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Focus Area(s)
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Overview
The PEACE initiative focuses scientific attention on mindfulness, empathy, and compassion to improve health and well-being for children, youth, and their caregivers.
Focus Area(s)
Our Team
Robert W. Roeser
Bennett Pierce Chair in Caring and Compassion, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Elaine Berrena
Prevention Educator
Patricia Broderick
Assistant Research Professor
Blake A. Colaianne
Assistant Research Professor
Molly Countermine
Teaching Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Sebrina L. Doyle Fosco
Assistant Research Professor in Human Development and Family Studies
Greg Fosco
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Jennifer Frank
Associate Professor, Education
Mark T. Greenberg
PRC Founding Director
Stephanie Lanza
Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Heidemarie Laurent
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Emma Jane Rose
Director, Research on Adversity and Risk Lab
Deborah Schussler
Professor, Education
Meg Small
Director for Social Impact
Kamila Dvorakova
PRC Adjunct Faculty
Hannah Apsley
PAMT Predoctoral Fellow
Related Projects
In the News
Related Publications
Roeser, R. W., & DeCollibus, M. (2023). Holistic Education Review, 3(2).
Our Team
Robert W. Roeser
Bennett Pierce Chair in Caring and Compassion, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Elaine Berrena
Prevention Educator
Patricia Broderick
Assistant Research Professor
Blake A. Colaianne
Assistant Research Professor
Molly Countermine
Teaching Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Sebrina L. Doyle Fosco
Assistant Research Professor in Human Development and Family Studies
Greg Fosco
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Jennifer Frank
Associate Professor, Education
Mark T. Greenberg
PRC Founding Director
Stephanie Lanza
Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Heidemarie Laurent
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Emma Jane Rose
Director, Research on Adversity and Risk Lab
Deborah Schussler
Professor, Education
Meg Small
Director for Social Impact
Kamila Dvorakova
PRC Adjunct Faculty
Hannah Apsley
PAMT Predoctoral Fellow
Related Projects
In the News
Related Publications
Roeser, R. W., & DeCollibus, M. (2023). Holistic Education Review, 3(2).
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