Laurence Steinberg Ph.D
Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University
2022
Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading experts on adolescence. His research has focused on a range of topics, including adolescent brain and psychological development, risk-taking and decision-making, family and peer relationships, juvenile justice, and school achievement. He is former President of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the American Psychological Association and of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Dr. Steinberg was a member of the National Academies’ Board on Children, Youth, and Families, and chaired the Academies’ Committee on the Science of Adolescence. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Steinberg is the author or co-author of nearly 500 articles and essays on development during the teenage years, and the author, co-author, or editor of 17 books, including Age of Opportunity: Lessons From the New Science of Adolescence, You and Your Adolescent, The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting, and Adolescence, the leading college textbook on the subject. He has also written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, and is a frequent guest on NPR. His latest book, You and Your Adult Child: The Keys to a Great Relationship From Graduation to Grandparenting, will be published in Spring, 2023.
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