Pacific Institute For Research And Evaluation

• Madd Releases National and State-by-State Ratings As Part of Its Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Fifth Anniversary Report to the Nation

-- New Data Cites $132 Billion Annual Cost of Drunk Driving in America -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In connection with the fifth anniversary of its Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving(R), Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is unveiling a Report to the Nation, which rates each state on its progress toward eliminating drunk driving. Based on an average of these state ratings, the nation received a three-star rating on a five-star scale. Also included in the report are updated figures showing that drunk driving costs the United States more than $132 billion annually, according to data compiled by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE).

• U.S. Newswire
• November 16, 2011

• Bernard Murphy Elected President and CEO of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.

CALVERTON, Md. -- The Board of Directors of Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) has elected Bernard Murphy, PhD., as President and CE...

• Business Wire
• September 12, 2008

• Value of State Control of Liquor Sales Sharply Debated

HARRISBURG -- A state senator yesterday challenged the assumptions of a researcher who claimed alcohol consumption would increase dramatically under a private liquor system with more than one-fourth of the increased sales of liquor consumed by minors. Pennsylvania would increase from 42nd to 27th in total consumption if it sells state-run stores to the private sector, Ted R. Miller, research scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, told a Senate committee. It stems in part from private store clerks not checking minors' identification as diligently as state employees, he said.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• February 15, 2011

• Methods and challenges of analyzing spatial data for social work problems: the case of examining child maltreatment geographically.

..., Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and... scientist, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Berkeley, C...

• Social Work Research
• Vol. 30 Nbr. 4, December 2006

• Deltek Secures Contract with Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation; Nonprofit Research Organization Selects Deltek Enterprise to Manage Project-Based Needs.

HERNDON, Va. -- Deltek, the enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor of choice for project-based businesses, announced today that independent nonprof...

• Business Wire
• May 23, 2005

• Let Drinking Age Stay Put

For nearly as long as I can remember, I have been engaged in the terrible battle against the No. 1 killer of our nation's youth - underage drinking. Through my work with the International Institute for Alcohol Awareness and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, I am continually reminded of the harmful consequences that young people, their families and others have to endure because of the young who illegally and irresponsibly use and abuse alcohol. Few can comprehend the anguish of losing a child, sister or friend, taken before his or her time. Hopefully, more can appreciate and understand the frustration of losing a loved one, without going through the heartache of being victimized by a tragedy that could have been prevented if underage drinkers had no access to alcohol.

• The Washington Times
• August 22, 2008

• Study Finds Mass Media Campaigns Alone Can Effectively Reduce High- Risk Sexual Behavior Among Impulsive, Sensation-Seeking Young Adults

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Chris Stoughton of Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, +1-301-755-2773, cstoughton@pire.org

• U.S. Newswire
• April 03, 2008

• Cleaning Up the 'Hood

Today, the mother of three is a research scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), a nonprofit organization focused "on individual and social problems associated with the use of alcohol and drugs," in Calverton, Md.

• Crisis, The
• Vol. 113 Nbr. 6, November 2006

• Young People Engaging in Sexual Activity Differ On Definitions of Virginity, Abstinence

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Michelle Blackston of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, +1-301-755-2444 or mblackston@pire.org

• U.S. Newswire
• November 01, 2007

• Culture Can Affect Access to Alcohol, Drug Abuse Treatment for Rural Youth

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Michelle Blackston of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, +1-301-755-2444, mblackston@pire.org

• U.S. Newswire
• October 30, 2007