Dieting Youth show Greater Brain Reward Activity in Response to Food
ORI senior scientist Eric Stice and colleagues provide results in a recent issue of NeuroImage that further our understanding of how and why most weight loss diets fail.
Parenting Support via the Web
Pediatric clinics are collaborating with ORI scientists to evaluate how well an Internet-based version of a successful parenting program helps parents.
Eating Disorders
Eric Stice & colleagues have developed several prevention programs that effectively reduce risk for onset of eating disorders and obesity.
Does Personality Predict Health?
Sarah Hampson & team are linking personality assessments from school children 45 years ago to examinations of these same people, now middle age adults. The findings demonstrate a link between childhood personality traits and health behaviors that affect adult health outcomes.
ORI Diversity Interest Group Scholarship Winner
The $500 scholarship was awarded to Gudatu Wotcha to help her continue her studies in Family and Human Services.
Video Teleconferencing Reaches Rural Teens
ORI researchers are the first to develop & test home-based treatment by videoconference for rural adolescents in therapy for substance abuse.
Resources
First Step to Success is a proven home-school intervention developed by ORI scientists that addresses behavior problems and teaches challenging children to get along with others and to engage in schoolwork.
Latest News
New Grant Award!
Scientists Brian Danaher and John Seeley are the Principal Investigators on a newly-funded grant to develop tobacco cessation programs for mobile phones....
Featured Employee
Meet Dave Kennedy, ORI’s Facility Maintenance Technician/Coordinator, our new go-to guy for facilities maintenance and repair. Dave comes to us from Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) and is currently splitting his time between the two organizations. In addition to a strong background in renovations of residential and commercial properties, Dave is skilled and competent in general building maintenance and repair. And, perhaps most importantly, he has a good sense of humor, a ready smile and a ‘can-do’ attitude. Dave is married with two daughters and is committed to living a green lifestyle at home. He is a parent volunteer at the Village School where he helps with site clean-up and maintenance. Welcome aboard, Dave!