Society for Prevention Research

The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) is an American non-profit learned society dedicated to prevention science.

History
The Society for Prevention Research was established in 1991 at a meeting of National Institute on Drug Abuse staff and prevention research center directors held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. By the following spring, it was incorporated as a non-profit organization in New York. Steven P. Schinke served as the Society's first president from 1993 to 1995. In 2000, its official journal, Prevention Science, was established.

Presidents
The president of the Society for Prevention Research is Guillermo "Willy" Prado. The following is a partial list of the Society's past presidents:


 * 1993–1995: Steven P. Schinke
 * 1995–1997: Richard Clayton
 * 1997–1998: Karol Kumpfer
 * 1998 (interim): Richard Clayton
 * 1998–2001: Sheppard Kellam
 * 2001–2003: Gilbert Botvin
 * 2003–2005: J. David Hawkins
 * 2005–2007: Anthony Biglan
 * 2007–2009: Zili Sloboda
 * 2009–2011: Linda Collins
 * 2011–2013: Deborah Gorman-Smith
 * 2013–2015: Felipe Gonzalez Castro