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Research Centers

Center for Childhood Obesity Research

Center for Health Care and Policy Research

Center for Healthy Aging

Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center

Methodology Center

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Research Projects: Childhood Obesity Health Care Policy Healthy Aging Prevention Methodology
Services and Resources: Health Care Policy Project Support Clinical Research Center Services Healthy Aging Research Support Methodology Resources
Education and Training: Clinical and Translational Sciences Dual-Title Ph.D. Health Services Research Colloquium Methodology Training Methodology Software
Selected Publications: Center for Childhood Obesity Research Methodology Publications Prevention Publications
Outreach and Collaboration: Combating Childhood Obesity Faculty Affiliate Program in Health Care and Policy Research Healthy Aging Community Support

Research Support Units

HHD contains several centers and other units that offer a variety of unique and excellent research-support services.

The Clinical Research Center provides infrastructure and services for investigators who conduct research with humans.

Visit the Clinical Research Center website.

The Biomarker Core Lab provides biomarker research support, including preparation and analysis of samples, data analysis, and consultation on study design.

Visit the Biomarker Core Lab website.

The Methodology Consulting Group provides consultation in statistics, research design, and measurement for faculty, staff, and graduate students.

Visit the Methodology Consulting Group website.

The Diet Assessment Center provides high quality dietary data collection and development and/or validation of dietary instruments such as food frequency questionnaires and dietary screeners.

Visit the Diet Assessment Center website.

Research Spotlight

Penn State research team to respond to legislators’ needs for social and behavioral research in light of COVID-19

Taylor Scott, research assistant professor with the Prevention Research Center, and collaborators will leverage the infrastructure of the Research-to-Policy Collaborative, a network of researchers across the country.

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