By Ken Merrel Appeared in Register-Guard “In her groundbreaking best-seller “Reviving Ophelia,” Mary Pipher issued a call to action, urging parents to become more involved in their daughters’ lives. A psychologist with a background in cultural anthropology, Pipher is keenly aware of the social influences that are shaping not just adolescent girls, but children of […]
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Contact: Janet Chappell (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – (February 13, 2009) The American Psychology Association (APA) awarded local, preeminent researcher Dr. Gerald R. Patterson its highest honor, a Presidential Citation, to acknowledge his lifetime of contributions to the field of psychology, to commend his work as a mentor and collaborator, and to celebrate
Contact: John Reid, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. EUGENE, Oregon – (October 27, 2008) – Oregon Social Learning Center was recently awarded a five-year $6.46 million Center of Excellence grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to establish a national Center for Drug Abuse Prevention in the Child Welfare System. The public health
By Anne Williams of The Register-Guard At 5 years old, some of these children already have experienced a lifetime’s worth of chaos. As wards of the state, their fledgling worldview may include domestic violence, sexual abuse, drug addiction, hunger, alcoholism, homelessness, neglect, bereavement or any combination of the above. At the very least, they have
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by Anne Williams of The Register-Guard Staff “I really didn’t know what it was for,” said Bob Smith of the Oregon Youth Study, which has tracked the struggles and challenges of his life since childhood. “Every time I went to an interview, it put everything I did on a day-to-day basis in perspective.” On Nov.
A groundbreaking study explores the roots of antisocial behavior in boys. Read More »
Contact: Dr. Joann Wu Shortt or Dr. J. Mark Eddy, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – Nationwide, more than 2 million children have parents incarcerated in the criminal justice system. Though these children may be more likely to experience emotional and behavioral problems than their peers, few programs exist to support parents and
Contact: Deborah Capaldi, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – The non-profit Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) has been awarded a $5.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue studying the transmission of strengths and problem behaviors across three generations of over 130 local families. The ongoing research project, which
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Contact: Diana Strand, Phone 541-485-2711 SAN FRANCISCO – For the third year, OSLC Research Scientists Dr.’s J. Mark Eddy and Charles Martinez, Jr. chaired the Sloboda and Bukoski Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Cup Competition, held at the annual meeting last week. Teams of early career prevention scientists competed for the honor of winning the traveling cup,
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Contact: Janet Chappell, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – The Society for Prevention Research (SPR), an international membership organization that seeks to advance science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical researchhas announced its 2008 award winners. Eugene researcher and Oregon Social Learning Center senior scientist, Marion S. Forgatch, Ph.D., has been named the
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