Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of STD Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd, MS E-44
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30333
PDittus@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2007 - present Behavioral Scientist, Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch,
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1999 - 2007 Health Scientist, Surveillance and Evaluation Research Branch, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1995 - 1999 Senior Research Scientist, Center for Applied Psychological Research, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY
CDC Project Officer for the original large-scale evaluation of Project Connect, a multi-level intervention to prevent STD, HIV, and teen pregnancy in middle- and high-school students
Conducted research for the past 25 years on adolescent sexual risk behavior and parental influences on adolescent risk behaviors
Published more than 40 books, chapters, and scientific papers, primarily focused on adolescent sexual risk behavior and parenting