New EIC podcast on mental health screenings for adolescents in schools
This month's Evidence-to-Impact Podcast episode discusses mental health screenings for adolescents in the K-12 school system.
We spoke to Deepa Sekhar, MD, associate professor in the department of pediatrics at the College of Medicine and executive director of Penn State PRO Wellness; Perri Rosen,…
Backlash to racial justice movements may boost risk of high BMI, obesity
Since its inception in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement has helped raise awareness and mobilize efforts against racial inequality. It also has spurred controversy, and new research found that experiencing backlash to the movement may have negative health consequences for Black Americans.
The…
Connell named director of Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Christian Connell has been appointed director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network (CMSN), part of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State.
Connell, who is also an associate professor of human development and family studies and SSRI cofunded faculty member, previously…
SAFE-T Center awarded prestigious Hillman Innovations in Care grant
The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center has been awarded $600,000 from The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation through their Hillman Innovations in Care program.
Aiming to “help innovators, design, develop and deliver better, more equitable models of care,” the HIC program focuses on…
Bills with research language more likely to advance through legislative process
Science can play a key role in whether a bill will ultimately reach its intended outcome, according to a new study from researchers at Penn State. The team found that the inclusion of scientific research language within bills, specifically language referring to the type of study or how a study was…
Researchers study adolescent recovery from post-traumatic stress symptoms
Children in the United States may be exposed to a high rate of adverse experiences that result in post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), which can appear as feelings of stress, fear and helplessness that result from re-experiencing trauma or actively avoiding reminders of the trauma. Adolescents…
Beaty recipient of early career professorship award
Roger Beaty, assistant professor of psychology, was recently named recipient of the Dr. Frances Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship by the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at Penn State.
Beaty was awarded the professorship to continue his work studying the psychology and neuroscience…
Sociology professor awarded $1.8 million NIH grant for education-dementia study
Education plays a key role in preventing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and Liying Luo, assistant professor of sociology and demography and associate director of the Center for Social Data Analytics, has made it one of the primary focuses of her research. Now her work in that area is…
Lower than normal rainfall linked with a higher chance of food insecurity
Food insecurity is a growing problem in certain parts of the world, especially as climate change affects weather conditions around the globe. New research led by Penn State found that a lack of rainfall was associated with the highest risk of food insecurity in Tanzania.
Specifically, the…
Bringing Awareness to New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
In October of 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new Data Management and Sharing Policy that goes into effect on Jan. 25, 2023. Penn State has assembled a committee to provide guidance and training on this new policy.
The new Data Management and Sharing Policy offers a more…
Chow to serve as SMEP President
Sy-Miin Chow, QuantDev director and professor of human development and family studies, was recently elected to be the new president of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP).
SMEP is an an organization of researchers interested in multivariate quantitative methods and their…
Wounded Warrior Project Announces Second Round of 2022 Grants to Veterans Service Organization Partners
Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) today announced investments in 21 veterans and military service organizations, including the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness's VETERANetwork, as part of its effort to build a network of support for America's wounded veterans and their families. These…
New resource links Penn State researchers with teen stakeholders for input
Penn State PRO Wellness is organizing a network of teens, who are trained as stakeholders, and could give health researchers feedback as they build and develop their studies. The project is funded through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards, an initiative of the Patient-Centered…
Input requested on scientific priorities and cross-cutting themes for OBSSR Strategic Plan 2023-2028
OBSSR is seeking input on scientific priorities and cross-cutting themes for the OBSSR Strategic Plan 2023-2028. OBSSR’s mission is to enhance the impact of health related behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR); coordinate BSSR conducted or supported by the NIH and integrate these sciences…
Holmes interviewed on WTAJ
SSRI cofund Louisa Holmes was recently interviewed on WTAJ about how her research on lack of naloxone is linked to increased overdose deaths in smaller Pennsylvania communities. Policymakers may wish to consider using opioid settlement funds to expand access to naloxone in communities, says Holmes.
Clearinghouse featured in The Heinz Endowments national podcast about post-9/11 veterans
Daniel Perkins, principal scientist and founder of the Clearinghouse for Military Readiness at Penn State and professor of youth and family resiliency and policy in College of Agricultural Science, was recently featured on The Heinz Endowments “We Can Be” podcast.
Perkins is the principal…
Parenting practices in teen years set the stage for closeness, warmth later on
High-quality parenting practices in adolescence lay the foundation for close parent-child relationships when the children become young adults, according to new research from Penn State.
The study is one of the first to examine how changes in parental involvement, parental warmth, and…
Damaske featured on NPR
PRI Associate Director Sarah Damaske was on NPR/WNYC's The Takeaway speaking about "quiet quitting" and "quiet firing," and what these viral ideas say about the current state of labor and work.
"Quiet quitting" is the latest workplace trend sparking conversation in social and…
Long-term impacts of famine include health and socioeconomic challenges - Researchers study survivors of the ‘Dutch Hunger Winter’ famine identify numerous long-term consequences
Millions of children are exposed to extreme hunger each year, but children who experience malnutrition are more likely to have poorer health and developmental delays that persist into old age, according to previous research findings. Researchers at Penn State recently examined the results of early-…
New book examines gender on legal response to domestic violence
Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence (DV) in our communities. However, this progress has been uneven due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence.
"Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal…
Substance use disorder summit jumpstarts the discourse on stigma reduction
The Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction’s (CSUA) hosted the first annual Substance Use Disorder Stigma Reduction Summit recently at the HUB-Robeson Center in University Park. Organized by the Substance Use Stigma Reduction Collaborative, the event brought in researchers, practitioners and…
Lack of naloxone led to increased overdose deaths in rural Pa., study finds
Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one’s chances of surviving that overdose can depend on where the person lives.
Using data from the Pennsylvania Overdose Information Network from the years 2018-20 and American…
Deadline extended for community engaged research fellowship program applications
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)’s Community-Engaged Research Core is accepting applications for the 2023-24 Community-Engaged Research Fellowship Program now through Oct. 24. The program provides training and a mentorship network to scientists…
Alexis Santos appointed to Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee
Alexis Santos, assistant professor of human development and family studies and co-funded faculty member in the Social Science Research Institute at Penn State, has been appointed to the U.S. Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee (NAC). The committee considers issues related to hard-to-reach…
Sufficient sleep associated with life satisfaction in parents, new study finds
New research findings from a multi-university research team that includes Danielle Symons Downs, professor of kinesiology and obstetrics and gynecology and associate director of the Social Science Research Institute at Penn State, show that for new and established parents getting sufficient sleep…