Clemson University experts on bullying and cyberbullying

Published: April 2, 2010

Clemson University has experts on the subject of bullying, which is being much-discussed following the suicide of a Massachusetts teenager who authorities say was harassed relentlessly by classmates.

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program at Clemson is a comprehensive, schoolwide program designed and evaluated for use in elementary, middle or junior high schools. The program’s goals are to reduce and prevent bullying problems among school children and to improve peer relations at school. The program has been found to reduce bullying among children, improve the social climate of classrooms and reduce related antisocial behaviors, such as vandalism and truancy. The Olweus program has been implemented in more than a dozen countries around the world, and in thousands of schools in the United States. 

For more information, contact:

Sue Limber
Dan Olweus Distinguished Professor
e-mail: slimber@clemson.edu
864-656-6320

J. Marlene Snyder
Consultant, trainer
e-mail: NoBully@clemson.edu
406-862-8971 or 864-710-4562

Clemson psychology professor Robin Kowalski and Susan Limber are co-authors of “Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age,” a comprehensive book on understanding and combating cyberbullying, written with Patricia Walton Agatston, a licensed professional counselor in Atlanta. The book, along with the accompanying Web site www.cyberbullyhelp.com, offers research findings and tips for identifying and combating bullying habits.

For more, contact:

Robin Kowalski
e-mail: rkowals@clemson.edu
864-656-0348

For assistance, contact Teresa Hopkins in Media Relations at 864-656-1222 or 864-656-2061.