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The Hazing Prevention Research Lab at the University of Maine is a national leader in the fight to end campus hazing through scientific research and evidence-based solutions. Your gift of any amount today will help the lab conduct rigorous hazing prevention research and launch a new national study investigating how U.S. college students are experiencing hazing on their campuses.
Lives Remembered, Futures Protected: Hazing Prevention Research Campaign
As a cornerstone project of the lab, the National Study of Student Hazing will survey thousands of college students to understand the current scope of hazing, as well as campus professionals working to prevent hazing.
From Research to Action
The study updates the landmark 2008 study “Hazing in View: College Students at Risk” led by UMaine Professors Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden.
The original study has been cited hundreds of thousands of times in publications, policy briefs, presentations, and news articles, and has informed state and national policies and laws.
Dr. Allan, who will lead the new study, is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Maine, the Director of the Hazing Prevention Research Lab, and Principal at StopHazing.org.
Your Donation Will Help Save Lives
Hazing continues to kill, injure, and traumatize students on U.S. college campuses.
More than half of college students experience hazing when they participate in teams, groups, or clubs. At least one student has been killed by hazing nearly every year since 1959, with more than 100 deaths since 2000.
This research will help us develop more effective hazing prevention solutions, training, and strategies to reach our vision: A world free of hazing.
All students deserve to participate in groups, clubs teams, and organizations without being harmed–emotionally, mentally, or physically–by hazing.
your gift Will save lives
When you donate to the Hazing Prevention Research Lab, your gift will:
Our Funds
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Our Research Team
The University of Maine’s Hazing Prevention Research Lab and StopHazing have been the foremost authorities in hazing prevention for over two decades.
Bringing unparalleled expertise to the complex challenge of hazing prevention, our approach is grounded in rigorous, peer-reviewed studies that have shaped the global conversation about hazing prevention.
We developed the only data-driven, peer-reviewed framework for hazing prevention. Our assessment tools have been tested with thousands of college students. We’ve developed the largest collection of research-informed resources for comprehensive hazing prevention, and we’ve served as consultants for state and federal hazing policies.
Our team possesses the unique combination of academic credentials and practical experience to support knowledge-sharing and culture-shifting at postsecondary institutions.
Interested in Collaborating with us?
Contact us to learn more about partnership, research, or advisory opportunities.
College of Education and Human Development
5766 Shibles Hall
Orono, ME 04469
Tel: 207.581.2441 | coehd@maine.edu