PRC researchers to give more than 30 presentations at the 2026 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
PRC Researchers to Give More Than 30 Presentations in Washington, D.C. this week PRC web
May 25, 2026
Researchers and staff affiliated with Penn State’s Edna Bennett Prevention Research Center will make a powerful showing at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research in Washington, D.C., contributing more than 30 presentations from May 26-29. The breadth and depth of their work — spanning overdose early warning systems, substance use prevention, educator well-being, multilevel statistical methods, and research-practice-policy partnerships — reflects the center’s longstanding commitment to advancing prevention science and translating rigorous research into real-world impact.
Tuesday, May 26
Overdose Early Warning Systems: Key Limitations and Potential Alternative Approaches, with Joel Segel
The Common and Unique Latent Transition Analysis (CULTA): A Dynamic Framework for Modeling Trait–State Alcohol Intoxication, with Ivan Jacob (Jek) Pesigan
Care for Special Educators: Promoting Well-being and Resilience through Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation, with Jennifer Frank
Wednesday, May 27
A Multi-Level Approach to Technical Assistance: The EPIS Model, with Janet Welsh
Approaches to Conducting Multilevel Latent Class Analysis: Estimation Considerations and Recommended Best Practices, with Stephanie Lanza
Long-term Impact of a Preschool Intervention on Young Adult Well-being: Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial, with Karen Bierman
The Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Scaling, Supporting, and Sustaining Multilevel Prevention Initiatives, with Brittany Cooper, Nathaniel Riggs, Holly Hagle, Angela Henneberger, Janet Welsh, and Elizabeth Walther
Research Use across the Policy Spectrum: Comparing Legislative and Public Discourse on Child Welfare and Substance Use, with Taylor Scott
Reorganizing an Intermediary System to Scale Parenting Supports: A Multilevel Implementation Approach to Building Regional Readiness to Use Effective Implementation Approaches and Implementation Practitioner Workforce Performance, with Tamara Robertson and Jeff Hogan
Advancing Multilevel Metrics for Dissemination Impact in Policy and Practice, with Taylor Scott and Toria Herd
Thursday, May 28
SPR Cup Team: Fashionably Latent, with Rachel Marcus, Patrick O’Neill, Danielle Rice, and Benjamin Bayly
The Within-Person Effects of Recovery Identity on Craving and the Role of Recovery-Based Social Context, with Joseph Lancaster
The Role of Implementation Fidelity in Family-Focused Prevention for Youth with Multiple Risks, with Patrick O’Neill
Exploring Individual and Organizational Factors That Influence Teacher Wellness Intervention Effects: Variable and Personal-Centered Analytic Approaches, with Celene Domitrovich and Mark Greenberg
Macro-Level Evaluation of Evidence-Informed Prevention: Research Use in State Child Abuse and Neglect Legislation, with Patrick O’Neill
Introducing a Data Harmonization Effort to Understand Impacts of Early Preventive Interventions on Suicide and Overdose Mortality, with Marina Epstein, Arin Connell, Holly Wilcox, Antonio Morgan-Lopez, Rachelle Musci, and Mark Greenberg
Parents Still Matter: Parental Influence, Communication, and Substance Use Risk across Diverse Young-Adult College Pathways, with Jennifer Duckworth and Rob Turrisi
Evidence-Informed Pathways for Strengthening Prevention Systems in Child Welfare and Beyond, with Patrick O’Neill and Nathaniel Riggs
SPR Roundtable: Standards of Ethics Task Force, with J. Mark Eddy, Keryn Pasch, Nadine Finegan-Carr, Sarah D. Lynne, Charles Martinez, and Taylor Scott
Abstract of Distinction, Drivers of Variation in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates Among Adolescent Dependents within the Military Health System, with Joel Segel
What Enables Community Coalitions to Thrive in Funding and Resources? a Qualitative Comparative Analysis, with Yoon Sur
The Use of Past Literature to Encode Informative Priors in Bayesian Models for Resting-State fMRI, with Gabriel C. Rodriguez
Friday, May 29
Adolescent Substance Use and Delinquency: The Role of Perceptions of Risks and Rewards of Offending, with Anna Newell
Social Capital As Prevention Infrastructure: An Exploration of Mediation to Youth Outcomes in PROSPER, with Sarah Chilenski
How Job Demands and Resources Moderate the Impact of a Multi-Level Wellbeing Intervention for Early Care and Education Staff, with Celene Domitrovich
Communicating Research Findings Beyond Academia: Strategies for Broader Impact, with Sarah D. Lynne, Diana Fishbein, and Keith L. Hullenaar
Daily Associations between Anxious Symptoms and Dimensions of Impulsivity, with Danielle Rice
Three Dimensions of Process and Outcomes in Integrated Couple-Alcohol Intervention Among First-Time Parents: Cognitive, Conflict Behavior, Dyadic Emotional Synchrony, with Rachel Marcus and Steffany Fredman
SPR Advocacy Committee Roundtable, with Christopher Whipple, Pamela R. Buckley, Melissa Morales, Paula Smith, and Patrick O’Neill
PRC researchers to give more than 30 presentations at the 2026 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting
PRC Researchers to Give More Than 30 Presentations in Washington, D.C. this week PRC web
May 25, 2026
Researchers and staff affiliated with Penn State’s Edna Bennett Prevention Research Center will make a powerful showing at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research in Washington, D.C., contributing more than 30 presentations from May 26-29. The breadth and depth of their work — spanning overdose early warning systems, substance use prevention, educator well-being, multilevel statistical methods, and research-practice-policy partnerships — reflects the center’s longstanding commitment to advancing prevention science and translating rigorous research into real-world impact.
Tuesday, May 26
Overdose Early Warning Systems: Key Limitations and Potential Alternative Approaches, with Joel Segel
The Common and Unique Latent Transition Analysis (CULTA): A Dynamic Framework for Modeling Trait–State Alcohol Intoxication, with Ivan Jacob (Jek) Pesigan
Care for Special Educators: Promoting Well-being and Resilience through Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation, with Jennifer Frank
Wednesday, May 27
A Multi-Level Approach to Technical Assistance: The EPIS Model, with Janet Welsh
Approaches to Conducting Multilevel Latent Class Analysis: Estimation Considerations and Recommended Best Practices, with Stephanie Lanza
Long-term Impact of a Preschool Intervention on Young Adult Well-being: Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial, with Karen Bierman
The Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Scaling, Supporting, and Sustaining Multilevel Prevention Initiatives, with Brittany Cooper, Nathaniel Riggs, Holly Hagle, Angela Henneberger, Janet Welsh, and Elizabeth Walther
Research Use across the Policy Spectrum: Comparing Legislative and Public Discourse on Child Welfare and Substance Use, with Taylor Scott
Reorganizing an Intermediary System to Scale Parenting Supports: A Multilevel Implementation Approach to Building Regional Readiness to Use Effective Implementation Approaches and Implementation Practitioner Workforce Performance, with Tamara Robertson and Jeff Hogan
Advancing Multilevel Metrics for Dissemination Impact in Policy and Practice, with Taylor Scott and Toria Herd
Thursday, May 28
SPR Cup Team: Fashionably Latent, with Rachel Marcus, Patrick O’Neill, Danielle Rice, and Benjamin Bayly
The Within-Person Effects of Recovery Identity on Craving and the Role of Recovery-Based Social Context, with Joseph Lancaster
The Role of Implementation Fidelity in Family-Focused Prevention for Youth with Multiple Risks, with Patrick O’Neill
Exploring Individual and Organizational Factors That Influence Teacher Wellness Intervention Effects: Variable and Personal-Centered Analytic Approaches, with Celene Domitrovich and Mark Greenberg
Macro-Level Evaluation of Evidence-Informed Prevention: Research Use in State Child Abuse and Neglect Legislation, with Patrick O’Neill
Introducing a Data Harmonization Effort to Understand Impacts of Early Preventive Interventions on Suicide and Overdose Mortality, with Marina Epstein, Arin Connell, Holly Wilcox, Antonio Morgan-Lopez, Rachelle Musci, and Mark Greenberg
Parents Still Matter: Parental Influence, Communication, and Substance Use Risk across Diverse Young-Adult College Pathways, with Jennifer Duckworth and Rob Turrisi
Evidence-Informed Pathways for Strengthening Prevention Systems in Child Welfare and Beyond, with Patrick O’Neill and Nathaniel Riggs
SPR Roundtable: Standards of Ethics Task Force, with J. Mark Eddy, Keryn Pasch, Nadine Finegan-Carr, Sarah D. Lynne, Charles Martinez, and Taylor Scott
Abstract of Distinction, Drivers of Variation in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates Among Adolescent Dependents within the Military Health System, with Joel Segel
What Enables Community Coalitions to Thrive in Funding and Resources? a Qualitative Comparative Analysis, with Yoon Sur
The Use of Past Literature to Encode Informative Priors in Bayesian Models for Resting-State fMRI, with Gabriel C. Rodriguez
Friday, May 29
Adolescent Substance Use and Delinquency: The Role of Perceptions of Risks and Rewards of Offending, with Anna Newell
Social Capital As Prevention Infrastructure: An Exploration of Mediation to Youth Outcomes in PROSPER, with Sarah Chilenski
How Job Demands and Resources Moderate the Impact of a Multi-Level Wellbeing Intervention for Early Care and Education Staff, with Celene Domitrovich
Communicating Research Findings Beyond Academia: Strategies for Broader Impact, with Sarah D. Lynne, Diana Fishbein, and Keith L. Hullenaar
Daily Associations between Anxious Symptoms and Dimensions of Impulsivity, with Danielle Rice
Three Dimensions of Process and Outcomes in Integrated Couple-Alcohol Intervention Among First-Time Parents: Cognitive, Conflict Behavior, Dyadic Emotional Synchrony, with Rachel Marcus and Steffany Fredman
SPR Advocacy Committee Roundtable, with Christopher Whipple, Pamela R. Buckley, Melissa Morales, Paula Smith, and Patrick O’Neill
