PRC Seminars
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Upcoming Seminars
March 27, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Psychological and Neurobiological Predictors of Clinicians’ Pain Assessment and Treatment Decisions”
Wednesday, March 27, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
Elizabeth Losin, Ph.D., Bennett Pierce Associate Professor in Caring and Compassion in Adulthood & Director of the Social and Cultural Neuroscience Lab at Penn State
In-Person and Virtual Event
April 17, 2024
Prevention Science Seminar with Harrison Pinckney, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
Harrison Pinckney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
In-Person and Virtual Event
April 24, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Public Impact Research and International Engagement”
Wednesday, April 24, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
Michael Donovan, MBA., M.A., Associate Director of the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative
In-Person and Virtual Event
May 1, 2024
Strategic Planning Update for the Prevention Research Center
Wednesday, May 1, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
In-Person and Virtual Event
Upcoming Seminars
March 27, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Psychological and Neurobiological Predictors of Clinicians’ Pain Assessment and Treatment Decisions”
Wednesday, March 27, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
Elizabeth Losin, Ph.D., Bennett Pierce Associate Professor in Caring and Compassion in Adulthood & Director of the Social and Cultural Neuroscience Lab at Penn State
In-Person and Virtual Event
April 17, 2024
Prevention Science Seminar with Harrison Pinckney, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
Harrison Pinckney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
In-Person and Virtual Event
April 24, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Public Impact Research and International Engagement”
Wednesday, April 24, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
Michael Donovan, MBA., M.A., Associate Director of the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative
In-Person and Virtual Event
May 1, 2024
Strategic Planning Update for the Prevention Research Center
Wednesday, May 1, 12-1 p.m. (ET)
Lunch provided starting at 11:30 a.m.
In-Person and Virtual Event
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Past Seminars
February 28, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Extracting Digital Markers of Cognitive Decline from High-Frequency Ambulatory Assessments”
Zita Oravecz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies & Faculty Co-Hire with the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
February 21, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Flourish, Together: Co-Designing Contemplative Education with Students and Teachers”
Blake Colaianne, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development
February 14, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Circus Arts for Youth Development: Risk-taking in a Novel Recreation Context”
Jennifer P. Agans, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
January 31, 2024
PRC Seminar: “The Science of Investing in Healthy Development: Opportunities for Prevention Science”
Max Crowley, Ph.D., Director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center; C. Eugene Bennett Chair in Prevention; Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Public Policy; Director, Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative
December 6, 2023
PRC Seminar: “Coalitions and Evidence-based Prevention: Where have we been, and where do we go from here?”
Sarah Chilenski, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor of Health and Human Development
Past Seminars
February 28, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Extracting Digital Markers of Cognitive Decline from High-Frequency Ambulatory Assessments”
Zita Oravecz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies & Faculty Co-Hire with the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
February 21, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Flourish, Together: Co-Designing Contemplative Education with Students and Teachers”
Blake Colaianne, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development
February 14, 2024
PRC Seminar: “Circus Arts for Youth Development: Risk-taking in a Novel Recreation Context”
Jennifer P. Agans, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
January 31, 2024
PRC Seminar: “The Science of Investing in Healthy Development: Opportunities for Prevention Science”
Max Crowley, Ph.D., Director of the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center; C. Eugene Bennett Chair in Prevention; Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Public Policy; Director, Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative