Faculty
Brian K. Bumbarger
Director, EPISCenter, and Coordinator of Policy Research and Outreach, Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development
Program Areas: Translation, Dissemination & Implementation (Leader)
Contact Information
206 Towers
Phone:
814-865-2617
Fax Number:
814-865-2530
Web Sites
Research Interests
Adolescents, aggression, antisocial, behavior problems, children, classroom management, delinquency, policy/education, gangs, juvenile justice, prevention, prosocial behavior, public policy, risk factors, school violence, violence
Examples of Current Prevention Projects
Weed & Seed Training and Technical Assistance
Start Date: 2009
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support Center (EPISCenter)
Start Date: 2008
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Prevention Research Center and Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State
The aim of this project is to determine the feasibility and specific value of an Integrated Data System that will provide relevant actionable information (academic, social/emotional skills, and attendance) to school personnel so they can manage limited resources optimally.
Partnership
Model for Diffusion of Proven Prevention
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)
Start Date: 2001
Project Web Site
This project assesses the effectiveness of a model for the diffusion
of empirically validated prevention programs focused on adolescent
substance abuse and mental health. The project is being conducted
in 14 communities in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Recent Publications
Meyer-Chilenski, S., Bumbarger, B., Kyler, S., & Greenberg, M. (2007). Reducing youth violence and delinquency in Pennsylvania: PCCD’s Research-based Programs Initiative. University Park, PA: Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development, Pennsylvania State University.
Jones, D., Bumbarger, B., Greenberg, M., Greenwood, P., & Kyler, S. (2008). The economic return on PCCD’s investment in research-based programs: A cost-benefit assessment of delinquency prevention in Pennsylvania. Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development. Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA: Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development, Pennsylvania State University.
Dariotis, J.K., Bumbarger, B., Duncan, L., & Greenberg, M. (2008). How do implementation efforts relate to program adherence? Examining the role of organizational, implementer, and program factors. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(6).
Bumbarger, B., & Perkins, D. (2009). After randomized trials: Issues related to dissemination of evidence-based interventions. Journal of Children’s Services, 3(2).
Bumbarger, B., Perkins, D., & Greenberg, M. (2010). Taking effective prevention to scale. In B. Doll, W. Pfohl, & J. Yoon (Eds.), Handbook of youth prevention science. New York: Routledge.
Tibbitts, M., Bumbarger, B., Kyler, S., & Perkins, D. (in press). Sustaining evidence-based interventions under real-world conditions: Results from a large-scale diffusion project. Prevention Science.