Richard M. Lerner (born February 23, 1946) is professor of
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Tufts University
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, occupying the Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science. Also at Tufts, he directs the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development.Lerner profile at Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development (accessed October 11, 2016)
Lerner has authored more than 700 scholarly publications, including more than 80 authored or edited books, and was founding editor of the ''
Journal of Research on Adolescence
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Applied Developmental Science
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Lerner's recent honors include:
American Psychological Association (Division 1) Ernest R. Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to General Psychology, 2015
American Psychological Association Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology, 2014
American Psychological Associations (Division 7) Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society, 2013
John P. Hill Memorial Award for Life-Time Outstanding Work, the Society for Research on Adolescence, 2010
Selected works
* Lerner, Richard M. ''Concepts and Theories of Human Development''. 3rd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2002.
* Silbereisen, R. K. and Richard M. Lerner (eds.). ''Approaches to Positive Youth Development''. Los Angeles: Sage, 2007.
* Damon, William and Richard M. Lerner. ''Child and Adolescent Development: An Advanced Course''. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008.
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* Molenaar, Peter C. M., Richard M. Lerner, and Karl M. Newell (eds.). ''Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology''. Guilford, 2014.
* Lerner, Richard M. and Willis F. Overton (eds.). ''Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science''. 4 vols. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2015.
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