UIC博士在社区和预防研究（CPR）中的集中研究的主要任务是训练学生就多元化社会中的重要社会问题进行创新研究。博士生积极参与核心和附属教职员工的研究，通常在城市学校，社区和人类服务机构中。课程和实践课程着重于进行和传播应用研究。UIC的社区和预防研究博士课程为学生准备了各种行动研究活动。计划的毕业生在学术机构，政府机构，社区组织，政策机构和非学术研究机构中从事行动研究职业。该博士课程提供有关社区心理学，预防和干预研究的理论和方法的培训，以增强学生就紧迫的社会问题进行创造性和批判性思考的能力。三项指导原则构
The primary mission of UIC's doctoral concentration in Community and Prevention Research (CPR) is to train students to conduct innovative research on important social issues in a pluralistic society. Doctoral students are actively involved in research with core and affiliated faculty, typically in urban schools, neighborhoods, and human service settings. Coursework and practicums focus on conducting and disseminating applied research. UIC's doctoral program in community and prevention research prepares students for a variety of action-research activities. Program graduates pursue action-research careers in academic settings, government agencies, community-based organizations, policy institutes, and non-academic research settings. The doctoral program provides training in the theories and methods of community psychology and prevention and intervention research so as to strengthen students' abilities to think both creatively and critically about pressing social issues. Three guiding principles shape this program to facilitate students? clear and incisive thinking about issues related to diversity, positive development, and ecological analysis.