Jacqueline Lerner

Jacqueline V. Lerner
Born	Jacqueline Rose Verdirame 1954 (age 70–71) Flushing, New York
Nationality	American
Education	St. John's University Eastern Michigan University Pennsylvania State University
Spouse	Richard M. Lerner
Children	3
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	Boston College
Thesis	The role of congruence between temperament and school demands in school children's academic performance, personal adjustment, and social relations  (1980)

Jacqueline V. Lerner (born 1954) is Professor of Applied Developmental & Educational Psychology in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, where she has taught since 1996. She is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development,[1] and Psi Chi.[2] With her husband and research collaborator Richard M. Lerner, she has been active in promoting the concept of positive youth development.[3][4]

Personal life

Lerner was born Jacqueline Rose Verdirame in Flushing, New York, in 1954.[5] She is married to Richard M. Lerner, who is also a psychologist; they live in Wayland, Massachusetts. They have three children and four grandchildren.[4]

References

1. "Jacqueline Lerner". Boston College. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
2. "Jacqueline V. Lerner Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
3. Santrock, John W. (2015). Adolescence. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 8. ISBN 9781259154652.
4. "Richard M. Lerner, Ph.D." Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
5. Fisher, Celia B.; Lerner, Richard M. (2004-10-16). Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science. SAGE Publications. p. 647. ISBN 9781452265223.

External links

• Faculty profile
• Jacqueline Lerner publications indexed by Google Scholar