Ronald F. Levant is a psychologist, a professor, and a former president of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

(APA). After earning an undergraduate degree at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, Levant completed a

Doctor of Education The Doctor of Education (Ed.D. or D.Ed.; Latin ''Educationis Doctor'' or ''Doctor Educationis'') is (depending on region and university) a research or professional doctoral degree that focuses on the field of education. It prepares the holder for a ...

(EdD) at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. He also holds a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

. Much of Levant's work has focused on men and fatherhood. At Boston University in the 1980s, Levant taught eight-week parenting courses for fathers. He authored the parenting guide ''Between Father and Child'' in the 1980s. From 2007 to 2015, he served as the editor of the journal ''

Psychology of Men and Masculinity ''Psychology of Men & Masculinities'' (originally ''Psychology of Men & Masculinity'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association on behalf of Division 51. The journal was established in 2000 and covers ...

''. He is widely considered one of the key people responsible for creating the new field of the psychology of men and masculinities. He was included in the Elsevier-Stanford University data base listing the top 2% of scientists in the world. His subfields are listed as social psychology (rank # 577) and clinical psychology (rank # 626). Levant is a psychology professor emeritus at the

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classified ...

. He has also held faculty appointments at Boston University, Harvard Medical School, Rutgers University and

Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University (NSU or, informally, Nova) is a private nonprofit research university with its main campus in Davie, Florida. The university consists of 14 total colleges, centers, and schools offering over 150 programs of study. ...

. He was the APA president in 2005. He is also a former president of the Massachusetts Psychological Association, and of two Divisions of APA: 43 (Family Psychology) and 51 (Psychology of Men and Masculinities). He was awarded the

APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research The APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research (until 2003 known as the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge) is a scientific award presented by the American Psychological Association "to a ...

in 2011. His coauthored book, ''The Tough Standard: The Hard Truths About Masculinity and Violence'' (2020, Oxford University Press, with Shana Pryor) won the William James Book Award from Division 1 (General Psychology) of APA in 2021.

Selected publications

* (with John Kelly). . * . * ''Masculinity Reconstructed''. Dutton, 1995. (With Gini Kopecky). ISBN 0-525-93846-X * (editor, with Gary R. Brooks). . * (with Y. Joel Wong). . * (with Shana Pryor). .https://thetoughstandard.com/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Levant, Ron Living people University of California, Berkeley alumni Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni Boston University School of Management alumni Boston University faculty Nova Southeastern University faculty Rutgers University faculty Presidents of the American Psychological Association Year of birth missing (living people)