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The
International Collaborative Prevention Research Award
is
given for contributions to the field of prevention science in the area of international
collaboration. This year we recognize Dr. Matthew Sanders, professor
of clinical psychology and director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre
at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. His research focuses on
population-based strategies for the prevention of social and emotional problems
in childhood and adolescence. Over twenty years of research, he has developed
a unique multi-level system of parenting and family support strategies known as
the Triple PPositive Parenting Program which is undergoing several trials
with investigators from various countries around the globe. His efforts have covered
the spectrum from training of interventionists to influencing policy-makers at
the state and national levels.
The Science
to Practice Award
is
given in recognition of continued support for the implementation of research based
prevention practices in real world settings. This year we recognize Frances
M. Harding, Associate Commissioner of the Division of Prevention Services
in the State of New York’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
(OASAS) and President of the National Prevention Network. She has been the driving
force in the redesign of the OASAS Risk and Protection Framework for Prevention
for bringing scientific and evidence based theory and program design to the field.
She was responsible for obtaining the competitive multi-million dollar CSAP Governor’s
State Incentive Grant awards to help OASAS move forward in bringing science to
practice in New York State.
The Public
Service Award
is given in recognition of extensive and effective advocacy for prevention
science and science/research-based programs. This year we recognize Charles
G. Curie, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). He has not only set new directions for SAMHSA to build
resilience and facilitate recovery but has championed collaboration between SAMHSA
and National Institutes of Health to enhance the infusion of research into practice.
Through the services work of his Centers, he has encouraged opportunities to provide
joint funding to enhance prevention effectiveness and efficacy trials.
The Presidential
Award
is given to those who have made a major lifetime contribution to prevention
science research. This year we recognize two outstanding individuals, Drs
Linda Collins and John Graham. Linda is Professor in the Department of
Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Methodology Center at
Penn State University. John is Professor of Biobehavioral Health also at Penn
State. They are being recognized jointly, for the breadth and depth and incredible
quality of their work, for the lifetime of accomplishments and contributions to
prevention science, and for their commitment to excellence in every aspect of
the research enterprise. Both have made important contributions to methodological
developments over their lifetimes that have significantly advanced prevention
research. Two such developments have been Linda’s leadership of Latent Transition
Analysis for assessing the probability of transitions across stages of drug use
and other psychological problems and John’s focus on strategies for missing
data analyses which have become the standard in prevention work. Linda Collins
and John Graham are a perfect representation of the values of excellence the Presidential
Award is designed to honor.
The Nan
Tobler Award for Review of the Prevention Science Literature
is given for contributions to the summarization or articulation of the empirical
evidence relevant to prevention science. This year we recognize Dr. Mark
Lipsey, Professor of Public Policy at Vanderbilt University's Peabody
College and Director of the Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology at
the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies. He has focused and written
extensively in the areas of public policy, program evaluation research, social
intervention, and field research methodology. He is one of the major proponents
for the use of meta-analysis for evaluating research efforts and is a recipient
of the American Evaluation Association’s highest honor, the Paul Lazarsfeld
Award.
The Prevention
Science Award
is given for the work of developing and testing prevention strategies.
This year we recognize Dr. Richard Price, Professor of Psychology
at the University of Michigan and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program on
Organizational Studies. Rick is not a newcomer to awards. He has received the
Lela Rowland Award for Prevention Research from the National Mental Health Association,
and the Distinguished Contribution Award from the Society for Research and Community
Action of the American Psychological Association. Rick has not only written extensively
about prevention science but has also conducted prevention trials aimed at preventing
mental health problems of adults. His work has been translated and implemented
internationally for which he was previously given SPR’s Award for International
Research in Prevention Science.
The Community,
Culture, and Prevention Science Award
is given for contributions to the field of prevention science in the area of community
and culture and to recognize work that enhances understanding, development and
adaptation of effective prevention strategies for traditionally underserved populations.
This year we recognize Dr. Tracy Harachi, a research associate
professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington and a Principal
Investigator at the Social Development Research Group. Dr. Harachi has been involved
in cross-cultural work in the United States and other countries, particularly
in southeast Asia, for many years. For example, her NIMH-funded Cross Cultural
Families study is investigating the developmental trajectories of Vietnamese and
Cambodian children in late childhood and early adolescence. Moreover, through
SPR, she has coordinated a NIDA-funded multi-site summer training program for
ethnic minority students interested in prevention research.
The Service
to SPR Award is given in recognition of outstanding service to the Society
for Prevention Research. This year we would like to recognize, Dr. Tony
Biglan, a Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Center for Community
Interventions on Childrearing at the Oregon Research Institute. He is and has
been principal investigator of many high profile projects designed to prevent
tobacco use, high risk behaviors, and drug abuse. He has also been heavily involved
in advocacy efforts to improve parenting techniques and other conditions that
directly influence the integrity of child development. Tony has also played a
significant role in SPR’s development and evolution since its inception,
from its research foci to policy directions. He has held several formal positions
at SPR including being on the Board of Directors since 1997. In 2003, he was elected
president-elect and will become president in June 2005. In sum, Tony has supported
SPR in a variety of ways that have, in essence, contributed to its strength in
numbers, the quality of the research it represents, and its future direction.
Early Career
Award
We
are pleased to give the ECPN Early Career Award to Esteban
Cardemil, who is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Clark
University. Dr. Cardemil’s research focuses on the prevention of depression
in low-income minority children and their parents, with a special focus on Latino
families. As a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania, Esteban worked
with Martin Seligman and Karen Reivich to adapt and implement a depression prevention
program for an unselected, school-based population of low-income African-American
and Latino children. After earning his doctoral degree in 2000, Esteban obtained
a grant from NIMH to develop and pilot-test the Family Coping Skills Program (FCSP),
a depression-prevention program for Latino parents. More recently, Esteban extended
his research with two new grants: one supporting a longitudinal study of symptoms
of depression among Caucasian, African-American and Latino children; and the other
supporting an evaluation of a randomized control trial of the Family Coping Skills
Program in a population of low-income Latina mothers. Esteban has published early
results from his empirical research as well as discussions of conceptual and practical
challenges in conducting prevention research with traditionally understudied populations.
Congratulations to Esteban for these early contributions to prevention science.
Friend
of ECPN
We are very pleased to give the Friend of ECPN Award to Irwin
Sandler. Irwin is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Preventive
Intervention Research Center at Arizona State University, and for the past 20
years has played a leading role in efforts to enhance the training of new prevention
scientists. As Director of the Prevention Center as Arizona State since it was
initially funded in 1984, Irwin has helped to develop one of the core prevention
training programs in the country, funding 41 predoctoral students and 31 postdoctoral
fellows during that time, and providing access to prevention research projects
for numerous other graduate and undergraduate students. Irwin has also worked
with his colleague Laurie Chassin to share insights and lessons learned from prevention
training efforts at ASU through two articles published in the past 10 years in
professional journals. More recently, Irwin has been working directly through
the SPR Training Committee to enhance learning opportunities for new prevention
researchers. Congratulations and thank you to Irwin.
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