Organizations Filed Purposes:
OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE THROUGH THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
PROMOTING HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT: RESEARCHERS IN THIS AREA EXAMINE THE ROLE THAT FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND COMMUNITIES PLAY IN PROMOTING THE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE RESEARCH TEAMS STUDY WHAT LEADS TO SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS AS WELL AS WHAT LEADS TO PROBLEM BEHAVIORS, SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE AND SCHOOL FAILURE. ORI SCIENTISTS WORK WITH SCHOOLS AND PARENTS TO REFINE AND ADAPT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS LITERACY STRENGTHENING, SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAMS, AND PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS.
PROMOTING PHYSICAL HEALTH: ORI RESEARCHERS ARE STUDYING WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES PHYSICALLY HEALTHY. ORI'S WORK IN CHRONIC ILLNESS PREVENTION BEGAN IN THE 1980S WITH RESEARCH TO FIND WAYS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DIABETES MANAGE THEIR ILLNESS. THE STUDY AND PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEGAN IN THE 1990S WITH IMPORTANT LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO BECOME AND REMAIN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND WITH IMPORTANT CLINICAL TRIALS OF THE BENEFITS OF TAI CHI EXERCISE FOR THE ELDERLY.
PROMOTING PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH: ORI SCIENTISTS STUDY EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AS WELL AS NORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONALITY, IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND FACTORS THAT MAKE PEOPLE VULNERABLE TO SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AS WELL AS FACTORS THAT INCREASE RESILIENCE THAT HELPS PEOPLE COPE WITH DAILY CHALLENGES. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF RESEARCH IN THIS AREA IS DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING INTERVENTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISORDERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Fuzhong Li | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 40 | $190,304 |
| Keith Smolkowski | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 38 | $187,866 |
| Paul Rohde | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 35 | $165,943 |
| Eric Stice | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 23 | $111,049 |
| Grant Edmonds | BOARD SECRETARY, RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 34 | $101,170 |
| Chris Arthun | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | 29 | $70,769 |
| Andrew Bergen | BOARD MEMBER, SENIOR SCIENTIST | 21 | $68,440 |
| Julie Pope | BOARD MEMBER, RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 40 | $51,496 |
| Craig Leve | BOARD TREASURER, DATA ANALYST | 21 | $49,156 |
| Judy Andrews | BOARD MEMBER, SENIOR SCIENTIST | 7 | $33,885 |
| Holly Chedester | BOARD MEMBER, RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 18 | $21,842 |
| Natasha Compton | BOARD MEMBER, RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 7 | $6,386 |
| Holly Waldron | BOARD CHAIR, SENIOR SCIENTIST | 1 | $5,725 |
| Aaron Irvin | BOARD MEMBER, RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 2 | $2,331 |
| Herb Severson | BOARD MEMBER, SENIOR SCIENTIST | 1 | $1,500 |
| Shawn Murphy | COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Kannen | COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Forrestel | COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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