The Economic Stimulus and the
Health of Americans: An Opportunity Is Being Missed
As members of the prevention science community, we are concerned about the research priorities of the National Institutes of Health as indicated by its plans for spending the $10 billion in stimulus funds allocated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
President Obama has clearly articulated an agenda for bringing about change in our communities through evidence-based programs and comprehensive efforts to address the risk factors that put people at risk for multiple problems. Yet the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and NIH funding of research that would advance these priorities is extremely limited.
Biological and behavioral research has brought us to the point where it is possible to substantially improve human wellbeing in most American communities.(1) Nevertheless, actual wellbeing—especially in impoverished communities—lags far behind what the evidence shows could occur. Prevention science can help us reach that goal.
Psychological, behavioral, and physical health problems are inter-related for both adolescents and adults. (2,3) Youth with multiple problems cost the nation more than $400 billion per year.(3) These problems co-occur with a host of others, including major marital discord, unemployment, and on-the-job conflict.(4,5) All of these problems are significant risk factors for physical illness.(6) Self-regulation, positive behavior (e.g., physical activity and healthy eating), prosocial behavior, academic achievement, and job performance are also highly inter-related and are negatively correlated with problem behaviors.(7,8) Encouraging young people’s positive behavior can put them on a positive developmental trajectory that leads to happier and more productive lives.(9,10)
The just-released National Research Council and Institute of Medicine report on prevention(1) documents numerous interventions that can prevent these costly problems. Yet the NIH priorities for expenditure of the supplement money provide little support for the research that is needed to translate existing knowledge into nationwide improvements in people’s psychological, behavioral, and physical health.
What is needed is research on how to combine and scale up preventive interventions so that they are implemented in entire communities and have an impact on multiple problems. (1) There is ample evidence that such results can be achieved, but only if a new generation of ambitious and large-scale experimental evaluations of preventive interventions are funded. This is precisely the research agenda we need if the Obama administration’s vision for America is to be achieved.
All of the undersigned have indicated their support for this statement. If you would like your name added, email Tony@ori.org.
Anthony Biglan, PhD, Senior Scientist and Director, Center on Early Adolescence, Oregon Research Institute, Past President, Society for Prevention Research, Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention
Brian R. Flay, DPhil, Professor, Department of Public Health, Director, Youth Core, Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families, Oregon State University
Christopher R. Agnew, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University
Carolyn Aldwin, PhD, Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, Oregon State University
Carol G. Allred, PhD, President/Developer, Positive Action, Inc.
Shaffdeen A. Amuwo, PhD, MPH, Associate Dean for Urban Health and Diversity Programs, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health
Tammy L. Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
Judy Andrews, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
Michael W. Arthur, PhD, Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington
Marc S. Atkins, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of Psychology Training, University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research
Robert C. Bailey, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
William Baldyga, MA, DrPH, Associate Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael T. Bardo, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Director, Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation (CDART), University of Kentucky
Manuel Barrera Jr., PhD, Arizona State University
Karl E. Bauman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carl Bell, MD, President/CEO, Community Mental Health Council, Inc., Chicago and Director of the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael L. Berbaum, PhD, Director, Methodology Research Core, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Marlene J. Berg, PhD, Associate Director for Training, Institute for Community Research
Cady Berkel, PhD, Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University
Marvin W. Berkowitz, PhD, Sanford N. McDonnell Professor of Character Education, Co-Director, Center for Character and Citizenship, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Len Bickman, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Public Policy, Associate Dean for Research and Director Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement, Vanderbilt
Zeynep Biringen, PhD, Professor, Director of Family & Developmental Studies Graduate Program, Dept. of Human Development & Family Studies, Colorado State University
Richard J. Bonnie, JD, Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law, Hunton & Williams Research Professor, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Director of Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, University of Virginia School of Law
Daniel Bontempo, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, Oregon State University
Robert F. Boruch PhD, University Trustee Chair Professor, Graduate School of Education and Statistics Department, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Kris Bosworth, PhD, Smith Endowed Chair in Prevention and Education, University of Arizona
Gilbert J. Botvin, PhD, Professor and Director, Institute for Prevention Research, Weill Cornell Medical College
Paul Brandt-Rauf, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jonathan Bricker, PhD, Assistant Member, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington
C. Hendricks Brown, PhD, Professor and Director, Prevention Science and Methodology Group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami
Louis Brown, PhD, Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Dorothy C. Browne, PhD, Professor, Sociology and Social Work, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Brian Bumbarger, PhD, Director, Evidence-Based Prevention & Intervention Support Center, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Linda L. Caldwell, PhD, Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management and Human Development and Family Studies, Co-Director, Leisure, Health, and Well Being Lab, Penn State University
Deborah M. Capaldi, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center
Felipe González Castro, PhD, MSW, Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Affiliated Faculty at Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, School of Social Work, and School of Justice and Social Inquiry
Richard Catalano, PhD, Professor and Director, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington
Frank Chaloupka, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Economics and Public Health, Director, Health Policy Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
Patricia Chamberlain, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center and Center for Research to Practice
Laurie Chassin, PhD, Regents’ Professor, Department of Psychology (Clinical), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
JeeWon Cheong, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Daniel Close, PhD, Associate Professor, Family and Human Services, University of Oregon
Mary Cluskey, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Nutrition and Exercise, Oregon State University
Doug Coatsworth, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Development, Penn State University
Linda M. Collins, PhD, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director, The Methodology Center, Penn State University, President-Elect, Society for Prevention Research
Karen Conrad PhD, RN, MPH, Research Associate Professor, Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Kendon J. Conrad PhD, MSPH, Professor of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology, Director, Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH, Professor of Oncology, 2009 Recipient of the American Cancer Society Luther Terry Award, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Faith G. Davis, PhD, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Don C. Des Jarlais, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (former Commissioner, US National Commission on AIDS)
Jim Derzon, PhD, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Battelle, Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation
Ralph DiClemente, PhD, Professor, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University
Lisa Dierker, PhD, Professor, Psychology, Wesleyan University
Thomas J. Dishion, PhD, Director, Child and Family Center, Professor of Psychology and School Psychology, University of Oregon
Lorah D. Dorn, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Research Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Inez R. Drummond, EdD, Manager, Safe and Drug Free Schools & Communities, Office of Specialized Services Coordinated School Health, Chicago Public Schools
David DuBois, PhD, Professor, Institute for Health Research and Policy University of Illinois at Chicago
Joseph A. Durlak, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago
J. Mark Eddy, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center
John Elder, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health, San Diego State University
Maurice J. Elias, PhD, Professor, Psychology Department, Rutgers University, Academic Director, Rutgers Civic Engagement and Service Education Partnerships Program, President, Div, 27, APA, Society for Community Research and Action, Director, Developing Safe & Civil Schools
Dennis D. Embry, PhD, President/CEO, PAXIS Institute
Sherry Emery, PhD, Senior Scientist, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan T. Ennett, MSPH, PhD, Associate Professor, Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tom Eversole, DVM, MS, Director, Strategic Development for a College of Public Health & Human Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
Michael Fagen, PhD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Stephen B. Fawcett, PhD, Director, Work Group for Community Health and Development & World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre, Kansas Health Foundation Distinguished Professor of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Mark Feinberg, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Diana Fishbein, PhD, Senior Fellow and Program Director, Transdisciplinary Behavioral Science Program, RTI International
Philip A. Fisher, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center, Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
Victoria Follette, PhD, Foundation Professor, Psychology, University of Nevada Reno
Marion S. Forgatch, PhD, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Oregon Social Learning Center, Executive Director, Implementation Sciences International, Inc.
Jean Forster, PhD, MPH, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Luisa Franzini, PhD, Associate Professor of Management, Policy, and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health
Sylvia Furner, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Scott Gest, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Development, Penn State University
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Research Scholar and Director, Emory Prevention Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Ron Glick, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Director, Network for Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
Lizbeth Ann Gray, MSW, PhD, Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
Lawrence W. Green, DrPH, Professor, University of California at San Francisco
Mark T. Greenberg PhD, Bennett Chair of Prevention Research, Director, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Deborah Gross, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Leonard and Helen Stulman Professor in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and, School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Joel W. Grube, PhD, Director and Senior Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Larry Gruder, PhD, Professor, School of Community & Global Health, Claremont Graduate University
Katherine Gunter, PhD, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Oregon State University
Denise Dion Hallfors, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
Anna Harding, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health, Oregon State University
S. Marie Harvey, PhD, Professor & Chair, Department of Public Health, Oregon State University
R. Steven Harrison, PhD, President, Bach Harrison, LLC
Alan J. Hawkins, PhD, CFLE, Professor of Family Life, Brigham Young University
Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada
Richard E. Heyman, PhD, Research Professor, Family Translational Research Group, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, State University of New York
Judith Hibbard, DrPH, Professor, Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management, University of Oregon
Susan L. Hughes, DSW, Co-Director, Center for Research on Health and Aging, Institute for Health Research and Policy, and Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jack F. Hollis, PhD, Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Karen Hooker, PhD, Director, Center for Healthy Aging Research, Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University
Hyman Hops, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
Nick Ialongo, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University
Robert J. Jagers, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Michigan
Leonard A. Jason, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for Community Research, DePaul University
Patricia Jennings, PhD, Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Peter Ji, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Knowlton Johnson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation-Asheville
Lloyd D. Johnston, PhD, Distinguished Research Scientist, Research Professor, & Principal Investigator: Monitoring the Future (MTF) and Youth, Education, & Society (YES), University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
Bruce J. Joleaud, MA, CSADC, NCACII, Prevention Coordinator, Network for Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion, Northeastern Illinois University
Eileen Kaspar, Manager Graduate Programs/Exec. Asst. to the Chair, Dept. Public Health, Oregon State University
Sheppard G. Kellam, MD, Professor Emeritus, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Founding Director, AIR Center for Integrating Education and Prevention Research in Schools
Douglas Kirby, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Education, Training, and Research Associates
Laura P. Kohn-Wood, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, School of Education, University of Miami
Kelli A. Komro, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, College of Medicine and Associate Director, Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida
Karol L. Kumpfer, PhD, Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah (former Director, SAMHSA CSAP)
Peter A. Lachenbruch, PhD, Professor, Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, Past President, American Statistical Association
Theresa LaFramboise, PhD, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, Stanford University, Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention
Sandra C. Lapham, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, a Center of Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Charles W. LeHew, PhD, Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, University of Illinois at Chicago
Susan R. Levy, PhD, Professor Emerita of Public Health and Education and Fellow, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Edward Lichtenstein, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
John M. Light, PhD, Associate Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
Bruce Link, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Erika S. Lunkenheimer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, Colorado State University
David MacKinnon, PhD, Foundation Professor, Department of Psychology (Quantitative, Social), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
Katherine MacTavish, PhD, Associate Professor Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University
Jennifer Maggs, PhD, Professor of Human Development, Penn State University
Edward Maibach, MPH, PhD, Professor, Department of Communication and Director, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
Kimberly Mallett, PhD, Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Mark Mattaini, DSW, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Megan McClelland, PhD, Associate Professor, Human Development & Family Sciences, Oregon State University
Scott McConnell, PhD, Fesler-Lampert Chair of Urban and Regional Affairs and Professor, Educational Psychology, Center for Early Education and Development, University of Minnesota
Jeffrey McCubbin, PhD, Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Associate Dean for Research, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
John McKinlay, PhD, Director, New England Research Institute
Kenneth R. McLeroy, PhD, Professor, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A & M University
Robert J. McMahon, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Washington
Robin Mermelstein, PhD, Professor, Psychology and Director, Institute of Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jon Miles, PhD, Director, Searchlight Consulting LLC
D. Paul Moberg, PhD, Deputy Director, UW Population Health Institute, Senior Scientist, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez, PhD, Senior Research Quantitative Psychologist, Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Research Division, RTI International
Peter Mulhall, PhD, Director, Center for Prevention Research and Development, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
Ricardo Munoz, PhD, Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, Member, Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention
Nancy G. Murray, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, Director, Community Engagement Core, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas
Pat Newport, Director of Marketing and Advancement, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
Job Elom Ngwe, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work & Coordinator of African and African American Studies, Northeastern Illinois University
Robert Nix, Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Judith Ockene, PhD, Professor, Medical School, University of Massachusetts
Lydia O’Donnell, EdD, Senior Scientist and Vice President, Health and Human Development Programs, Education Development Center
Hilda Pantin, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health/Director, Prevention Division/Associate Director, Center for Family Studies, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Guy S. Parcel, PhD, John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion, University of Texas School of Public Health
Mallie J. Paschall, PhD, Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA
Mary Ann Pentz, PhD, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Director, Institute for Prevention Research, University of Southern California
Cheryl L. Perry, PhD, Professor, The Rockwell Distinguished Chair in Society and Health, Austin Regional Campus, University of Texas School of Public Health
Karen E. Peters, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Health Policy and Administration, UIC School of Public Health, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Bradley S. Peterson, MD, Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Director of MRI Research, Suzanne Crosby Murphy Professor in Pediatric Neuropsychiatry, Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute
John Petraitis, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Anchorage
Hanno Petras, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland College Park
John P. Pierce, PhD, Professor of Cancer Research, University of California San Diego
Harold Pollack, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Service Administration, Faculty Chair, Center for Health Administration Studies, University of Chicago
Isaac Prilleltensky, PhD, Dean, School of Education, University of Miami
Marilyn Read, PhD, Associate Professor of Interior Design, Design and Human Environment Department, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
John Reid, PhD, Senior Scientist, Co-Founder, Oregon Social Learning Center
Belinda Reininger, DrPH, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, University of Texas School of Public Health
Ken Resnicow, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Karina Reyes, PhD, Professor, Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chris Ringwalt, DrPH, Senior Research Scientist, Chapel Hill Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Luanne Rohrbach, PhD, Associate Professor of Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California
Louis Rowitz, PhD, Professor of Community Health and Director of the University of Illinois Center for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Marcia Russell, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
James Sallis, PhD, Professor, University of San Diego
Robert F. Saltz, PhD, Senior Scientist, Prevention Research Center
Irwin Sandler, Professor, Psychology, Arizona State University
Steven P. Schinke, PhD, D’Elbert and Selma Keenan Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University
Susan C. Scrimshaw, PhD, President, The Sage Colleges, Troy, NY
Herbert H. Severson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Oregon Research Institute
Timothy Shanahan, PhD, Professor, School of Education and Director, UIC Center for Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Saul Shiffman, PhD, Professor, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Michael D. Slater, PhD, Social and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Professor, School of Communication, The Ohio State University
Sandy Slater, PhD, Senior Research Specialist, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Zili Sloboda, ScD, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Health and Social Policy, The University of Akron / President, Society for Prevention Research
Ed Smith, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Paula Smith, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Teaching & Learning and Executive Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring, University of Utah
Joanne Sorte, MS, Director, Child Development Lab, Oregon Head Start Prekindergarten Program, Oregon State University
Richard Spoth, PhD, F. Wendell Miller Senior Prevention Scientist and Director, Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State University
Jeffrey Sprague, PhD, Professor and Co-Director, Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior, University of Oregon
Melissa H. Stigler, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Texas
Michael A. Stoto, PhD, Professor of Health Services Administration and Population Health, Georgetown University
Ann Stueve, PhD, Distinguished Scholar, Education Development Center, Inc.
Daniel Swartzman, JD, MPH, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
José Szapocznik, PhD, Professor, Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health/Associate Dean for Community Development, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
John A. Tauras, PhD, Associate Professor, UIC and Research Associate, NBER, Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jeff R. Temple, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch
Susan Tortolero, PhD, Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences; Director, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research; Director, University of Texas Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston
Edison J. Trickett, PhD, Professor and Chair, Community and Prevention Research Division, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rob Turrisi, PhD, Professor, Biobehavioral Health & Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Jennifer B. Unger, PhD, Professor of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University
Renée K. Van Norman, PhD, BCBA, Assistant Professor in Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon
Tina Dodge Vera, Nutrition Education Instructor, Extension Service, Oregon State University
Alexander C. Wagenaar, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Program Director for Strategic Initiatives, Associate Director, Public Health Law Research Program, Department of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research and Institute for Child Health Policy, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Robert J .Walden, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Youfa Wang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of International Health and Epidemiology, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Margaret R. Weeks, Executive Director, Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut
Roger P. Weissberg, PhD, LAS Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
Janet Welsh, PhD, Research Scientist, Prevention Research Center, Penn State University
Wayne Wiebel, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Brian L. Wilcox, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Director, Center on Children, Families, and the Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
John K. Worden, PhD, Research Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine, University of Vermont
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