Dr. Angela Broadus will be conducting a substance abuse training  from August 7-10 with the  Cameron County Juvenile Probation Department in San Benito, TX.  For information about upcoming trainings, please contact Dr. Broadus at 936-261-5258 or adbroadus@pvamu.edu.

More about the Trainer

Dr. Angela Broadus joined the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M in April of 2016. She completed an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno’s Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Program, plus an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and a B.S. in Psychology from Sam Houston State University. Dr. Broadus brings seven years of experience teaching online and face-to- face classes in substance use disorders and child development at the University of Nevada, Reno; plus, extensive experience as a professional community trainer in the field of substance abuse prevention and aging. In addition, Dr. Broadus has authored or co-authored nine technical reports, three encyclopedia entries, one book chapter, and five articles in peer-review journals. Professionally, Dr. Broadus has held multiple positions within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional and Health Divisions, Oregon’s Washington County Community Corrections Center, and California’s Department of Corrections Research Division. Since her arrival, Dr. Broadus has developed nine, 2-hour substance prevention workshops, and has traveled extensively throughout the state offering workshops to those who work with or have adolescents. Her current research includes further development of her Public Attitudes about Addiction Scale (PAAS), a statewide assessment of juvenile prevention needs, and an assessment of the new substance abuse prevention curriculum.