Maureen E. Kenny, PhD, is associate dean at Boston College's Lynch School of Education, and professor of counseling psychology in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at the Lynch School. Dr. Kenny completed the MEd at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and her PhD with specializations in counseling and school psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a fellow of the Society for Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of the American Psychological Association) and served as chair of the Section on Prevention of Division 17. Dr. Kenny has published and presented at conferences extensively on topics related to her interests in positive youth development, family relationships, and school-based preventive interventions.
Arthur (Andy) M. Horne, PhD, is distinguished research professor, emeritus, and director of the Educational Policy and Evaluation Center of the University of Georgia in Athens. Dr. Horne completed his PhD at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He has been a director of training for counseling psychology at both Indiana State University in Terre Haute and the University of Georgia. He has been active in developing prevention, early intervention, and therapy treatment programs for addressing problems of delinquency, violence, and bullying for 30 years. He has directed research programs in the United States, Europe, and New Zealand, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Institute of Mental Health, as well as by foundations and other agencies.
Pamela Orpinas, PhD, MPH, is a professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia in Athens. She studied psychology at the Catholic University of Chile in Santiago. She received her MPH degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her PhD from the School of Public Health at the University of Texas—Houston. Dr. Orpinas has worked in several research projects specifically related to the prevention of violence among children and adolescents, and has been a consultant in the area of violence prevention in several countries. She has published and presented at national and international conferences extensively on this topic.
Le'Roy E. Reese, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventative Medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Ohio State University in Columbus. Dr. Reese conducts community-based health research focused on the development of healthy lifestyles and the reduction of risk behavior among youth and their families residing in underresourced communities. Prior to coming to Morehouse, Dr. Reese was a senior scientist in the Office of the Director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, where he helped lead efforts to create research and programmatic priorities for the Center. During his tenure at the CDC, he also served as team leader of the Effectiveness and Evaluation Research Team in the Division of Violence Prevention at the Injury Center. Dr. Reese joined the CDC after spending several years as a faculty member in the Departments of Psychology and Black Studies at Chicago State University, where he codirected a prevention research team conducting school and community-based prevention research in Chicago.
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