UW Professor wins National Prevention Science Award

Earlier this week, the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) presented the 2016 Prevention Science Award to Dr. Kevin Haggerty, the Director of the Social Development Research group (SDRG) and Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work.  Dr. Haggerty is an international leader in the field of prevention research, developing and evaluating prevention strategies for more than 30 years.  For the past 25 years, Dr. Haggerty has directed nearly all clinical intervention research projects at SDRG.  His research spans the prevention translation continuum and includes basic etiological research on risk and protective factors for substance use, development, implementation and evaluation of efficacy trials, and implementation and evaluation of effectiveness trials.

Dr. Haggerty has dedicated his career to reducing substance use and other problem behaviors among youth and adults and to improving the social conditions that promote well-being and increase health equity.  His efforts have focused on programs targeting high-risk youth, families, schools and communities and he has worked across developmental stages.

Congratulations Dr. Haggerty!

For more information about the SPR, visit www.preventionresearch.org/.