Center Research Faculty
Mark Feinberg Current Vita
Ph.D., George Washington University, 1998
Research Professor and Senior Scientist, Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development
Program Areas: Family Science & Intervention (Co-Leader); PEACE; School-based Prevention Research; Translation, Dissemination & Implementation
Contact Information
402J Marion Place
Phone: 814-865-8796
Fax Number: 814-865-6004
Research Interests
Family and community prevention; development, family relationships, and biological systems; coparenting, siblings, and family violence; mindfulness
Popular Media Stories
Violent Relationships Likely Detrimental to Good Parenting
Penn State Newswire, March 2, 2012
Strong Relationships Improve Family Life
eScienceNews, March 9, 2011, on Family Foundations
Local Program Cuts Youth Drinking, Violence: Study
Article on Reuters, October 7, 2011
Family-focused Prevention Projects
Family Foundations (co-parenting)
Funder: NIH (Feinberg, Paul)
- Daily Stress Experiences, Couple Interaction, and Parenting (Feinberg, Almeida, Laurenceau)
- Spillover of Aggression across Family Systems (Marshall, Feinberg, Cole)
- Family Foundations with Low-income Teen Parents (Beers, Lewin, Feinberg)
- Family Foundations DVD Series
- Family Foundations in the UK
- Training Available for Educators and Organizations
Siblings are Special Project
Funder: NIH (Feinberg, McHale)
Preventing Poor Pregnancy Outcomes [website]
Funder: PA Department of Health
(Downs, Feinberg, Hillemeier, Weisman, et al.)
Research on Biological Systems and Families
Affective Neuroscience of Parenting
(Feinberg, Kopp, Teti, Cole)
Gene x Environment Interaction and Adolescent Substance Use
(B. Cleveland, Vogler, Feinberg, Neiderhiser, Greenberg)
HPA Axis, Couples Relations, and Violence
(Feinberg, Jones, Granger)
Community Prevention
Community Epidemiology of Adolescent Substance Use
(Feinberg, Jones, Frank, M. Cleveland)
Communities That Care
Funder: PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
(Feinberg, Bumbarger, Greenberg, et al.)
PROSPER [website]
Funder: NIH (Greenberg, Feinberg, Perkins, Welsh, et al.)
- Adolescent Peer Networks, Substance Use, and Intervention (Osgood, Feinberg, Gest, Moody)