Lynch School of Education

Jacqueline V. Lerner

professor
counseling, developmental, and educational psychology department

 Jacqueline Lerner

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Campion Hall
Room 239C

617.552.2648

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

   

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

EXPERTISE/INTERESTS

Child development within the school and home contexts; temperament; early adolescent transitions; life-span development, positive youth development.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

Lerner, J.V., & Alberts, A.E., (2005).  Current Directions in Developmental Psychology:  A Reader.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.

Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (Eds.). (2001). Adolescence in America:  An Encyclopedia.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO.

CHAPTERS

Phelps, E., Balsano, A., Fay, K., Peltz, J., Zimerman, S., Lerner, R.M. & Lerner, J.V. (2007).  Nuances in early adolescent development trajectories of positive and of problematic/risk behaviors:  findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (pp. 473-496).  In N. Carrey, & M. Ungar (Eds.). Resilience in Children and Youth [Special Issue].  Child and Adolescent Clinics of North America, 16 (2), 473-496.

Lerner, R.M., Lerner, J.V., Almerigi, J., Theokas, C., Phelps, E., Naudeau, S., Gestsdottir, S., Ma, L., Jelicic, H., Alberts, A., Smith, L., Simpson, I., Christiansen, E., Warren, D., von Eye, A., (2006).  Toward a new vision and vocabulary about adolescence:  Theoretical and empirical bases of a "positive youth development" perspective.  In L. Balter, & C.S. Tamis-LeMonda (Eds.).  Child Psychology: A handbook of contemporary issues (pp. 445-469).  New York:  Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis.

Lerner, J.V., & Ashman, O. (2005).  Culture and lifespan development.  In K. Thies and J. Travers (Eds). The Handbook of Human Development for Health Professionals.  Thorofare, NJ: SLACK, Inc.

ARTICLES

Partridge, T. & Lerner, J.V. (2007).  A latent growth-curve approach to difficult temperament.  Infant and Child Development, 16, 255-265.

Phelps, E. Balsano, A., Fay, K., Peltz, J., Zimmerman, S., Lerner, R.M., & Lerner, J.V. (2007).  Nuances in early adolescent development trajectories of positive and of problematic/risk behaviors:  Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development.  Child and Adolescent Clinics of North America, 16(2), 473-496.

Theokas, C., Lerner, J.v., Lerner, R.M. & Phelps, E. (2006).  Cacophony and change in youth after school activities:  Implications for development and practice from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development.  Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice, 1(1), http://www.nae4ha.org/directory/jyd/jyd_article.aspx?
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Lerner, R.M., Lerner, J.V., Almerigi, J., & Theokas, C. (2005). Positive youthe development: A view of the issues.  Journal of Early Adolescence, 25(1), 17-71.

Kossek, E.E., Huber, Melissa S.G & Lerner, J.V. (2003).  Sustaining work force inclusion and well-being of mothers on public assistance:  Individual deficit and social ecology perspectives. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 62 (1), 155-175. 

Lerner, R.M. & Lerner,J.V. (2001).  The transition to young adulthood.  In J.V. Lerner & R.M. Lerner (Eds.) Adolescence in America: An Encyclopedia.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO.