Spring 2012 Seminars

All seminars are in S209 Henderson Building, from 4-5 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Prevention Research Center seminars will eventually be offered via Adobe Connect. Notice of their availability via this service will be distributed soon. Instructions

Spring 2012 Seminar Flyer (PDF)

January 11

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, "Adaptation Process in School-based Substance Use Prevention" [Hecht presentation]

January 18

Lisa Bailey-Davis, Senior Instructor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, "Evaluating the Impact of State-wide BMI Screening in Elementary Schools" [abstract] [presentation]

January 25

Shannon Wanless, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Applied Developmental Psychology Program, Department of Psychology in Education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, "Assessing Readiness to Implement Social-Emotional Learning Interventions" [abstract] [presentation]

February 1

Andrew Mowen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management, Penn State, "Parks and Recreation: Your Partner in Public Health” [abstract] [presentation]

February 8

Kristin Buss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Penn State, "Biopsychosocial Trajectories of Children with Dysregulated Fear" [abstract] [presentation]

February 15

Brian Bumbarger, Director of the EPISCenter and Policy Research & Outreach Coordinator, Prevention Research Center, Penn State, "Challenges to Scaling-Up Effective Prevention Programs: Getting from 'Lists' to Public Health Impact" [presentation]

February 22

No Seminar

February 29

Ian Paul, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, "Primary Prevention of Obesity through Infancy-based Interventions" [abstract]

March 7

No Seminar—Spring Break

March 14

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

March 21

Nirbhay N. Singh, Ph.D., American Health and Wellness Institute, Raleigh, NC, "Applications of Mindfulness-based Interventions with People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers” [abstract]

March 28

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

April 4

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

April 11

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

April 18

Type II Translation Poster Session

April 25

CO-SPONSOR, CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING

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