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Advancing the Science of School-Based Prevention of Behavioral and Mental Health Problems

Catherine Bradshaw, University of Virginia
Friday, April 06, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Catherine Bradshaw
Sulzberger Colloquium featuring Catherine Bradshaw

During this session, Catherine Bradshaw will summarize empirical findings regarding the importance of school-based prevention of behavioral and mental health problems. She will address issues specifically related to implementation supports, tiered interventions, and integrating programs. She will also discuss the science of prevention relative to the framework of behavioral mental health.

Catherine Bradshaw is a professor and the associate dean for Research and Faculty Development at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia; she also was previously an associate professor and the associate chair of the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she still serves as co-director of two federally funded research centers focused on school-based prevention programming. She holds a doctorate in developmental psychology from Cornell University and a master's of education in counseling and guidance from the University of Georgia.

Her primary research interests focus on the development of aggressive behavior and school-based prevention. She collaborates on research projects examining bullying and school climate; the development of aggressive and problem behaviors; effects of exposure to violence, peer victimization, and environmental stress on children; and the design, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based prevention programs in schools.

Contact: Erika Layko