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Innovative Methods in Child Maltreatment Research

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network 2020 Conference

CHILD MALTREATMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK APRIL AWARENESS EVENT CANCELLED

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Noll one of five receiving Faculty Scholar Medals

Five University faculty members have received 2020 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement.Established in 1980, the award recognizes scholarly or creative excellence represented by a single contribution or a series of contributions around a coherent theme.

Penn State stands out as 'exception' for team research collaboration

Achieving Social Impact by Bridging Research and Policy!

Why is there a 12 year gap between research and its use? How can you make sure providers and policy makers use your research so that it's impactful?

State handling of child abuse records and appeals process criticized in new report

Penn State researchers who scoured 2,000 child abuse reports across the state say the state should rethink a law that requires the destruction of some records of abuse allegations and re-examine what’s causing a state appeals bureau to overturn the vast majority of abuse rulings.

PODCAST: Preventing Child Maltreatment with Kate Guastaferro

Kate Guastaferro is a Penn State Methodology Center Research Associate

College of Health and Human Development Alumni Society Excellence In Teaching Award

Dr. Chad Shenk, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State, is awarded the College of Health and Human Development Alumni Society Excellence in Teaching Award

Molly Hall recipient of early career professorship award

Molly Hall, assistant professor of veterinary and biomedical studies at Penn State, was recently named recipient of the Dr. Frances Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship.

New project to study harsh parenting to inform better interventions

Research shows that harsh parenting results in children with lower self-esteem and behavior problems, but many parents still practice it.