Society for Prevention Research

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Society for Prevention Research
AbbreviationSPR
Formation1991;30 years ago (1991)
FoundersZili 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.preventionresearch.org

The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) is an American non-profit learned society dedicated to prevention science.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About SPR". Society for Prevention Research. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  2. "Board of Directors". Society for Prevention Research. Retrieved 2020-02-16.