Faculty
Claudia Mincemoyer
Ph.D., Penn State, 1997
Associate Professor of 4-H Youth Curriculum Development
Department of Agricultural and Extension Education
Contact Information
104 Ferguson Building
Phone: 814-863-7851
Fax: 814-863-4753
http://www.prevention.psu.edu/
http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/faculty/Mincemoyer.html
Research Interests
Positive youth development, nonformal curriculum, development and evaluation, life skills evaluation, experiential learning, curriculum marketing and delivery strategies
Examples of Current Prevention Projects
Partnership
Model for Diffusion of Proven Prevention
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)
Start Date: 2001
Project Web Site: http://prosper.ppsi.iastate.edu/
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.
Teen-led vs. Adult-led Drug Prevention in Schools via 4-H (EXSELS)
National Institutes of Health
Start Date: 1999
This study was designed to (1) test the relative effectiveness of a teen-led versus adult-led 3-year school-based drug prevention program, Project ALERT; (2) test whether five sets of mediating factors vary as a function of program participation and account for changes in youth alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use; (3) measure the extent to which program implementation factors contribute to the effectiveness of the teen-led and adult-led drug abuse prevention program; and (4) explore the contextual characteristics of program sites and the relationship between those school and community characteristics and implementation of the prevention program. The five-year study is being conducted in ten schools across Pennsylvania using Cooperative Extension Educators as the local project coordinators.
Engaging Youth, Serving Communities After-school Initiative
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Start Date: 2004
This project will examine barriers to initiating effective 4-H after-school programs, increase the use of existing 4-H after-school resources by 4-H youth educators in counties serving rural youth, support training of after-school providers by Cooperative Extension, and evaluate the effectiveness of
4-H after-school programming.
Recent Publications
Mincemoyer, C. , Perkins, D., & Lilehoj, C. (in press). Perceptions of the Cooperative Extension Service:
A community resource for youth and family programs.
Journal of Extension.
Mincemoyer, C., & Furry, M. (2003). Financial champions: Guiding youth's financial future. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences (Spring issue), 27-31.
Mincemoyer, C., & Perkins, D. (2003). Assessing youth decision-making skills and influences on decisions. Forum for Family and Consumer Sciences, 8(1).
Mincemoyer, C. (2003). 4-H Volunteers and the Internet:
A partnership for the future. Journal of Volunteer Administration, 21(1), 31-36.
Mincemoyer, C. (2002). 4-H school enrichment: A school and community partnership. School Community Journal, 12(1), 107-116.