Press Releases

Perkins and Craig deliver research, (HWS press release 11/13/2009)
"Bullying Likely to Occur in the Classroom; Nearly Two-thirds of Students Bullied in Past Month", by the American Public Health Association about the paper, "Where does bullying take place among adolescents when they are at school?," presented at the 2009 national meeting in Philadelphia. Authors: H. Wesley Perkins, PhD; Jessica M. Perkins, MS; and David W. Craig, PhD (APHA press release 11/4/2009)
Social Norms theory is the talk of Scotland Parliament - HWS Alcohol Education Project contributions acknowledged (HWS press release 11/27/2007)
Canadian Student Drinking Study Published (HWS press release)
College Student-Athlete Study Published (HWS press release 11/1/2006)
HWS MVP Project recognized as model progam in 2005 U. S. Department of Education competition. (HWS press release)
Nation-wide college drinking study published (National Social Norms Resouce Center press release 8/30/2005 , HWS Press Release)
Results from three year HWS MVP Project and Multi-institution NCAA STARR replication released highlighting social norms work with intercollegiate athletes. (HWS press release 7/23/2004, Project press release)
Serious flaws noted in Wechsler's latest Harvard study attempting to discredit the social norms approach. (HWS press release 7/23/2003). Click here to see links to more press coverage of this debate.