On November 9, 2011, Amanda Nickerson, associate professor
of counseling, school, and educational psychology, and director of
the Dr. Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse
and School Violence, gave a research presentation to precede Judy
Shepard’s Distinguished Speaker Series
lecture.
Robert Granfield, professor and chair of
sociology and director of the Strategic Strength in Civic
Engagement and Public Policy gave the welcome remarks and
stressed the importance of high impact research being conducted at
UB. Timothy
Janikowski, associate professor and chair of counseling,
school, and educational psychology, introduced the speaker and
outlined the history of the Alberti Center. Dr.
Nickerson’s lecture defined the problem of bullying, shared
effective strategies for prevention and intervention, and
summarized current research on bullying and bullying
prevention. This pre-lecture event was organized by the UB
Alberti Center and the UB Strategic Strength in Civic
Engagement and Public Policy.
The full lecture is available, for free, below and on
the UBNOW YouTube Channel.
A copy of Robert Granfield's introductory remarks,
which contains information about the event, the Alberti
Center, and the Strategic Strength in Civic Engagement in Public
Policy is available below.
