Evidence-Based Prevention

Jonathan P. Schwartz is associate dean of graduate studies at the College of Education at the University of Houston. He was previously associate dean of research and head of the Counseling and Educational Psychology Department at New Mexico State University. He is the past president of Division 51, Psychology of Men and Masculinity, of the American Psychological Association (APA); the past chair of the Division 17 Prevention Section; and an executive board member of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP). Schwartz has published in the areas of men and masculinity, prevention, and intimate violence. He was named in 2010 the fourth most productive scholar in the Psychology of Men and Masculinity and has had grants supporting his work. Schwartz was awarded the 2008 Researcher of the Year Award from Division 51 (Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity) of the APA and received the 2011 Fritz and Linn Kuder Early Career Scientist/Practitioner Award from the APA Division of Counseling Psychology. Schwartz was recently named a fellow of Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology, of the APA. Arthur M. Horne is currently Dean of the College of Education and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia, Athens. He obtained his PhD in counseling and Educational Psychology from Southern Illinois university, and his masters and bachelor's from the University of Florida, Gainesville. He is widely known in the area of bullying, working with youth, boys, and prevention.

Chapter 1: Definitions of Evidence-Based Practice and Programs - Katherine A. Raczynski, Michael Waldo, Jonathon Schwartz & Arthur M. Horne Chapter 2: Evaluating Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Chapter 3: Criteria for Evidence-Based Practice and Programs Chapter 4: Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs