Realizing Social Justice : The Challenge of Preventive Interventions

This volume seeks to advance interest and knowledge in prevention by presenting a renewed vision suited to the needs of the U.S. population. The book emphasises the potential of prevention to promote positive development across the lifespan and to foster social justice.

Maureen E. Kenny, Ph.D., 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 M.Ed. at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Ph.D. with specializations in counseling and school psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a fellow of APA Division 17 and served as chair of the Section on Prevention of Division 17, the Society for Counseling Psychology. 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, Ph.D., is currently distinguished research professor, emeritus, and director of the Educational Policy and Evaluation Center of the University of Georgia. Dr. Horne completed his Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University. He has been a director of training for counseling psychology at both Indiana State University 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 thirty 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, Ph.D., MPH, is a professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia. She studied psychology at the Catholic University of Chile. She received her MPH degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and her Ph.D. 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, M.D., 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 Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Ohio State University. 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 under-resourced 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 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 co-directed a prevention research team conducting school and community-based prevention research in Chicago.