Meg Small

Director for Social Innovation

Meg Small

Director for Social Innovation

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Meg Small is the Director of Social Innovation at the Prevention Research Center and serves as the Director of the Health and Human Development Design for Impact Lab. As a Penn State alumna, Meg received her B.S. in health and human development and went on to receive her Ph.D. in public and community health from the University of Maryland. Meg has worked in prevention research for more than 20 years, and initially became interested in the field as a graduate student who wished to help with the eradication of HIV.

At the Center, Meg is particularly passionate about creating interdisciplinary collaboration and entrepreneurial mindsets to improve the translation process and impact of prevention science. She is interested in developing practices that use innovative methods and frameworks for evidence-based action in the public and private sectors. Her favorite part about working at the Center is the collaborative culture and interdisciplinary opportunities that present themselves. She loves the passion and commitment everyone at the Center has towards improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults.

I am committed to innovation and research translation to improve health and well-being in our everyday lives.

- Meg Small

Focus Area(s)
Promoting Human Flourishing, Developing and Testing Innovative Interventions, Training the Next Generation of Prevention Scientists

Developmental Period(s) Studied
Adolescence, Early Adulthood

Levels of Analysis
Individuals, Schools, Community Coalitions, Legislation

Keywords
innovative methods, social and emotional learning (SEL)

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Contact Information

316 Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, PA 16802

814-865-5207

Megsmall@psu.edu

Preferred pronouns: she/her

Associated Lab(s)

Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative

Health and Human Development Design for Impact Lab (HUDDIL)

Meg Small is the Director of Social Innovation at the Prevention Research Center and serves as the Director of the Health and Human Development Design for Impact Lab. As a Penn State alumna, Meg received her B.S. in health and human development and went on to receive her Ph.D. in public and community health from the University of Maryland. Meg has worked in prevention research for more than 20 years, and initially became interested in the field as a graduate student who wished to help with the eradication of HIV.

At the Center, Meg is particularly passionate about creating interdisciplinary collaboration and entrepreneurial mindsets to improve the translation process and impact of prevention science. She is interested in developing practices that use innovative methods and frameworks for evidence-based action in the public and private sectors. Her favorite part about working at the Center is the collaborative culture and interdisciplinary opportunities that present themselves. She loves the passion and commitment everyone at the Center has towards improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults.