Prevention Innovations Research Center
Fieldwork Safety Program Recognized for Excellence
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities honored UNH's research fieldwork safety program with an award. Read More
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08/30/23uSafeUS® App Supports Student Safety
UNH tops national rankings for campus safety year after year, but like any college, it’s not immune to instances of sexual violence. UNH is also home... -
10/08/21Interdisciplinary to the CoRE
Fourteen teams of researchers have received funding for interdisciplinary projects through the Collaborative Research Excellence initiative -
05/18/21An App for Violence Prevention
With new NSF funding, UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center will launch and pilot a new violence prevention and safety app targeted to high... -
07/03/19Potter Testifies
Sharyn Potter of UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center testified recently before a House of Representatives veteran affairs subcommittee.
Recent Stories
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05/28/18 - At the University of Montana, You Must Pass an Anti-Rape Test Before You RegisterAt the University of Montana, students must complete a mandatory bystander intervention training course based off of PIRC's Bringing in the Bystander In-Person Prevention Program. Read More -
04/18/18 - Business NH Magazine: Changing the Office Culture to be Better for WomenSharyn Potter and Jane Stapleton discuss creating organizational cultural change that does not tolerate sexual harassment and assault. Read More -
04/09/18 - Long-term impacts of college sexual assaults on women survivors' educational and career attainmentsPIRC researchers, Sharyn Potter, Rebecca Howard, Sharon Murphy, and Mary Moynihan, have published a new study in the Journal of American College Health focusing on the long-term... Read More -
03/26/18 - CSCU campuses educating about sexual assault, dating violenceConnecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) has implemented Bringing in the Bystander to prevent campus sexual assault and dating violence. Read More -
03/06/18 - Readers Shared Their Harassment Stories. Experts Weigh In.PIRC member, Bobby Eckstein, weighs in on harassment stories and shares advice on combatting harassment in the workplace in this New York Times article. Read More -
03/05/18 - NHPR: #MeToo: New Hampshire Stories of Survival, Reflection and PreventionAn intern at the Prevention Innovations Research Center talks about the center's research, their new app and her own thoughts and theories about sexual violence. Read More -
02/08/18 - Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Rural Community Members' Perceptions of Help-SeekingPIRC Researchers are featured in the January/February 2018 issue of Sexual Assault Report, with their article "Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Rural Communty Members'... Read More -
02/05/18 - Concord Monitor: St. Paul's Partners with Crisis Center To Provide Sexual Violence Prevention EducationPrevention Innovations Research Center will help evaluate and strengthen ongoing health and safety programming at St. Paul’s. Read More -
01/29/18 - The New York Times: David Schwimmer Made Six Short Films About Sexual Harassment. We Annotate One of Them.Robert Eckstein of Prevention Innovations Research Center provides annotations along with other experts. Read More -
01/29/18 - Eckstein weighs in on #ThatsHarassment campaignPIRC Practitioner, Bobby Eckstein, weighs in on videos for the new #ThatsHarassment campaign and gives advice on how to prevent workplace sexual harassment. Read More