Seminars & Events
Fall 2006 Seminar Schedule
All seminars are in S209 Henderson Building, from 4-5 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
| September 6 | Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Director, Penn State Prevention Research Center, "Prevention research and policy making: Can we be relevant to the real world?" |
| September 13 | Julia Mendez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Temple University, "The companion curriculum: Connecting Head Start parents and teachers to promote early learning and development" |
| September 20* *Joint session with the Penn State Methodology Center | 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, "Integrating prevention science and methodology: Research initiatives of the PAMT post-doctoral fellows" |
| September 27 | Roger Mannell, Ph.D., Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, "Experiencing time pressure in adolescence: When does being busy translate into stress?" |
| October 4 | Steven Zarit, Ph.D., Head and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State, "Family care interventions: Past problems and new approaches" |
October 12* 4-5 p.m. *Note different day (Thursday) and location (Living Center) |
**Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science** Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Prevention Research Dept of Preventive Medicine University of Southern California, "Community-based prevention: From effectiveness to diffusion trials (and back again)", Living Center, 110 Henderson Bldg. |
| October 18 | Center Meeting |
| October 25 | No Seminar |
| November 1 | Vern Chinchilli, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Chair, Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, "The matched crossover design in clinical trials" |
| November 8 | Heather Warren, Ph.D., George Mason University, "Examining the first years of the Harrisburg Preschool Program" |
| November 15 | Elizabeth M. Z. Farmer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State, "Advancing the evidence base on residential treatment for youth" |
| November 22 | No Seminar--Thanksgiving Holiday |
| November 29* *Note different location (Living Center) *Joint session with the Penn State Methodology Center | Wilson Compton, M.D., Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, "Opportunities and challenges for drug abuse prevention research at NIDA", Living Center, 110 Henderson Building For the PowerPoint presentation, click here (large file--please be patient when downloading) |
| December 6 | John Donovan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Epidemiology, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, "The epidemiology of children's alcohol consumption" [additional info. on Dr. Donovan's research] ACER PDF JAH PDF |
| December 13 | Center Meeting |