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	2^nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research: A Progress Update This Conference was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., August 9-10, 2001.

Thursday, August 9, 2001
Agenda
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration (West Registration) Continental Breakfast (Ambassador Ballroom)
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introductory Remarks (Regency Ballroom) [video]
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Elizabeth B. Robertson, Ph.D., Conference Co-Chair and Chief, Prevention Research Branch, NIDA Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D. Director, NIDA Constance M. Pechura, Ph.D. Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Donald R. Vereen, Jr., M.P.H., M.D. Deputy Director (Acting), Office of National Drug Control Policy
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Plenary: Prevention Research: A Progress Update, 1996-2001 (Regency Ballroom)
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D. Director, NIDA [video]
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Break (Ambassador Ballroom)
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	NIH Perspective on Prevention (Regency Ballroom)
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D. Acting Director, National Institutes of Health [video]
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Plenary Panel I: Using Risk and Protective Factors in Prevention (Regency Ballroom) [video]
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Moderators: Susan L. David, M.P.H., Conference Co-Chair and Deputy Chief, Prevention Research Branch, NIDA Janice Ford Griffin, Deputy Director, Join Together Why Risk and Protective Factors Matter in the Design of Effective Interventions J. David Hawkins, Ph.D., Director, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington [video] What the Family Can Do About Early Risks John B. Reid, Ph.D., Executive Director, Oregon Social Learning Center [video] What the School Can Do With Early Prevention Interventions Sheppard G. Kellam, M.D., Senior Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research, and Director, Center for Integrating Education and Prevention Research in Schools [video] How the Community Can Set Positive Norms and Policies Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., Director, Center for Prevention Policy Research, University of Southern California [video] How the Media Can Change Behavior Joseph N. Cappella, Ph.D., Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania [video]
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Luncheon With Topic Tables (Regency Ballroom)
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Workshops
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14 Richard L. Spoth, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Project Director, Prevention Programming and Research, Institute for Social and Behavioral Research, Iowa State University Virginia Molgaard, Ph.D., Professor, Prevention Program Development, Iowa State University Moderator: Eve E. Reider, Ph.D., NIDA School-Based Drug Use Prevention: The Project ALERT Experience Phyllis L. Ellickson, Ph.D., Director, Center for Research on Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, The RAND Corporation Virginia Tobin, M.S., Statewide Coordinator, Project ALERT Moderator: Larry A. Seitz, Ph.D., NIDA Reconnecting Youth Jerald R. Herting, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, University of Washington Nanci Bratcher, Youth Services Coordinator, Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Moderator: Suman A. Rao, Ph.D., NIDA ATLAS/ATHENA Linn Goldberg, M.D., FACSM, Professor and Head, Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University Diane Elliot, M.D., FACP, FACSM, Professor, Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University Frank Costello, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Washington Capitals Hockey Team Moderator: Jack B. Stein, Ph.D., NIDA Drug Abuse Prevention Campaigns and Sensation Seeking Philip Palmgreen, Ph.D., Professor, University of Kentucky Barbara Delaney, M.B.A., Senior Vice-President and Director of Research, Partnership for a Drug-Free America Moderator: Lucinda L. Miner, Ph.D., NIDA Message Development for Latino Audiences William D. Crano, Ph.D., Professor, Claremont Graduate University Eusebio M. Alvaro, M.P.H., Ph.D., Director, Health Communication Research Office, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Lorenzo Espinoza, Program Director, Chamizal Collaborative Coalition (CADCA Member Coalition) Moderator: Susan L. David, M.P.H., NIDA Project Quest Evaluation and Followup Marvin Eisen, Ph.D., Principal Research Associate, Population Studies Center, The Urban Institute Lynn M. Wiegand, M.S., Schoolteacher, Montgomery County, Maryland Moderator: Elizabeth B. Robertson, Ph.D., NIDA
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Break (Ambassador Ballroom Foyer)
3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Plenary Panel II: Identifying Effective Features in Prevention Interventions (Regency Ballroom) [video]
3:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Moderators: Timothy P. Condon, Ph.D., Associate Director, NIDA Sue Rusche, Executive Director, National Families in Action The Prevalence of Effective Middle-School-Based Curricula, Substantive Content, and Teaching Strategies Christopher Ringwalt, Dr.P.H., Center Director, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation [video] Evaluation of Community-Based Interventions Denise Hallfors, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill [video] Substance Abuse Communications Interventions Mark W. Lipsey, Ph.D., Co-Director, Center for Evaluation Research and Methodology, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, Vanderbilt University [video] Effective Implementation of Interventions Linda Dusenbury, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Tanglewood Research, Inc. [video]
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Reception (Ambassador Ballroom)
Friday, August 10, 2001
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Registration (West Registration) Continental Breakfast (Ambassador Ballroom Foyer)
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Plenary Panel III: Assessing Substance Abuse in the Community for Prevention Planning (Regency Ballroom) [video]
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Moderators: Peter J. Delany, D.S.W., Deputy Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, NIDA Jerilyn Simpson, President and CEO, San Bernardino Communities Against Drugs, Inc. (CADCA Member Coalition) Measuring the Level of Substance Abuse in the Community Zili Sloboda, Sc.D., Senior Research Associate, University of Akron [video] Understanding Community Risk and Protective Factors Richard F. Catalano, Ph.D., Associate Director, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington [video] Assessing Community Readiness for Prevention Ruth W. Edwards, M.B.A., Ph.D., Research Scientist and Co-Director, Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Colorado State University Pamela Jumper-Thurman, Ph.D., Research Associate, Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Colorado State University [video] Evaluating Community Strategies and Programs David P. MacKinnon, Ph.D., Professor, Arizona State University [video]
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Break (Ambassador Ballroom Foyer)
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Concurrent Workshops
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Bii-Zin-Da-De-Dah: The Listening to One Another Prevention Program Leslie B. Whitbeck, Ph.D., Professor, Iowa State University Keyona King, M.P.H., Director of Research, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Moderator: Eve E. Reider, Ph.D., NIDA Focus on Families Kevin P. Haggerty, M.S.W., Lecture Faculty Member, Social Development Research Group, University of Washington Dennis D. Embry, Ph.D., President and CEO, PAXIS Institute Moderator: Suman A. Rao, Ph.D., NIDA Project Towards No Drug Abuse Steven Sussman, Ph.D., Professor, University of Southern California Brenda Cook, Program Director, Edmondson Community Organization, Inc., (CADCA Member Coalition) Moderator: Elizabeth B. Robertson, Ph.D., NIDA School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention With Multiethnic Youth Through Life Skills Training Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Prevention Research and Division of Prevention and Health Behavior, Cornell University Medical College Roy Griffin, M.A., Coordinator, Improvement of Discipline and Learning Environment, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities, Fort Worth Independent School District Moderator: Lucinda L. Miner, Ph.D., NIDA Youth-Focused Media To Prevent Substance Use John K. Worden, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Promotion Research, University of Vermont Stephanie McGencey, M.P.H., Senior Vice-President for Training and Research, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Moderator: Susan L. David, M.P.H., NIDA Good Behavior Game/Mastery Learning Nicholas S. Ialongo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University Darlene Patrice Walker, Assistant Director, Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (CADCA Member Coalition) Moderator: Larry A. Seitz, Ph.D., NIDA
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Luncheon (Regency Ballroom)
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Moderator: Lewis E. Gallant, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. [video] Palo Alto Summit on Improving the Prevalence of Successful Adolescence Anthony Biglan, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Director, Center for Community Interventions on Child-Rearing, Oregon Research Institute [video] The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Prevention Summit Nancy Kaufman, R.N., M.S., Vice-President, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [video]
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Plenary Panel IV: Building Multicomponent Community Programs (Regency Ballroom) [video]
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Moderators: Richard A. Millstein, Deputy Director, NIDA, and Acting Director, Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, NIDA Ruth Sanchez-Way, Ph.D., Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Adolescent Transitions Program: A Multilevel, Family-Centered Preventive Intervention in Schools Kathryn Kavanagh, Ph.D., Director, Project Alliance, Child and Family Center, University of Oregon [video] The Community Action for Successful Youth Project: Community Builders and the Prevention of Problem Behaviors Among Middle Schoolers Carol W. Metzler, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute [video] Community Readiness, Media, and Schools Michael D. Slater, Ph.D., Professor, Colorado State University Families and Schools Together Lynn McDonald, M.S.W., Ph.D., Director, Families and Schools Together Project, and Senior Scientist, Wisconsin Center on Education Research, University of Wisconsin [video]
3:00 p.m.	Adjournment

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