Dr. Ron Prinz
Carolina Distinguished Professor

Barnwell, Room 430
prinz@sc.edu
Telephone: 803.777.7143

Research Interests Prevention of children’s social, emotional, behavioral and health problems and promotion of child well-being Parenting and family-based interventions Strategies for population and community-wide prevention Prevention of child maltreatment Policy and intervention issues related to the child welfare system

Education
Undergraduate (Psychology):  UCLA and UC Berkeley
Doctoral (Clinical Psychology):  State University of New York at Stony Brook
Internship (Clinical Psychology):  Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center, New York

Leadership
Director, Parenting and Family Research Center
Director (with R. McKeown, E. Patterson, & D. Wilson), Research Consortium on Children and Families www.sc.edu/research/childfamily/
Co-Director (with R. Booze), Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Program   www.sc.edu/bbip/
Co-Editor-in-Chief (with T. Ollendick), Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review  http://www.springer.com/psychology/child+&+school+psychology/journal/10567

Grants
Risk reduction via promotion of youth development.  National Institute of Mental Health

Media-based programming to enhance parenting.  National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Population-level parenting interventions to reduce prevalence of child abuse (translation research grant).  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Biomedical-behavioral interface:  Prevention and developmental sciences training [T32].  National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Parenting and Family Research Center. Triple P International

Parental opinions survey. Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs

Creating the scientific infrastructure for the Promise Neighborhood Initiative (Grand Opportunity Grant).  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Representative Publications
Prinz, R.J., Sanders, M.R., Shapiro, C.J., Whitaker, D.J., & Lutzker, J.R. (2009). Population-based prevention of child maltreatment:  The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial. Prevention Science, 10, 1-13.

Sanders, M.R., Prinz, R.J., & Shapiro, C.J. (2009-in press). Predicting uptake and utilization of evidence-based parenting interventions with organizational, service-provider and client variables. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.

Prinz, R.J. (2009).  Towards a population-based paradigm for parenting intervention, prevention of child maltreatment, and promotion of child well-being. In K. Dodge & D. Coleman (Eds.), Community prevention of child maltreatment. NY: Guilford.

Sanders, M.R., Prinz, R.J., & Prinz, R.J. (2009).  The dissemination of a multi-level evidence-based system of parenting interventions.  Child Welfare Journal, 88, 142-147.

Sanders, M.R., & Prinz, R.J. (2008).  Using the mass media as a population level strategy to strengthen parenting skills. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 609-621.

Foster, E.M., Prinz, R.J., Sanders, M.R., & Shapiro, C.J. (2008).  The costs of a public health infrastructure for delivering parenting and family support.  Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 493-501.

Sanders, M.R., & Prinz, R.J. (2008).  Ethical and professional issues in the implementation of population-level parenting interventions.  Clinical Psychology:  Science and Practice, 15, 130-136.

Shapiro, C.J., Prinz, R.J., & Sanders, M.R. (2008).  Population-wide parenting intervention training:  Initial feasibility.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 457-466.

Prinz, R.J., & Sanders, M.R. (2006). Testing effects on parenting at a broad scale:  The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial.  In N. Heinrichs, K. Hahlweg, & M. Doepfner (Eds.), Strengthening families: Different evidence-based approaches to support child mental health. Muenster, Germany: .Psychotherapie Verlag.

Seng, A.W., Prinz, R.J., & Sanders, M.R. (2006).  The role of training variables in effective dissemination of evidence-based parenting interventions. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 8, 19-27.

Prinz, R.J. (2006).  Parenting and the prevention of childhood injuries.  In L.S. Doll, S.E. Bonzo, J.A. Mercy, D.A. Sleet, & E.N. Haas (Eds.), Handbook of injury and violence prevention.  New York:  Springer.

Miller, G.E., & Prinz, R.J. (2003).  Engagement of families in treatment for childhood conduct problems.  Behavior Therapy, 34, 517-534.

Berryhill, J. C., & Prinz, R.J. (2003).  Environmental interventions to enhance student adjustment:  Implications for prevention.  Prevention Science, 4, 65-87.

Prinz, R.J., & Kerns, S.E.U. (2003).  Early substance use by juvenile offenders.  Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 33, 263-278.

Locke, L.M., & Prinz, R.J. (2002).  Measurement of parental discipline and nurturance. Clinical Psychology Review, 22, 895-929.

Prinz, R. J., Dumas, J. E., Smith, E. P., Laughlin, J., White, D., & Barrón, R. (2001).  Recruitment and retention of participants in prevention trials.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20 (Supplement), 31-37.

Prinz, R. J., & Connell, C. (1997).  Prevention of conduct disorders and antisocial behavior.  In R. T. Ammerman & M. Hersen (Eds.), Handbook of prevention and treatment with children and adolescents:  Intervention in the real world context (pp. 238-258).  New York:  Wiley.

Prinz, R. J., & Miller, G. E. (1994).  Family-based treatment for childhood antisocial behavior:  Experimental influences on dropout and engagement.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62, 645-650.