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SAMPLE SYLLABI IN PREVENTION SCIENCE

SPR Training Committee Syllabi Resource Project

Share your expertise with others - send in any syllabi that you consider relevant to the emerging field of Prevention Science, e.g. Prevention Science Seminar, Development of Prevention Programs, Methodology, Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, Ethics, Innovative Practicum, etc. To contribute to our resource building effort, send a URL or text file to info@preventionresearch.org. Thank you!

Course Title: Contributed By:
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Prevention Science: Children and Adolescents (an overview of theory, research and practice in prevention science) J. David Hawkins, Ph.D.
School of Social Work
University of Washington
Applied Child Development II: A Graduate Seminar (development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions) Laura Hanish, Ph.D.
Department of Family and Human Development
Arizona State University
Prevention Research
(skills to select, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based health promotion and prevention interventions)
Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D.
Department of Health Promotion and Education
University of Utah
Family-Strengthening Interventions: Evidence-Based Practices (skills to select, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based family strengthening interventions)

Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D.
Department of Health Promotion and Education
University of Utah

Seminar In Prevention Research
(basic concepts in prevention science and examples of prevention research)

Irwin Sandler, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology and Prevention Research Center
Arizona State University

Advanced Treatment Methods: ASU - Family Court Collaboration in Parental Conflict Resolution (applying skills in program evaluation, program design and prevention science methodology to development and evaluation of a program currently being delivered in a real world setting) Irwin Sandler, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology and Prevention Research Center
Arizona State University
Children and Youth At Risk:
Prevention & Intervention Approaches
(providing a framework and a rationale to guide prevention and intervention efforts within community-based organizations, elementary and secondary schools and clinical settings for children, youth and families)
Robin Wright, Ph.D.
School of Social Work
McGill University
Theoretical Principles of
Health Behavior
( an introduction to theories used in the field of health behavior research as applicable to the design and evaluation of health promotion programs)
Jennifer B. Unger, Ph.D.
Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research

Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Foundations in Health Education Behavior (exploring theoretical issues and current methodologies related to understanding and influencing health behavior change)

Darlene Schuster, MA, MPH, CHES
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

Program Evaluation
Program Evaluation (skills to develop evaluation logic models, design program evaluations, select and develop evaluation instruments or measures, collect and analyze data, and interpret and disseminate program results) Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D.
Department of Health Promotion and Education
University of Utah

Public Program Evaluation: Training in Evaluation Research
(description of design and methodological issues in the evaluation of public programs)

Paul Moberg, Ph.D.
Center for Health Policy and Program Evaluation
University of Wisconsin
Social Network Analysis (an introduction to the theory, methods and procedures of network analysis with emphasis on applications to public health programs) Thomas Valente, Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Program Evaluation (concepts, tools, data collection and analysis methods, and designs used to evaluate health promotion programs) Thomas Valente, Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Prevention Statistics
Statistical Methods in Prevention Research (covers methods that originate in many disciplines including psychology, sociology, epidemiology, and medicine. Attention is given to topics that are not often taught in other courses)

David MacKinnon, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Arizona State University

Factor Analysis (statistical techniques for factor analysis and structural equation modeling) Chih-Ping Chou , Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
 
Grant Writing
Grant Writing
(practical skills for planning and writing program and research proposals for federal, state, or local funding primarily in the areas of health and human service)
Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D.
Department of Health Promotion and Education
University of Utah


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