December 11, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 20

"What Do You Do with Entrepreneurship? Everything!"

Patricia G. Greene, Ph.D., Professor of and Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurship, Babson College, and Co-Founder of the Diana Project

Wednesday November 20, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Tue Nov 19

mHealth Challenge with the Colleges of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and Health and Human Development (HHD)

Tuesday November 19, 2013 from 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Nov 13

"The Future of Regression: Time-Varying Effect Models to Explore Historical and Developmental Shifts in Coefficients"

Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D., Sara Vasilenko, Ph.D., and Rebecca Evans-Polce, Ph.D., Methodology Center, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State

Wednesday November 13, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 30

"CALM for Teachers: Yoga Anyone?"

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Edna Bennett Chair in Prevention Research and Professor of Human Development and Psychology, and Alexis Harris, Doctoral student in Human Development and Family Studies and TIES Pre-doctoral Fellow, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State

Wednesday October 30, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 23

"The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10–14: Research to Establish an Evidence Base and Support Dissemination Through the PROSPER Partnership-based Delivery Model"

Cleve Redmond, Ph.D., Associate Director, Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute, Iowa State University

Wednesday October 23, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 16

"From Research to Practice and Practice to Research: Collaborating with Community Partners to Promote Health"

Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Wednesday October 16, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 09

"Working toward Realizing the Potential of Internet-based Prevention Programs: Results of the Children of Divorce – Coping with Divorce RCT"

Jesse Boring, Ph.D., Research Associate, Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday October 9, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Oct 02

"Women's Health Research in Low-Resource Settings: Testing the Effectiveness of WHO's Safe Childbirth Checklist"

Linda Fogarty, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, and Director of Monitoring Evaluation and Research, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Wednesday October 2, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 25

"The Evolution of an Online ATOD Intervention: From Conceptual Model to Scalable Intervention with an Eye toward Optimization"

David Wyrick, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health Education, and Kelly Rulison, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Wednesday September 25, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 18

"Profiling Parents and Deconstructing Depression: A Unique Combination of Latent Profile Analysis and Growth Mixture Modeling—Manuscript Development after the 2013 SPR Cup Competition"

Lauren Connell, M.S., and Brea Burger, M.S., MFT, doctoral students, Department of Biobehavioral Health and PAMT Pre-doctoral Fellows, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State

Wednesday September 18, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 11

"The Impact of Depressive Symptoms and Smoking on Bone Health in Adolescent Girls: Recent Findings and New Directions in Research"

Lorah Dorn, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing, Penn State

Wednesday September 11, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Sep 11

"The Impact of Depressive Symptoms and Smoking on Bone Health in Adolescent Girls: Recent Findings and New Directions in Research"

Lorah Dorn, Ph.D., Professor of Nursing, Penn State

Wednesday September 11, 2013 from 12:00 am–12:00 am
22 Biobehavioral Health Building / the Ruth Pike Auditorium

Wed May 01

"Presentations by Penn State PRC Society for Prevention Research Cup Team"

Brea Burger, Jiangxiu Zhou, Hye Jeong Choi, and Lauren Connell

Wednesday May 1, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 17

"PAMT Fellows' Presentations on Recent Work"

PAMT Fellows (Prevention And Methodology Training Program)

Wednesday April 17, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 10

"gPROSPER: Early Progress and Findings from a Genetically Informative Investigation of the PROSPER Prevention Project"

Bo Cleveland, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday April 10, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Apr 03

"Evidence2Success: Community Prevention Systems Version 3.0"

Sarah Chilenski, Ph.D., Research Associate, Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday April 3, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Mar 27

"Work, Family, Health Study: Testing a Workplace Intervention on Daily Stress and Family Processes"

Kelly Davis, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and David Almeida, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Familiy Studies, Penn State

Wednesday March 27, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 27

"Approaches to Improving Causal Inference for Mediation Models"

David Mackinnon, Ph.D., Foundation Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University

Wednesday February 27, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 20

"Pale and Sober: Reducing Problems Associated with High-Risk Drinking and UV Exposure"

Kimberly Mallett, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor of Health and Human Development, Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday February 20, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Feb 06

"Horizontal Fault Lines: Family-focused Prevention Targeting Coparenting Alliances and Sibling Relations"

Mark Feinberg, Ph.D., Research Professor of Health and Human Development, Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday February 6, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 30

"From Bench Science to Systems Change: Reconciling Evidence-based Practice with Practice-based Evidence"

Brian Bumbarger, Director, and Stephanie Bradley, Evaluation Specialist, EPISCenter, Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday January 30, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Wed Jan 23

"Teacher Management of Classroom Social Dynamics in Elementary School: Opportunities for Professional Development & Intervention"

Scott Gest, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday January 23, 2013 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ruth Pike Auditorium, 022 Biobehavioral Health Building

Thu Nov 15

2012 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Disadvantage and Development: Strategies to Reduce Income Gaps in School Readiness"

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D. Co-director, National Center for Children and Families; Co-director, Institute for Child and Family Policy, Columbia University

Thursday November 15, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building / The Pierce Living Center

Wed Nov 07

"Selected Policy-relevant Findings from the Pathways to Desistance Study"

Edward Mulvey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

Wednesday November 7, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 31

"PROSPER: Lessons Learned About Evidence-Based Practice in the Real World"

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

Wednesday October 31, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 24

Poster Session and Open House Featuring Research of the PAMT Fellows

Wednesday October 24, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Methodology Center, 400 Calder Square II

Wed Oct 17

"Time-Oriented Data, Art and sYence (TODAY): Six Contemporary Mediums for Intervention"

Nilam Ram, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday October 17, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 10

"Evaluating the Adoption and Reach of Evidence-Based Practices in Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services"

Jill Farrell, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, and Jennifer Mettrick, Evaluation Director, Institute for Innovation and Implementation, School of Social Work, University of Maryland

Wednesday October 10, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 26

"The New Electronic Proposal Internal Approval Form (ePIAF)"

Jerome "Boe" Itinger, Director of Grants & Contracts, and Donna Harkless, Associate Coordinator for Grants & Contracts, College of Health and Human Development; and David Gindhart, Director, Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS), Penn State

Wednesday September 26, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Mon Sep 17

"Roadmap for a More Effective Argument for Social Justice"

Richard Ross, Professor of Art, photographer, and researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara

Monday September 17, 2012 from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Living Center

Wed Sep 12

"Imaging the Normative Development of Motivated Inhibitory Control and the Effects of Daily Smoking"

Charles F. Geier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday September 12, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jun 13

"From Evidence to Influence and Action: Some Examples of How the Australian Institute of Family Sciences (AIFS) Contributes Policy Research, Assesses What Works, and Disseminates the Knowledge"

Alan Hayes, Ph.D., Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia

Wednesday June 13, 2012 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed May 02

"Patterns and Predictors of Smoking Escalation in Adolescents"

Robin Mermelstein, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy, and Professor of Psychology and Clinical Professor of Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

Wednesday May 2, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Methodology Center

Wed Apr 25

"The Interlacing of Experiences, Behavior, and Biology in Daily Family Life"

Rena Repetti, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles

Wednesday April 25, 2012 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Living Center

Wed Apr 18

3rd Annual Translational Research Poster Session

Wednesday April 18, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
EPISCenter (206 Towers)

Wed Apr 11

"Family Processes and Children's Self-Regulation"

Alysia Blandon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday April 11, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 04

"The Reading, Writing, Respect and Resolution Program: Impacts on Classroom-, Teacher-, and Child-level Outcomes in Elementary School, New Questions, and the Evolution of Practice"

Joshua L. Brown, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Fordham University

Wednesday April 4, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 28

"Make the Most of Your EMA Data: An Introduction to the Time-Varying Effect Model"

Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D., Scientific Director, Methodology Center, Penn State

Wednesday March 28, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 21

"Applications of Mindfulness-based Interventions with People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers”

Nirbhay N. Singh, Ph.D., American Health and Wellness Institute, Raleigh, NC

Wednesday March 21, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 14

"Examining Quality of Care and Outcomes in Group Homes for Youth"

Elizabeth M. Z. "Betsy" Farmer, Ph.D., Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State

Wednesday March 14, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 29

"Primary Prevention of Obesity through Infancy-based Interventions"

Ian Paul, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine

Wednesday February 29, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 15

"Challenges to Scaling-Up Effective Prevention Programs: Getting from 'Lists' to Public Health Impact"

Brian Bumbarger, Director of the EPISCenter and Policy Research & Outreach Coordinator, Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday February 15, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 08

"Biopsychosocial Trajectories of Children with Dysregulated Fear"

Kristin Buss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday February 8, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 01

"Parks and Recreation: Your Partner in Public Health”

Andrew Mowen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management, Penn State

Wednesday February 1, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 25

"Assessing Readiness to Implement Social-Emotional Learning Interventions"

Shannon Wanless, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Applied Developmental Psychology Program, Department of Psychology in Education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

Wednesday January 25, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 18

"Evaluating the Impact of State-wide BMI Screening in Elementary Schools"

Lisa Bailey-Davis, Senior Instructor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine

Wednesday January 18, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 11

"Adaptation Process in School-based Substance Use Prevention"

Michael Hecht, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences, & Crime, Law, & Justice, and Michelle Miller-Day, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences, Penn State

Wednesday January 11, 2012 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Dec 08

"Youth Suicide Prevention Delivered by Peer Leaders: Can Teen Leaders Shift Norms and Increase Connectedness via Social Network Messaging?"

Peter Wyman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Thursday December 8, 2011 from 3:30 pm–4:45 pm
Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building

Wed Dec 07

"Explaining Racial/Ethnic Differences in Initiation and Cessation of Cigarette Smoking"

Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry, and Cancer Control Program, Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine

Wednesday December 7, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 30

"New Methods in Prevention and Treatment Research: Open House Poster Session at the Methodology Center"

Wednesday November 30, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Mon Nov 14

“Randomized Experiments in Criminology: What Has Been Learned from Long-term Follow-ups?”

David Farrington, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological Criminology, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University

Monday November 14, 2011 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Pasquerilla Spiritual Center Memorial Lounge

Wed Nov 02

"Implementing Crime Prevention: Good Governance and a Science of Implementation"

Ross Homel, Ph.D., Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

Wednesday November 2, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Oct 27

2011 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Making a Public Health Approach to Parenting Support Really Work"

Matthew Sanders, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director, Parenting and Family Support Centre, University of Queensland

Thursday October 27, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Nittany Lion Inn, Board Room

Wed Oct 19

"The Building of a Partnership Between Penn State and MADD for the National Implementation of the Power of Parents—It's Your Influence Program"

Rob Turrisi, Ph.D., Professor of Biobehavioral Health, and Lindsey Varvil-Weld, Doctoral Student, Department of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State, and Vicki Knox and Starrla Penick, MADD

Wednesday October 19, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 12

"The Role of Adversity in Shaping Children's Self-regulation: Drawing from Experimental and Nonexperimental Evidence"

C. Cybele Raver, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Human Development and Social Change, and Professor of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University

Wednesday October 12, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 28

"Long-term Results of School-based Preventive Programs—Just a Sweet Dream?"

Sigrun K. Ertesvåg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Centre of Behavioural Research, University of Stavanger, Norway

Wednesday September 28, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 21

"Evaluating Evidence-based Programs Following Large-Scale Dissemination: A Case of the Nurse-Family Partnership"

David M. Rubin, M.D., M.S.C.E., Pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); Senior Director, PolicyLab: Center to Bridge Research, Practice, and Policy; and Director, Research & Policy for Safe Place: Center for Child Protection & Health, CHOP, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday September 21, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 14

"Bridging the Gap between the Dream and the Reality of Evidence-based Prevention: Issues of Implementation"

Linda Dusenbury, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist to CASEL, Chicago, IL

Wednesday September 14, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 07

"Emotion Coaching and Emotion Regulation as Protective Factors for Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder"

Julie Dunsmore, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wednesday September 7, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 20

"Effectiveness of a Universal School-based Social Competence Program: The Role of Child Development and Economic Factors"

Tina Malti, Ph.D., Visiting Research Scientist, Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture, University of Maryland, and Senior Research Scientist, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich

Wednesday April 20, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 13

"The Developmental Course of Disruptive Behavior Problems in At-Risk Youth: Current Findings and Future Directions"

Jaelyn Farris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, and Assistant Research Director, Capital Area Early Childhood Research and Training Institute

Wednesday April 13, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Mon Apr 11

"Adolescent Obesity in a Social Context: The Role of Friendship Networks"

Kayla de la Haye, Ph.D., RAND Corporation

Monday April 11, 2011 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Apr 06

Type II Translation Poster Session

Wednesday April 6, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
206 Towers (EPISCenter offices)

Wed Mar 30

"Evidence-Based Interventions: Musings on Evidence, Meta- Analysis, and Programs for Juvenile Offenders"

Mark Lipsey, Ph.D., Director, Peabody Research Institute and Research Professor, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University

Wednesday March 30, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 23

"The Development of Children’s Self-Regulation within the Family"

Alysia Blandon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday March 23, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 16

"Reframing the Dissemination Challenge: A Marketing & Distribution Perspective"

Matthew Kreuter, Ph.D., MPH, Adjunct Professor of Community Health in Biostatistics, Saint Louis University School of Public Health

Wednesday March 16, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 02

"Methods for Evaluating Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies Using a Randomized Implementation Trial"

C. Hendricks Brown, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Miami

Wednesday March 2, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 23

"Yoga as an Intervention for Mental Health within the High School Curriculum"

Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Neuroscientist, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Wednesday February 23, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 09

"Contemplative Observation in Mindful Teacher Education"

Richard Brown, Co-Chair, Department of Contemplative Education, Naropa University

Wednesday February 9, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 26

"Risk Factors for Recurring Mathematics Difficulties in Children"

Paul Morgan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education, Penn State

Wednesday January 26, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 19

"A Healthy Dose of Culture Equals An Ounce of Prevention: Using Ethnography to Inform Intervention Design for Mexican Immigrant Farmworkers"

Shedra Amy Snipes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State

Wednesday January 19, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 12

"The Role of a State-level Prevention Support System in Promoting High-Quality Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-based Programs"

Brittany Rhoades, Ph.D., Research Associate and Evaluation Research Specialist, EPISCenter/Prevention Research Center, Penn State

Wednesday January 12, 2011 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Dec 09

"The Effects of the MindUp Program on Elementary School Student’s Executive Functions, Well-Being, and Positive Social Behaviors: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial"

Kim Schonert-Reichl, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator, Human Development Learning and Culture (HLDC) Area, University of British Columbia

Thursday December 9, 2010 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Dec 01

"Effectiveness of a Universal School-based Social Competence Program: The Role of Child Development and Economic Factors"

Tina Malti, Ph.D., Visiting Research Scientist, Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture, University of Maryland, and Senior Research Scientist, Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich

Wednesday December 1, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 17

"A Social Network Perspective on Efforts to Shift Peer Norms"

Scott Gest, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday November 17, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 10

"LEGACY Together: Strengthening Structure, Support, and Collective Efficacy in Afterschool Settings"

Emilie Phillips Smith, Ph.D., Director, Center for Diverse Families and Communities, and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday November 10, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Nov 04

2010 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Mobile Technologies to Diffuse Preventive Interventions Globally"

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Ph.D., Bat-Yaacov Professor of Child Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Director, UCLA Global Center for Children and Families; and Director, UCLA Center for HIV Identification Prevention & Treatment Services (CHIPTS)

Thursday November 4, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Nittany Lion Inn Ballrooms A & B

Wed Nov 03

"Disruptive Innovations for Scaling Prevention Science"

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Ph.D., Bat-Yaacov Professor of Child Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Director, UCLA Institute Global Center for Children and Families; and Director, UCLA Center for HIV Identification Prevention & Treatment Services (CHIPTS)

Wednesday November 3, 2010 from 4:15 pm–5:15 pm
Nittany Lion Inn, Alumni Lounge

Wed Oct 06

"Optimized Behavioral Interventions: What Does Control Systems Engineering Have to Offer?"

Daniel Rivera, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering and Program Director, Control Systems Engineering Laboratory, Arizona State University

Wednesday October 6, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 29

"Good Behavior Game in Houston: A Partnership to Support Research from Effectiveness through Implementation"

Jeanne M. Poduska, Sc.D., Principal Research Scientist, and Deputy Director, Center for Integrating Education and Prevention Research in Schools, American Institutes for Research

Wednesday September 29, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 22

"Relating Community Views of Program Success to the Dissemination of Evidence-based Practice in Health Promotion"

Alice Hausman, Ph.D., MPH, Professor of Public Health, and Executive Director, Center for Preparedness Research, Education, and Practice, Temple University

Wednesday September 22, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 15

“Beyond the Parent-Child Dyad: New Preventive Interventions based on Family Systems Theory and Research”

Mark Feinberg, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday September 15, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 08

"The Social Ecology of Infant Sleep: Maternal Depression, Bedtime and Nighttime Parenting, and Infant Sleep Disruption"

Douglas Teti, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday September 8, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 28

"The FRIENDS Project: A Randomized Intervention Promoting Self-Regulation" and "Bringing Research to Practice: A Graduate Student's Perspective"

Stephanie Anzman (HDFS) and Julia Moore (HDFS), 2009-2010 Prevention Fellows

Wednesday April 28, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Apr 14

“College Student Alcohol Use: Using Electronic Interventions to Minimize the ‘College Effect’”

John Hustad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine

Wednesday April 14, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 07

"Family Conflict and Mother-Infant Physiological Regulation"

Ginger Moore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Penn State

Wednesday April 7, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 31

“Structural Nested Mean Models for Assessing Time-varying Causal Effect Moderation”

Daniel Almirall, Ph.D., Research Investigator, Survey Research Center, Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan

Wednesday March 31, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Tue Mar 30

"The Prevention Research Center of Michigan's Speak to Your Health! Community Survey"

Daniel Kruger, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Prevention Research Center, University of Michigan

Tuesday March 30, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Mar 24

"Executive Function: Antecedents and Consequences"

Stephanie Carlson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

Wednesday March 24, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 17

"Alcohol, Dysregulation, and Adolescent Brain Development"

Duncan Clark, Ph.D., MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Wednesday March 17, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
108 Wartik

Wed Mar 17

"Creating a Common Language: From Strategy Development to Implementation of Evidence-based Practice"

Nick Axford, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Social Research Unit, Dartington, UK

Wednesday March 17, 2010 from 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Mar 03

"Recent Findings from the National Head Start Impact Study"

Jennifer L. Brooks, Ph.D., Social Science Research Analyst, Division of Child and Family Development, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families

Wednesday March 3, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 17

“Student Voice in School Reform: Youth-Adult Partnerships in the Land of Edutopia”

Dana Mitra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education Policy Studies, Penn State

Wednesday February 17, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 10

"The Teaching Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Development and Preventing and Addressing Challenging Behavior in Preschool Children"

M. L. Hemmeter, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education, Vanderbilt University

Wednesday February 10, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 03

"Are Callous Unemotional Traits a Useful Construct in Early Childhood?"

Michael Willoughby, Ph.D., Director of Statistics, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina

Wednesday February 3, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 27

"Interpersonal Victimization and Help-seeking among Latino Women"

Chiara Sabina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, Penn State Harrisburg

Wednesday January 27, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 20

"Educational Epidemiology: Applying a Public Health Model to Educational Issues and Policy-Making"

Craig Mason, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education and Applied Quantitative Methods, University of Maine

Wednesday January 20, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 13

"Type II Research Poster Session and Reception"

Wednesday January 13, 2010 from 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Living Center

Wed Dec 02

"Promoting Science-based Approaches: Integrating Research to Practice Models and Community-Centered Models Using the Interactive Systems Framework (ISF)"

Abe Wandersman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of South Carolina

Wednesday December 2, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 18

"Causal Inference for Mediation Analysis in Prevention Research"

Donna Coffman, Ph.D., Research Associate, Methodology Center, Penn State

Wednesday November 18, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Nov 12

2009 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: “Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors"

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington and Director, Addictive Behaviors Research Center

Thursday November 12, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Living Center, Henderson Building

Mon Nov 09

"The British Child and Adolescent Mental Health Surveys 1999-2007"

Tamsin Ford, MD, Clinical Training Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London

Monday November 9, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 04

"Evaluating a Brief Prevention Program for Parents for Improving Marital Conflict in Community Families"

Mark Cummings, Ph.D., Professor and Notre Dame Chair in Psychology, University of Notre Dame

Wednesday November 4, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 21

"Reflections from NIDA Prevention Services Research: Thinking about Implementation and Sustainability on the Front-End of Research"

Aleta Meyer, Ph.D., Health Scientist Administrator, Prevention Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Wednesday October 21, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 14

"Testing Gene x Environment Hypotheses Using Longitudinal and Randomized Prevention Research Designs"

Gene Brody, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia and Director, Center for Family Research

Wednesday October 14, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 23

"Tuning and Training Attention and Working Memory"

Amishi Jha, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday September 23, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 09

"Innovative Approaches for Broadening the Reach and Appeal of Prevention"

Meg Small, Ph.D., Research Associate, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday September 9, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 02

"The Effects of Social and Emotional Learning: An Update of International Findings on the PATHS Curriculum"

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Director, Penn State Prevention Research Center and Edna Bennett Peterson Chair and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

Wednesday September 2, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 29

"Experiences of the 2008-2009 Prevention Fellows"

Andrea Finley, Kristine Voegtline, Michelle Blocklin

Wednesday April 29, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Apr 22

"African American and European American children in diverse elementary classrooms: Social integration, social status, and social behavior"

Philip Rodkin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Wednesday April 22, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Tue Apr 07

"Evidence-based design, implementation, and evaluation of psychological (or developmental) interventions"

Andreas Beelmann, Ph.D., Professor of Research Synthesis, Intervention, and Evaluation, University of Jena, Germany

Tuesday April 7, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S102 Henderson

Wed Mar 25

"Are skills well-taught and do children learn them? Measuring implementer and child skills in the Rochester Resilience Project"

Wendi Cross, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology) and Pediatrics, and Co-Director, The Resilience Project, University of Rochester Medical School, and Peter Wyman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology), University of Rochester Medical School

Wednesday March 25, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Mar 04

"A social network perspective on substance use and the impact of school-based prevention programs"

Wayne Osgood, Ph.D., Professor of Crime, Law, and Justice and Sociology, Penn State, and Scott Gest, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday March 4, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 25

"FOCUS"

Janet Welsh, Ph.D., Research Associate, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday February 25, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 11

"Changing resistant risky health behaviors: Using brief intervention approaches to prevent skin cancer"

Kimberly Mallett, Ph.D., Research Associate, Penn State Prevention Research Center, and Rob Turrisi, Ph.D., Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State

Wednesday February 11, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 04

"Reducing educational inequities through intervention: Effects on children of a program aimed at parents' depression"

Pamela Morris, Ph.D., Director, Family Well-Being and Child Development Policy Area, MRDC

Wednesday February 4, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 21

"Preconceptional health promotion: The Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study"

Marianne Hillemeier, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration and Demography, Penn State

Wednesday January 21, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 14

"Getting Ready: Preliminary effects of a partnership model for parents and children"

Susan M. Sheridan, Ph.D., Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools and Willa Cather Professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska

Wednesday January 14, 2009 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Dec 10

"Learning to BREATHE: A universal mindfulness curriculum for adolescents"

Trish Broderick, Ph.D., Professor of Health, and Director, Stress Reduction Center, West Chester University

Wednesday December 10, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 19

"Prevention effects moderate the association of 5-HTTLPR and youth risk behavior initiation: GxE hypotheses tested via a randomized prevention design"

Gene Brody, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor of Child and Family Development, University of Georgia and Director, Center for Family Research

Wednesday November 19, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Nov 13

2008 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Social and Emotional Learning: Strategies to Improve the Lives of Millions of Children?"

Roger Weissberg, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education and President, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), University of Illinois at Chicago

Thursday November 13, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Nittany Lion Inn Boardroom

Wed Nov 12

"Social and Emotional Learning: A dialogue about inputs, outputs, and mediators"

Roger Weissberg, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education and President, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), University of Illinois at Chicago

Wednesday November 12, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 05

"Lessons from the field: Challenges faced, successes achieved, and sustainability planning by coalitions implementing evidence-based prevention programs in the Community Youth Development Study"

Abby Fagan, Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Wednesday November 5, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 29

"Biosocial bases to antisocial behavior"

Adrian Raine, Ph.D., Richard Perry Professor, Departments of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology, Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday October 29, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 22

"Supporting the large-scale dissemination of Evidence-based Programs: Penn State's EPISCenter"

Brian Bumbarger, Director, Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support Center (EPISCenter), and Coordinator of Policy Research and Outreach, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday October 22, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 15

"Mindfulness-based approaches to enhancing social and emotional skills among educators"

Patricia Jennings, Ph.D., Research Associate, Penn State Prevention Research Center, and the Garrison Institute

Wednesday October 15, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 08

"Adapting health messages in community-based prevention research: The Keepin' it RURAL project"

Michael Hecht, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts Research and Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Crime, Law, and Justice, Penn State

Wednesday October 8, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 01

"Teacher practices that encourage socially-accepting classroom environments"

Amori Yee Mikami, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia

Wednesday October 1, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 24

"Factors affecting schools and other organizations' capacity to change"

Tonja Beck, Ph.D. candidate, Center for Behavioral Research, University of Stavanger

Wednesday September 24, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 17

"Attrition in longitudinal prevention intervention research: Some new thinking"

John Graham, Ph.D., Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday September 17, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 03

"Evaluation of TIP--The German PATHS after school curriculum based on the analyses of average causal effects"

Mark Stemmler, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological Methodology and Quality Management, Bielefeld University

Wednesday September 3, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Tue Jun 17

"Opportunities for Translational Research in an Extension-Led Dissemination of Prevention Programming"

Louise Parker, Ph.D., Director, Extension Family Programs and Family and Community, and Development Specialist, Department of Human Development, Washington State University; and Lauren Hill, Ph.D., Extension Prevention and Evaluation Specialist, Department of Human Development, University of Washington

Tuesday June 17, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 23

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Domitrovich

Celene Domitrovich, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday April 23, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Apr 09

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Stice

Eric Stice, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute

Wednesday April 9, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 27

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Feinberg

Mark Feinberg, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday February 27, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Feb 06

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Smith

Rachel A. Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences, Penn State

Wednesday February 6, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 30

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Kendziora

Kimberly Kendziora, Ph.D., Principal Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research

Wednesday January 30, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 23

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Flanagan

Connie Flanagan, Ph.D., Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education, Pennsylvania State University

Wednesday January 23, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Jan 16

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Ialongo

Nick Ialongo, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomsberg School of Public Health

Wednesday January 16, 2008 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Dec 05

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Roeser

Robert Roeser, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Child Development, Tufts University

Wednesday December 5, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 14

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Heyman

Rick Heyman, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook

Wednesday November 14, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 31

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Crean

Hugh Crean, Ph.D., Research Associate, Clinical and Social Psychology, University of Rochester

Wednesday October 31, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Oct 25

2007 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "The Family Check Up: Intervention model and effects for children and adolescents"

Thomas Dishion, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of Research, Child and Family Center, University of Oregon

Thursday October 25, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building / The Living Center

Wed Oct 10

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Black

Sally Black, Ph.D., St. Josephs University

Wednesday October 10, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Oct 03

"Understanding the alcohol-sexual victimization link: Substantive findings and lessons learned from the Women 2000 Study"

Maria Testa, Ph.D., RIA senior research scientist, adjunct associate professor, School of Social Work, and research associate professor, SUNY Buffalo Department of Psychology

Wednesday October 3, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 26

"Preventing substance abuse during the transition to high school" and "Prevention substance abuse during the transition to college"

Helene Raskin White, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, and Valerie Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University

Wednesday September 26, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 05

Prevention Scientist Seminar Series- Greenberg

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Director, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday September 5, 2007 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu May 10

"Society for Prevention Research Annual Conference Practice Talks"

Assorted Speakers

Thursday May 10, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Thu Apr 12

"The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)"

Linda Collins, Department of HDFS, Methodology Center, Penn State

Thursday April 12, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Thu Mar 29

"Group Randomized Experiments Using Fractional Factorial Designs"

Linda Collins, Department of HDFS, Methodology Center, Penn State

Thursday March 29, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Thu Mar 22

"The Effect of a Tiered Benefit and Safety Incentive on Hospital Admissions: Evidence from Stated and Revealed Preference Data"

Dennis Scanlon, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Penn State

Thursday March 22, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Thu Feb 22

"Coming of Age Across America: Local Conditions, Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior of Adolescents"

Diane McLaughlin and Tasha Snyder, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Penn State

Thursday February 22, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Thu Feb 01

"Unpacking the Relationship Between Adolescent Employment and Antisocial Behavior: A Matched Samples Comparison"

Daniel Nagin, Heinz School of Public Policy, Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University

Thursday February 1, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Thu Jan 25

"Modeling Longitudinal Turnover in Substance Abuse Treatment Group with Rolling Admissions: A Latent Class Pattern Mixture Approach"

Antonio Morgan-Lopez, Substance Abuse Epidemiology, Prevention, and Risk (SAEPR) Program, RTI International

Thursday January 25, 2007 from 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Methodology Center at 204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400

Wed Dec 06

"The epidemiology of children's alcohol consumption"

John Donovan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Epidemiology, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Wednesday December 6, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 29

"Opportunities and challenges for drug abuse prevention research at NIDA"

Wilson Compton, M.D., Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH

Wednesday November 29, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Living Center, 110 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 15

"Advancing the evidence base on residential treatment for youth"

Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State

Wednesday November 15, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 08

"Examining the first years of the Harrisburg Preschool Program"

Heather Warren, Ph.D., George Mason University

Wednesday November 8, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Nov 01

"The matched crossover design in clinical trials"

Vern Chinchilli, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair, Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine

Wednesday November 1, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Oct 12

2006 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Community-based Prevention: From Effectiveness to Diffusion Trials (and back again)"

Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California

Thursday October 12, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building / The Living Center

Wed Oct 04

"Family care interventions: Past problems and new approaches"

Steven Zarit, Ph.D., Head and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State

Wednesday October 4, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 27

"Experiencing time pressure in adolescence: When does being busy translate into stress?"

Roger Mannell, Ph.D., Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo

Wednesday September 27, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 20

"Integrating prevention science and methodology: Research initiatives of the PAMT post-doctoral fellows"

Donna Coffman, Ph.D., Rob Petrin, Ph.D., and Michael Cleveland, Ph.D., PAMT Post-doctoral Fellows, Penn State Prevention Research Center and Methodology Center

Wednesday September 20, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 13

"The companion curriculum: Connecting Head Start parents and teachers to promote early learning and development"

Julia Mendez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Temple University

Wednesday September 13, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Wed Sep 06

"Prevention research and policy making: Can we be relevant to the real world?"

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Director, Penn State Prevention Research Center

Wednesday September 6, 2006 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Nov 03

2005 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "The Nurse-Family Partnership: From Trials to Practice"

David L. Olds, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado Health Science Center

Thursday November 3, 2005 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
S209 Henderson Building

Thu Nov 11

2004 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Prevention as the Experimental Promotion of Resilience"

Irwin Sandler, Ph.D., Regents Professor of Psychology and Director, Program Research Center, Arizona State University

Thursday November 11, 2004 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
122 Heritage Hall / Hetzel Union Building

Thu Oct 30

2003 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Prevention Science: Two Decades of Progress, Plenty of Challenges"

J. David Hawkins, Ph.D., School of Social Work Kozmetsky Professor of Prevention and Director, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington

Thursday October 30, 2003 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Penn Stater Conference Center

Thu Oct 17

2002 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Prevention of Psychological Dysfunction: Interfaces among Pessimism, Optimism, and Realism"

Professor Sir Michael Rutter, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Center, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London

Thursday October 17, 2002 from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
110 Henderson Building / The Living Center

Past Events

2023

PRC Center-wide Meeting

Symposium: "White Racial Learning in Childhood and Adolescence"

2022

PRC Seminar: "Mixed Methods Research to Increase Smoking Cessation in African Americans who Use Tobacco"

Seminar: "Not a Level Playing Field: How the American Experience Differed Between Industrial-Era Italian and Mexican Immigrants"

PRC Seminar: "Being Mindful about School-Based Mindfulness Research"

Symposium: "Family Socialization Around Race/Ethnicity and Racism: Advancing Understanding of Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in the U.S."

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

Polysubstance Use Symposium

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

PRC Seminar: "Developing and Piloting Assessments of Daily Experiences within Pennsylvania Recovery Communities"

Summit on Substance Use Disorder Stigma Reduction

PRC Seminar: "Minoritized Students and Culturally Sensitive Drinking Interventions"

Lecture: "Generational Overlap: Changing Demography and Shared Lifetimes"

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: “Witnessing Microaggressions: Practicing Empathetic Resistance” and “Empathy and Indifference in Predicting Race and Immigration Policy Attitudes”

Webinar: "Promoting Empathy, Awareness, and Compassion through Education (PEACE) Program: Aims, People, Projects, and Prospects"

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: “Perspective in Empathy” & “Promoting welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic: The bright and dark side of empathy”

Conference: “Community Approaches to Substance Use and Addiction”

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: “Calibrating Trust through Empathy” & “The Social Consequences of Mistaken Assumptions About Other Minds”

PRC Seminar: Recent Research by Prevention and Methodology Training Program (PAMT) Fellows

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Amplification of Digital Outrage: Mechanisms and Consequences & "Do You Feel Like I Do?"

Workshop: "Building the Movement through Policy and Advocacy"

Annual Lecture on Compassion: "Recovering the Relational Roots of Compassion Training"

Workshop: "Building the Movement to Address Global Crises"

Webinar: "The Future of Work: Health and Human Development's Expanding Role in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Economy"

Webinar: "Cognition is Rhythm"

Webinar: "A Conversation with David and Nic Sheff”

Webinar: "True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth" with journalist Sam Quinones

Workshop: "Building the Movement with Foundations and the Private Sector"

PRC Seminar: "Transition Design: An Approach for Understanding Complex Problems, Designing Systemic Solutions and Catalyzing Positive, Systems-Level Change"

2nd Annual Lecture on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Prevention Science and Practice: "Fostering College Students’ Sense of Belonging through Anti-Oppressive Organizational Change"

Workshop: "Building the Movement with Populations with High Prevalence of Trauma"

PRC Seminar: "Identifying Opportunities to Promote Resilience in the Everyday Lives of Youth"

Workshop: “Improving Social Science Impact through Effective Science Policy & Communication Strategies”

Workshop: "Building the Movement through Transformative Justice and Faith-Based Communities"

PRC Seminar: "The What, How, and Who of Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning"

Workshop: "Building the Movement in the Child Welfare and Justice Systems"

Latent Class Analysis: A 3-Day Remote Seminar

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

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

Workshop: "Building the Movement in the Education and Health Care"

Symposium: "Leveraging Systems to Improve and Expand Child Sexual Abuse Prevention"

Cancelled: PRC Center Meeting

2021

PRC Seminar: "Subtle Slights and the Impact of Bias on Mental Wellbeing"

7th Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium

2021 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science: "Promoting Health in Hispanic Families: 20 Years of Research, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities"

PRC Seminar: "Substance Use Among Vulnerable Populations Amidst a Drug Overdose Epidemic"

PRC Seminar: "Using EMA to Measure Food Cue Reactivity to Understand Binge-eating Behavior"

29th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues

Lecture: "Family Relationships and Well-being: The Roles of Gender and Culture"

2021 HIDTA Prevention Summit

Webinar: "No place like home: Observing social communication in the natural environment can promote earlier detection of autism"

Symposium: "The Future of Digital Fairness"

PRC Center Meeting

Lecture: "Surviving Two Epidemics: Resilience and Health in the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health 1998-2021"

Online training: "Bridges Out of Poverty"

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

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

Virtual meeting: "Enhancing Prevention Research Related to Substance Use and Addiction"

Lecture: "Seeing the Lion: From Epidemiology to Digital Health in Search of Transformative Change in Early Childhood Mental Health"

Webinar: ‘Missed Opportunities with COVID-19 Vaccination – Maybe it’s Not Too Late’

2021 Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference

Mobilizing Knowledge and Strategies from Prevention Science in Real-World and Policy Contexts (Part 2)

Mobilizing Knowledge and Strategies from Prevention Science in Real-World and Policy Contexts (Part 1)

Webinar: Translational Neuroscience Perspectives on Substance Use Prevention

Webinar: Neurobiological Mediators and Moderators of Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes

Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research

Leveraging Science to Inform Policies that Strengthen Learning and Health in a Post COVID-19 World

Virtual Event: Translational Neuroscience Perspectives on Substance Abuse Prevention

Conference: Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse

PRC Seminar: Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program Fellows

2021 Lecture on Compassion: "Self to Cell: A Biological View of Flourishing"

Webinar: "Protective Factors in Substance Use"

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "Switching tracks? A two-dimensional model of utilitarian psychology"

Expanding Empathy Lecture Series: "For better or worse: The role of social identity in the pandemic"

PRC Seminar: "Fostering a Sense of Belonging in College"

Lunch & Learn: Data4Action Study