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Early Growth & Development Study Media Coverage: Overreactive Parenting linked to negative toddler behavior problems

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Local Research Scientist Honored with International Prevention Science Award

Contact: Leslie Leve (lesliel@oslc.org) or Debbie Wetherald (debbiew@oslc.org); 541-485-2711 Eugene, OR– Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) is pleased to announce that our Science Director, Leslie Leve, Ph.D. is the 2011 recipient of the Prevention Science Award given to her by the Society for Prevention Research (SPR).  She was selected for her outstanding contributions to advancing the field

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Local Research Scientist Appointed Associate Editor for the Journal Prevention Science

Contact: J. Mark Eddy, Ph.D., marke@oslc.org or Debbie Wetherald, debbiew@oslc.org 541-485-2711 Eugene, OR – J. Mark Eddy, senior scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the professional journal Prevention Science. This quarterly, peer-reviewed publication of the international Society for Prevention Research (SPR) serves to share new

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Local and National Research Team Awarded Grant to Study Nature vs. Nurture in the 21st Century

Contact: Leslie Leve (lesliel@oslc.org) or Debbie Wetherald (debbiew@oslc.org); 541-485-2711 EUGENE, Ore. — (Dec. 20, 2010) Two age-old questions are guaranteed to spark a heated discussion around the dinner table: Which came first: the chicken or the egg? And the classic debate of nature versus nurture. The jury’s still out on the chicken, but a team

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Local Researchers receive funding to study and improve the adjustment and well-being of military families

Contact: David DeGarmo or Debbie Wetherald 541-485-2711 EUGENE, Ore. — (Nov. 10, 2010) Drs. David DeGarmo and Marion Forgatch senior and emeritus scientists (respectively) at Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) and will collaborate with researchers at the Veterans Administration (VA) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) to address this country’s urgent need to understand how deployment to Afghanistan and

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