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Richard M. Lerner

Richard M. Lerner is the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and the Director of the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University. Lerner has more than 750 scholarly publications, including more than 80 authored or edited books. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence and of Applied Developmental Science. The APS named him the 2020 James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award winner for lifetime outstanding contributions to applied psychological research. -faculty profile

Works (46)

Cover of Concepts and theories of human development
Concepts and theories of human development
1976
Cover of Life-Span Development and Behavior
Life-Span Development and Behavior
Cover of Early adolescence
Early adolescence
Cover of Handbook of adolescent psychology
Handbook of adolescent psychology
Cover of Encyclopedia of applied developmental science
Encyclopedia of applied developmental science
Cover of Final solutions
Final solutions
1992
Cover of Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology
June 1983
Cover of Social, Emotional, and Personality Development Vol. 3
Social, Emotional, and Personality Development Vol. 3
Cover of Human development, a life-span perspective
Human development, a life-span perspective
1983
Cover of Family systems and life-span development
Family systems and life-span development
Cover of Handbook of child psychology
Handbook of child psychology
Cover of Handbook of Life Course Health Development
Handbook of Life Course Health Development
Cover of Adolescence in America
Adolescence in America
Cover of The good teen
The good teen
2007
Cover of Life-Span Development and Behavior
Life-Span Development and Behavior
Cover of Biological-psychosocial interactions in early adolescence
Biological-psychosocial interactions in early adolescence
Cover of Innovative Methods for Studying Lives in Context
Innovative Methods for Studying Lives in Context
February 27, 2004
Cover of Experiencing adolescents
Experiencing adolescents
Cover of Handbook of Child Psychology, Cognition, Perception, and Language
Handbook of Child Psychology, Cognition, Perception, and Language
Cover of Handbook of applied developmental science
Handbook of applied developmental science
Cover of Social change, public policy, and community collaborations
Social change, public policy, and community collaborations
Cover of Embodiment and Epigenesis : Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Understanding the Role of Biology Within the Relational Developmental System
Embodiment and Epigenesis : Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Understanding the Role of Biology Within the Relational Developmental System
Cover of Final Solutions
Final Solutions
Cover of Handbook of child psychology
Handbook of child psychology
Cover of Family diversity and family policy
Family diversity and family policy
1999
Cover of Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology
Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology
Cover of Applied developmental psychology
Applied developmental psychology
Cover of University-community collaborations for the twenty-first century
University-community collaborations for the twenty-first century
Cover of Child and adolescent development
Child and adolescent development
Cover of The handbook of life-span development
The handbook of life-span development
Cover of The Good Teen
The Good Teen
Cover of Encyclopedia of human ecology
Encyclopedia of human ecology
Cover of Biological-Psychosocial Interactions in Early Adolescence
Biological-Psychosocial Interactions in Early Adolescence
Cover of Life-span development and behaviour
Life-span development and behaviour
Cover of America's Youth in Crisis
America's Youth in Crisis
December 19, 1994
Cover of Encyclopedia of adolescence
Encyclopedia of adolescence
Cover of Serving children and families through community-university partnerships
Serving children and families through community-university partnerships
Cover of Concepts and Theories of Human Development
Concepts and Theories of Human Development
Cover of Liberty
Liberty
February 10, 2004
Cover of Adolescents and their families
Adolescents and their families
Cover of On the nature of human plasticity
On the nature of human plasticity
1984
Cover of Child influences on marital and family interaction
Child influences on marital and family interaction
Cover of Experiencing adolescents
Experiencing adolescents
Cover of The Developmental Science of Adolescence History Through Autobiography
The Developmental Science of Adolescence History Through Autobiography
Cover of Individuals as producers of their development
Individuals as producers of their development
Cover of Pathways to positive development among diverse youth
Pathways to positive development among diverse youth