24th Annual Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science

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This year, we are pleased to honor Catherine P. Bradshaw with the Bennett Lectureship in Prevention Science. Dr. Bradshaw is a University professor, the senior associate dean for research, and a faculty fellow with the vice president of research at the University of Virginia. She 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 maintains an adjunct faculty position. Her primary research interests focus on the development of aggressive behavior and school-based prevention of behavioral and mental health problems.

Dr. Bradshaw’s research focuses on bullying and school climate; emotional and behavioral disorders; and the design, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based prevention programs in schools. She has led over ten federally-funded randomized trials of school-based prevention programs, including studies of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and social-emotional learning curricula. She has expertise in implementation science and the scale-up of evidence-based programs at the district and state level. She works with the Maryland State Department of Education and several other states and districts to support the development and implementation of programs and policies to foster safe and supportive learning environments. She has received over $50M in research grants as a PI or Co-PI from agencies including the Institute of Education Sciences, NIH, CDC, and NIJ. She is the co-director of the $10M IES-funded National Center for Rural School Mental Health.

This lectureship is made possible through the generosity of Edna Bennett Pierce, 1953 Penn State graduate in Home Economics, who established an endowment in 1999, which also provides a comprehensive portfolio of enhancements to the Center.