Society for Prevention Research
The Society for Prevention Research (abbreviated SPR) is an American non-profit learned society dedicated to prevention science.
| Abbreviation | SPR |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1991 |
| Founders | Zili Sloboda Bill Bukoski |
| Founded at | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Fairfax, Virginia |
Membership (2015) | 826 |
President | Guillermo "Willy" Prado |
Secretary | Margaret Kuklinski |
Treasurer | Douglas Coatsworth |
| Publication | Prevention Science |
| Website | www |
History
The Society for Prevention Research was established in 1991 at a meeting of National Institute on Drug Abuse staff and prevention research center directors held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. By the following spring, it was incorporated as a non-profit organization in New York. Steven P. Schinke served as the Society's first president from 1993 to 1995. In 2000, its official journal, Prevention Science, was established.[1]
Presidents
The president of the Society for Prevention Research is Guillermo "Willy" Prado.[2] The following is a partial list of the Society's past presidents:[1]
- 1993–1995: Steven P. Schinke
- 1995–1997: Richard Clayton
- 1997–1998: Karol Kumpfer
- 1998 (interim): Richard Clayton
- 1998–2001: Sheppard Kellam
- 2001–2003: Gilbert Botvin
- 2003–2005: J. David Hawkins
- 2005–2007: Anthony Biglan
- 2007–2009: Zili Sloboda
- 2009–2011: Linda Collins
- 2011–2013: Deborah Gorman-Smith
- 2013–2015: Felipe Gonzalez Castro
gollark: Well, I don't *normally* have the ability to memorise sheets of paper visually and I haven't found a way to do so.
gollark: Evolution tends to be quite thrifty. Why would I have significant general purpose cognitive resources only accessible in weird indirected ways?
gollark: Random online tests involving remembering sequences of shapes and stuff. Also the fact that I don't experience memories visually whatsoever.
gollark: So I could think abstractly about any problems I encounter, but that isn't much use.
gollark: And paper which randomly edits its contents isn't very useful.
References
- "About SPR". Society for Prevention Research. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- "Board of Directors". Society for Prevention Research. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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