Presented By: University of Michigan Retirees Association (UMRA)
Presented by the University of Michigan Retirees Association, Understanding Youth Resiliency, Violence, and the Impact of Firearms
Dr. Marc Zimmerman, Professor and Director of the Prevention Research Center of Michigan and the CDC Funded Youth Violence Prevention Center
Dr. Zimmerman is the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor Public Health and
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, and Professor of Psychology.
Zimmerman’s research focuses on adolescent health and resiliency, and
empowerment theory. His work on adolescent health examines how positive
factors in adolescent lives help them overcome risks they face. His research
includes analysis of adolescent resiliency or risks associated with alcohol and drug
use, violent behavior, precocious sexual behavior and school failure. He is also
studying developmental transitions and longitudinal models of change. His work
on empowerment theory includes measurement and analysis of psychological and
community empowerment
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, and Professor of Psychology.
Zimmerman’s research focuses on adolescent health and resiliency, and
empowerment theory. His work on adolescent health examines how positive
factors in adolescent lives help them overcome risks they face. His research
includes analysis of adolescent resiliency or risks associated with alcohol and drug
use, violent behavior, precocious sexual behavior and school failure. He is also
studying developmental transitions and longitudinal models of change. His work
on empowerment theory includes measurement and analysis of psychological and
community empowerment
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