SPR 33rd Annual Meeting - Join Us!

Prevention Science for Action: Leveraging Data Science & Technology to Enhance Research, Practice, & Policy, May 27-30, 2025, Seattle, WA

Call for Emerging, Hot Topic Abstracts Now Open! Submission Deadline: 2/21/2025

Online Registration Now Open! Early-Bird Deadline: 4/30/2025

Our Mission and Strategic Plan 2024-2028

The Society for Prevention Research is an international, multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to advancing scientific investigation about how to prevent negative outcomes and foster well-being for individuals, families, and communities. We also seek to ensure this knowledge promotes a healthy and equitable society through the use of research-informed and socially just programs, practices, and policies.

View our Strategic Plan 2024-2028

Recent News & Updates

2/7/2025: Now Accepting Nominations for SPR Fellows and SPR and ECPN Awards! Nomination Deadline: 3/24/2025

2/6/2025: Call for Emerging, Hot Topic Abstracts Now Open! Submission Deadline: 2/21/2025

2/3/2025: Sign up Today! February 20, 2025, 3pm-4pm, Eastern
SPR DNC Speaker Series, Celebrating Black History Month
Dr. Marino A. Bruce, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

1/30/2025: Online Registration Now Open! Early-Bird Deadline: 4/30/2025

1/13/2025: SPR Early Career Mentoring Program Call for Applications Deadline: 2/15/2025

4/1/2024: NIAA Alcohol Awareness Month

3/1/2024: Advocacy for Health Equity in Prevention Science

 

Calendar of Events & Activities

February 18, 2025
1pm-2:30pm, Eastern
SSN & SPR Policy Brief Writing Workshop
This workshop is facilitated by the Scholars Strategy Network.
For questions, contact shannon@scholars.org.

February 20, 2025
3pm-4pm, Eastern
SPR DNC Speaker Series, Celebrating Black History Month
Dr. Marino A. Bruce
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine

May 27–30, 2025
SPR 2025 Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA, USA

Our Mission

The Society for Prevention Research is an organization dedicated to advancing scientific investigation on the etiology and prevention of social, physical and mental health and academic problems and on the translation of that information to promote health and well being.

The multi-disciplinary membership of SPR is international and includes scientists, practitioners, advocates, administrators, and policymakers who value the conduct and dissemination of prevention science worldwide.

Calendar of Events

November 8, 2023, 2-3pm Eastern/11am-12pm Pacific: National Native American Heritage Month with Dr. Michelle Sarche, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health

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May 28-31, 2024: Pre-conference Workshops, May 28, 2024: SPR 32nd Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency Washington, Washington, DC

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