Richard Lerner on positive youth development and 4-H

Richard Lerner, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science; Director, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University. Dr. Lerner’s work focuses on life-span human development and social change, as well as on relations between adolescents and their peers, families, schools, and communities. His work integrates the study of community-based programs with the promotion of positive youth development and youth contributions to civil society. The Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development is a center of excellence for the conduct and dissemination of scholarship to enhance the lives of diverse children, families, and communities.

He was recorded at the PRYDE "Purpose and Health across the Life Span" conference in October 2016.