Harrington Distinguished Visiting Professor, 2011-2012
Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Laurence Steinberg, one of the world's leading authorities on psychological development during adolescence, presented an address to the community, entitled "Why Teenagers Take Risks." Dr. Steinberg made a special presentation to Baldwin-Wallace faculty and students, entitled "Rethinking Juvenile Justice."
Watch Dr. Steinberg's Presentations:
"Why Teenagers Take Risks," presented Oct. 6, 2011
"Rethinking Juvenile Justice," presented Oct. 7, 2011
Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Steinberg is currently the Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell professor of Psychology at Temple University. Dr. Steinberg is Past-President of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a former President of the Society for Research on Adolescence. He is a Fellow of the APA and the Association for Psychological Science, and was Director of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. In 2009, Dr. Steinberg was the inaugural winner of the Klaus J. Jacob Research Prize, one of the largest prizes ever awarded to a social scientist for his contributinos to improving the lives of young people and their families.
Dr. Steinberg is the author of more than 300 articles and essays, and the author or editor of 13 books on growth and development during the teenage years. He has been a frequent consultant to state and federal agencies and lawmakers on child labor, secondary education, and juvenile justice. He was the lead scientist on the amicus brief filed by the APA in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roper v. Simmons, that abolished the juvenile death penalty.
Dr. Steinberg's visit to B-W was sponsored by the Harrington Visiting Professor Fund.
Harrington Psychology Colloquium Series
As part of the Harrington Visiting Professor Series, the Psychology Department offers monthly colloquia, or lectures with experts in various fields of Psychology. Past colloquium topics have included forensic psychology, clinical hypnosis, eating disorders, autism disorder, sports psychology, traumatic brain injury recovery, anxiety disorders, and domestic abuse. The colloquia are free and open to the public.
For more information about the colloquium series, please contact the Psychology Department Office at 440-826-2197.
More psychology news and information:
Harrington Distinguished Visiting Professors 1995-2010
History of the Department of Psychology
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