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'Ask the Experts' addresses the opioid epidemic on cesarean sections

11/29/18

This episode in the “Ask the Experts” series features Danielle Symons Downs, professor of kinesiology and obstetrics and gynecology, associate director of the Social Science Research Institute at Penn State discussing her research on the links between cesarean section deliveries and opioid prescribing after birth.

Stephanie Lanza

Penn State launches new consortium to combat the opioid crisis

10/2/18

Pennsylvania is one of the states most impacted by the growing opioid epidemic, with one of the highest overdose death rates in the country — but a new initiative bringing together experts from across Penn State aims to combat this crisis through data-driven, evidence-based innovation.

Network on Child Protection and Well-Being annual conference begins Sept. 30

9/27/15

On Sept. 30, the Penn State Network on Child Protection and Well-Being kicks off its fourth annual conference at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus. The two-day conference will focus on child stress and trauma, its lasting effects and potential to be reversed. On-site registration will be available starting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

Nilam Ram

Professor recognized for work in gerontology

7/1/15

Nilam Ram, associate professor of human development and family studies and psychology, received the 2015 Margaret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award on behalf of the Gerontological Society of America.

Paul Morgan

Professor receives $700,000 grant to investigate science achievement gaps

6/1/15

Paul L. Morgan, associate professor of education and director of the Educational Risk Initiative, is the recent recipient of a $700,000 grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The grant will fund research to identify the factors that may be resulting in science achievement gaps being experienced by students in U.S. elementary and middle schools.

Education professor earns midcareer grant to study disability disparities, more

4/1/15

Paul L. Morgan, associate professor of education and director of Penn State's Educational Risk Initiative, has been selected as one of six inaugural recipients of the Spencer Foundation Midcareer Grant. The $150,000 award will support Morgan as he acquires new substantive knowledge, theoretical perspectives and methodological tools, particularly in regards to understanding racial/ethnic disparities in disability identification and treatment.

Morgan named Distinguished Researcher Award recipient

4/1/15

Paul L. Morgan, associate professor of education and director of the Educational Risk Initiative, was honored recently with a 2015 Distinguished Researcher Award. The award recognizes a researcher for his or her significant contribution to special education research.

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Depression may lead mothers to wake babies

4/17/12

Depressed mothers are more likely to needlessly wake up their infants at night than mothers who are not depressed, according to Penn State researchers. "We found that mothers with high depressive symptom levels are more likely to excessively worry about their infants at night than mothers with low symptom levels," said Douglas M. Teti, associate director of the Social Science Research Institute and professor of human development, psychology and pediatrics.

Penn State, DoD and USDA partner for well-being of military families

1/27/11

The health and well-being of military children, youth and families will be enhanced by three contracts from the military totaling $2.2 million awarded to Penn State researchers. The awards include two one-year contracts from the Department of Defense-U.S. Department of Agriculture Partnership, each totaling $1 million, and one contract from the Department of the Navy for $200,000.

Sibling relationships target of intervention program

7/1/09

Previous research has shown that siblings are powerful influences on each other's development and well being, yet sibling conflict and rivalry -- which parents say is their top stressor at home -- has largely been ignored by researchers. A pilot prevention program targeting fifth graders and their younger siblings, called "Siblings are Special," aims to enhance the quality of sibling and family relationships and thereby decrease risky behavior and use of drugs among youth as they move into middle school. The pilot program recently received $1.45 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse as part of the National Institutes of Health's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.