Swedish Judgements
Principal Investigator: Ola Svenson, PhD
Funder: Nordic Nuclear Safety Research
04/01/2024 – present
To study biased perceptions and judgements in real life on perceived and actual Coronavirus exposure and risk judgments, human judgments of efficiency improvements of electric vehicle charging stations in the US, and knowledge resistance.
Reliability of Forensic Latent Print Evidence
Principal Investigator: Robert Mauro, PhD
Funder: Forensic Justice Project
03/01/2024 – 02/28/2025
To work with other researchers selected for the LPRP on a group publication assessing whether latent print methodology has been shown, based on empirical studies, to be repeatable, reproducible, and accurate, at levels that have been measured and are appropriate to the intended application. Within a 12-month period, the LPRP researchers will seek peer-reviewed publication of the results of their analysis in high-quality, reputable journals.
Longview Phase I
Principal Investigator: Paul Slovic, PhD
Funder: Longview Philanthropy
12/01/2023 – 09/30/2024
To mitigate existential risk and improve nuclear decision making.
Arithmetic of Compassion Website
Principal Investigator: Scott Slovic, PhD
Funder: Bower Award and Donations
12/01/2023 – present
To fund the Arithmetic of Compassion website (https://www.arithmeticofcompassion.org/), to raise awareness of psychological obstacles to compassion, including psychic numbing, pseudo-inefficacy, and the prominence effect.
Parenting Now Lane County Triple P Project
Principal Investigator: Carol W. Metzler, PhD
Funder: Parenting Now
07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 extended
Continuation, with a new prime awardee (Parenting Now), of the former United Way/Lane Kids partnership for implementation. To work with community partners to implement the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program in Lane County, to assist families county-wide with evidence-based parenting supports. ORI CES staff also provide program evaluation services to the project, including collection and analysis of parent surveys and program exposure data.
Parenting Help Online Outcome Paper
Principal Investigator: Carol Metzler, PhD
Funder: Carol Metzler
08/01/2022 – 12/31/2022 extended
To support finalization and submission of the outcome paper for the ORI Parenting Help Online project.
Principal Investigator: Erika Westling, PhD
Funder: Oregon Mind Body Institute
07/01/21 – 06/30/24 extended
To work with OEA Choice Trust to plan and implement mindfulness trainings and technical assistance for school administrators and school employees to promote the health and well-being of school employees.
Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator: Jason Luoma, PhD
Funder: Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center (donations)
10/01/2021 – present
To assist in managing funds for a randomized clinical trial of MDMA assisted psychotherapy for social anxiety disorder. The longer-term goal of this project is to make the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Research Institute a leading contributor to psychedelic science.
Principal Investigator: Charles Turner, PhD
Funder: Syracuse Area Salvation Army & Onondaga County Department CFS
10/1/18 to inactive
To evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy-Child Welfare [FFT-CW ®] on the quality of treatment and prevention services for maltreated youth and their families in a child welfare setting.
International Personality Item Pool Website
Principal Investigator: Lewis R. Goldberg, PhD
Funder: donations
01/01/2007 – present
This IPIP website is intended as an international effort to develop and continually refine a set of personality inventories, whose items are in the public domain, and whose scales can be used for both scientific and commercial purposes.