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IBR Honors Veterans with Campus Luncheon and Research Presentation
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The Institute of Behavioral Research (IBR) at Texas Christian University (TCU) hosted an early Veterans Day luncheon Nov. 9, bringing together faculty, staff and students from across campus to recognize military service and highlight issues affecting veterans. Renee Castillo, a veteran and IBR graduate student, led a presentation exploring the history and significance of Veterans…
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Study Links Prison-Based Therapeutic Communities to Lower Recidivism
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A study co-authored by Pamela Carey, associate research scientist at the Institute of Behavioral Research (IBR) at TCU, found that people who received substance use treatment in prison-based therapeutic communities had lower rates of arrest and reincarceration after release. Published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, the study evaluated therapeutic community programs at two Illinois…
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IBR Shares Proactive Approach to Research Compliance at SOCRA Conference
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The Institute of Behavioral Research (IBR) is shifting from reacting to compliance problems to preventing them, an approach Crystal Moran, public health research associate for regulatory compliance at IBR, presented at the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) Annual Conference in Denver. Her poster, “From Reactive to Proactive: Applying the Plan-Do-Study-Act Framework to Build an…