Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center
@prcpennstate.bsky.social
Global leader 🌎 in #prevention research, technical assistance, training, policy, & outreach. Our work ⬆️ #publichealth, #wellbeing & #flourishing. 🌳
Visit our website: prevention.psu.edu
Visit our website: prevention.psu.edu
Welcome to the PRC, Joe Lancaster! Joe studies recovery from substance use disorders from a chronic care perspective, using intensive longitudinal methods. For more info. on our Prevention and Methodology Training program, visit pamt.psu.edu. We’re glad to have you!
October 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Welcome to the PRC, Joe Lancaster! Joe studies recovery from substance use disorders from a chronic care perspective, using intensive longitudinal methods. For more info. on our Prevention and Methodology Training program, visit pamt.psu.edu. We’re glad to have you!
Welcome to the PRC, Yuqi Shen! Yuqi studies the day-to-day effects of modifiable behaviors (e.g., sleep, physical activity) on substance use, using innovative quantitative methods. For more info. on our Prevention and Methodology Training program, visit pamt.psu.edu
October 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Welcome to the PRC, Yuqi Shen! Yuqi studies the day-to-day effects of modifiable behaviors (e.g., sleep, physical activity) on substance use, using innovative quantitative methods. For more info. on our Prevention and Methodology Training program, visit pamt.psu.edu
Welcome to the PRC, Anna Newell! Anna studies drug policy and substance use with a specific focus on unintended crime and health-related consequences of drug policies. For more info. on our Prevention and Methodology Training program, visit http://pamt.psu.edu
September 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Welcome to the PRC, Anna Newell! Anna studies drug policy and substance use with a specific focus on unintended crime and health-related consequences of drug policies. For more info. on our Prevention and Methodology Training program, visit http://pamt.psu.edu
We are thrilled to welcome Emma Skogseth as a predoctoral fellow in our Prevention and Methodology Training Program! She examines pathways to treatment and treatment outcomes among women with co-occurring substance use disorder and serious mental illness.
Learn more: http://pamt.psu.edu
Learn more: http://pamt.psu.edu
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Emma Skogseth as a predoctoral fellow in our Prevention and Methodology Training Program! She examines pathways to treatment and treatment outcomes among women with co-occurring substance use disorder and serious mental illness.
Learn more: http://pamt.psu.edu
Learn more: http://pamt.psu.edu
The "Power of Parents" handbooks created by Penn State Professor Rob Turrisi help parents have positive conversations with their children about drinking alcohol -- the risks, consequences, and how to make safer choices.
Download the FREE handbooks here: https://madd.org/power-of-parents/
Download the FREE handbooks here: https://madd.org/power-of-parents/
August 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The "Power of Parents" handbooks created by Penn State Professor Rob Turrisi help parents have positive conversations with their children about drinking alcohol -- the risks, consequences, and how to make safer choices.
Download the FREE handbooks here: https://madd.org/power-of-parents/
Download the FREE handbooks here: https://madd.org/power-of-parents/
We are excited to welcome @amormino.bsky.social to the Prevention Research Center as a postdoctoral scholar in our Prevention and Methodology Training program! Her PAMT mentors will be @dcameron.bsky.social and Joel Segel. For more about PAMT for pre- and postdoctoral scholars, visit pamt.psu.edu.
August 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are excited to welcome @amormino.bsky.social to the Prevention Research Center as a postdoctoral scholar in our Prevention and Methodology Training program! Her PAMT mentors will be @dcameron.bsky.social and Joel Segel. For more about PAMT for pre- and postdoctoral scholars, visit pamt.psu.edu.
First day of fall semester classes at #PennState! Good luck as you embark upon a new semester! 💥
August 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
First day of fall semester classes at #PennState! Good luck as you embark upon a new semester! 💥
Join a FREE online course on School Connectedness to discover how fostering a sense of belonging boosts student well-being & academic success.💡 Perfect for educators, youth-serving professionals, and prevention partners.
Enroll here: ow.ly/PYba50WBGor
Enroll here: ow.ly/PYba50WBGor
August 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Join a FREE online course on School Connectedness to discover how fostering a sense of belonging boosts student well-being & academic success.💡 Perfect for educators, youth-serving professionals, and prevention partners.
Enroll here: ow.ly/PYba50WBGor
Enroll here: ow.ly/PYba50WBGor
A recent study suggests that targeting conflict in close personal relationships -- family and peers -- could reduce adolescent risk for impulsivity. Learn more in this paper by @familypowerlab.bsky.social, Lan Chen & Jessica DeFelice:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
June 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A recent study suggests that targeting conflict in close personal relationships -- family and peers -- could reduce adolescent risk for impulsivity. Learn more in this paper by @familypowerlab.bsky.social, Lan Chen & Jessica DeFelice:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Prizes up to $750! 💰Submit your original artwork reflecting the theme, “bringing the mysteries of mind to life." Entries are due July 10.
Info.: prevention.psu.edu/big10-neuros...
Info.: prevention.psu.edu/big10-neuros...
June 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Prizes up to $750! 💰Submit your original artwork reflecting the theme, “bringing the mysteries of mind to life." Entries are due July 10.
Info.: prevention.psu.edu/big10-neuros...
Info.: prevention.psu.edu/big10-neuros...
Research on our PROSPER program has connected school belonging with reduced suicide risk among adolescents. Tune into the Adolescence Deep Dive podcast to learn more about the research published by Sunhye Bai, Greg Fosco, Mark Feinberg and Dick Spoth: ow.ly/GfE050VSzJt
May 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Research on our PROSPER program has connected school belonging with reduced suicide risk among adolescents. Tune into the Adolescence Deep Dive podcast to learn more about the research published by Sunhye Bai, Greg Fosco, Mark Feinberg and Dick Spoth: ow.ly/GfE050VSzJt
Meet Sebrina Doyle Fosco (@sebrinadf.bsky.social) & get a meaningful glimpse into the heart and mind of a mindfulness and compassion researcher/practitioner. She is working with educational leaders, helping them to support their well-being, which in turn, helps them support teachers and students. 💙
May 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Meet Sebrina Doyle Fosco (@sebrinadf.bsky.social) & get a meaningful glimpse into the heart and mind of a mindfulness and compassion researcher/practitioner. She is working with educational leaders, helping them to support their well-being, which in turn, helps them support teachers and students. 💙
“When you can do a little bit at a critical development period, then that pushes a person onto a better path – that’s a pretty powerful thing.” Learn about our work in Pennsylvania middle schools to help prevent youth substance use in this video and at prosper.psu.edu
May 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“When you can do a little bit at a critical development period, then that pushes a person onto a better path – that’s a pretty powerful thing.” Learn about our work in Pennsylvania middle schools to help prevent youth substance use in this video and at prosper.psu.edu
Did you know? PRC-supported programs have reached more than 1 million people around the globe! 🌎 This is the power of Penn State Research to help children and families!
May 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Did you know? PRC-supported programs have reached more than 1 million people around the globe! 🌎 This is the power of Penn State Research to help children and families!
On April 28 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, join us in person or online for a very special seminar, "Empathy and Engaged Youth Citizenship: What it Means and Why it Matters."
Event info. & registration: prevention.psu.edu/event/prc-se...
Event info. & registration: prevention.psu.edu/event/prc-se...
April 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
On April 28 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, join us in person or online for a very special seminar, "Empathy and Engaged Youth Citizenship: What it Means and Why it Matters."
Event info. & registration: prevention.psu.edu/event/prc-se...
Event info. & registration: prevention.psu.edu/event/prc-se...
Our mystery markerboard artist strikes again! Investment of resources from early childhood through young adulthood results in better outcomes in midlife and beyond. We need #prevention and #intervention!
April 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Our mystery markerboard artist strikes again! Investment of resources from early childhood through young adulthood results in better outcomes in midlife and beyond. We need #prevention and #intervention!
Congrats to David Almeida, recipient of a Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement! He has had "a transformative impact on psychology, human development and gerontology thanks to his pioneering research on stress, health and daily life experiences." Full story: www.psu.edu/news/academi...
April 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congrats to David Almeida, recipient of a Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement! He has had "a transformative impact on psychology, human development and gerontology thanks to his pioneering research on stress, health and daily life experiences." Full story: www.psu.edu/news/academi...
Curious how researchers are tackling childhood obesity in communities? Join us for a free seminar on Wed. 4/16 with Lori Francis of @PennStateBBH, who will walk us through her research using the multiphase optimization strategy (#MOST).
For more information: ow.ly/W3rY50Vzja1
For more information: ow.ly/W3rY50Vzja1
April 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Curious how researchers are tackling childhood obesity in communities? Join us for a free seminar on Wed. 4/16 with Lori Francis of @PennStateBBH, who will walk us through her research using the multiphase optimization strategy (#MOST).
For more information: ow.ly/W3rY50Vzja1
For more information: ow.ly/W3rY50Vzja1
A quick take explaining how #prevention works: a graph illustrating an intervention effect of reducing the risk of bad outcomes. PROSPER is a PRC program supporting the delivery of evidence-based programs for middle-school students and their families.
April 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A quick take explaining how #prevention works: a graph illustrating an intervention effect of reducing the risk of bad outcomes. PROSPER is a PRC program supporting the delivery of evidence-based programs for middle-school students and their families.
Is empathy the key to ethical decisions? Or is it more complicated than we think?
Join @dcameron.bsky.social for an insightful PRC seminar “Empathic Choices and Interdisciplinary Moral Psychology” April 9, from 12-1pm, held in person or via Zoom.
More info: prevention.psu.edu/event/semina...
Join @dcameron.bsky.social for an insightful PRC seminar “Empathic Choices and Interdisciplinary Moral Psychology” April 9, from 12-1pm, held in person or via Zoom.
More info: prevention.psu.edu/event/semina...
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Is empathy the key to ethical decisions? Or is it more complicated than we think?
Join @dcameron.bsky.social for an insightful PRC seminar “Empathic Choices and Interdisciplinary Moral Psychology” April 9, from 12-1pm, held in person or via Zoom.
More info: prevention.psu.edu/event/semina...
Join @dcameron.bsky.social for an insightful PRC seminar “Empathic Choices and Interdisciplinary Moral Psychology” April 9, from 12-1pm, held in person or via Zoom.
More info: prevention.psu.edu/event/semina...