Admin Core

ABSTRACT The Core component of the proposed renewal of the “Environmental Approaches to Prevention” Research Center Grant at the Prevention Research Center (PRC) will perform organizing and administrative functions for the entire center, supporting the infrastructure critical to the goals and aims of PRC for the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2027. The Core has coordinating responsibility over all Center Grant research components, as well as other funded research projects not a part of the Center Grant. Ensuring and maintaining scientific standards and raising public awareness are primary functions of the Core. Core responsibilities are both internal (supporting Center Grant and PRC) and external (supporting alcohol prevention in general). Major internal functions of the Core specifically related to the Center Grant include: Executive Function, Administrative Support, Computer/ Statistical Support, and the Research Reference function. The Core will support administrative time of the Principal Investigator (Dr. Mallie J. Paschall), while the Associate Director (Dr. Paul J. Gruenewald) will provide administrative time as needed at no cost. The Core will also support two policy analysts (Dr. Sue Thomas and Mr. Ryan Treffers) and two post-doctoral fellows who will be involved in multiple research components of the Center. The Core will also provide financial support for meetings of the Scientific Advisory Council. PRC and its parent organization, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, provide indirect support for information technology services, facilities management, and recruitment of personnel, and computer/statistical support functions: word processing, graphic design capability, and additional data management. The Research Reference function includes maintenance of the alcohol prevention library. Alcohol prevention is multi-disciplinary, so the Center cannot function in isolation. PRC staff are involved in a range of activities designed to create scientific bases for public discussions about alcohol issues and to contribute to awareness and rational public debate. Therefore, the major external functions of the Core are to support participation in scientific and professional meetings; conference sponsorship; consultation, participation in advisory groups, expert panels or direct technical assistance; providing testimony; research review; editorial review; professional associations; and training.