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Jennifer E. Lansford, Ph.D.

About

Jennifer E. Lansford, Ph.D., is a Research Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy and Faculty Fellow of the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University. She earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan. Lansford has authored more than 200 publications that focus on the development of aggression and other behavior problems during childhood and adolescence. She leads the Parenting Across Cultures Project, a longitudinal study of mothers, fathers, and children from nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States). In addition, she has consulted for UNICEF on the evaluation of parenting programs in several low- and middle-income countries and on the development of a set of international standards for parenting programs. She serves in editorial roles on several academic journals and has served in a number of national and international leadership roles, including chairing the U.S. National Institutes of Health Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention Study Section; chairing the U.S. National Committee for Psychological Science of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; and chairing the Society for Research in Child Development International Affairs Committee.

Recent Posts
The Effects of 4 Forms of Parenting
Children can benefit from some forms of parenting regardless of cultural context, but parents and children also interpret their interactions in reference to cultural norms.
How Friends Influence Teens' Long-Term Drug and Alcohol Use

Drug overdose deaths increased by 30 percent during the pandemic. How does substance use develop over time from adolescence to adulthood?

Drug overdose deaths increased by 30 percent during the pandemic. How does substance use develop over time from adolescence to adulthood?

Increases in Adjustment Problems During the COVID Pandemic

Environmental adversities during childhood and life strategies during adolescence set the stage for how young people responded to the COVID pandemic.

Environmental adversities during childhood and life strategies during adolescence set the stage for how young people responded to the COVID pandemic.

How Parents Influence Children’s Peer Relationships

With the return of ordinary activities, many children are excited about being able to spend more time with peers but also a bit out of practice. What can parents do to help?

With the return of ordinary activities, many children are excited about being able to spend more time with peers but also a bit out of practice. What can parents do to help?

The Importance of Fathers for Child Development

Fathers are not just helpers for mothers but are important to children in their own right. Fathers contribute to children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social well-being.

Fathers are not just helpers for mothers but are important to children in their own right. Fathers contribute to children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social well-being.

Changes in Parenting as Children Develop

As children develop, parents develop, too. Here are a few ways that parenting changes over time.

As children develop, parents develop, too. Here are a few ways that parenting changes over time.

Sharing, Helping, and Other Acts of Kindness

Parents often focus on preventing children’s problem behaviors, but how can parents promote children's desirable behaviors?

Parents often focus on preventing children’s problem behaviors, but how can parents promote children's desirable behaviors?