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

Email

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)

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.)