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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> prevscilist-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu <prevscilist-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Prevention Science Program<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 16, 2026 8:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'prevscilist@lists.uoregon.edu' <prevscilist@lists.uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Prevscilist] FW: Congratulations to PREV PhD students Elizabeth Bates and Avery Turner on their successful dissertation defenses!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Leslie Leve
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 15, 2026 7:13 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Congratulations to PREV PhD students Elizabeth Bates and Avery Turner on their successful dissertation defenses!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi PREV Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Three cheers for PREV students Elizabeth Bates and Avery Turner for successfully defending their dissertations!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Elizabeth defended her dissertation on “An Exploration of Intersectional Disparities in School Readiness and the Role of Social Assistance Policies” just before Spring break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Avery’s dissertation defense was this week and focused on “Evaluating the Implementation of Two Required Online Alcohol Prevention Programs for First-Year College Students.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Both were outstanding examples of the integration of research and policy in the area of prevention science. I am very proud of both students and honored to have served as their advisor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please join me in congratulating both of them. A few photos of the newly minted “Dr’s”, their committee, and family and peers are attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Leslie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Leslie Leve, Professor </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Lorry Lokey Chair in Education</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Department Head, Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Scientist, Prevention Science Institute</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">University of Oregon</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">Web:</span></i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none"> <i><a href="https://levelab.uoregon.edu/" title="https://levelab.uoregon.edu/"><span style="color:#2F5597">https://levelab.uoregon.edu/</span></a> and
<a href="https://education.uoregon.edu/people/prevsci/leve" title="https://education.uoregon.edu/people/prevsci/leve"><span style="color:#2F5597">https://education.uoregon.edu/people/prevsci/leve</span></a></i></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">Co-Director, National Scientific Council on Adolescence, <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/developingadolescent.org/__;!!C5qS4YX3!H65AcB7iy3T_rXROVPvEcY43Ig5NI43mYE569xgGPus6qm_Vr1DLo2MaJD3qyx0UC-tc-KivCUCNpopnowLF$" title="https://developingadolescent.org/"><span style="color:#2F5597">https://developingadolescent.org/</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2F5597;mso-ligatures:none">The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Today, descendants are
citizens of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, and they continue to make important contributions in their communities, at UO, and across the land we now refer to as Oregon.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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