Presentations

Below you will find links to view select presentations and/or download accompanying slides.

“TO KNOW HIM (HER) IS TO LOVE HIM (HER): Theory, methods, and lessons learned from person-specific (idiographic) research in Uganda and South Africa,” hosted by Richard Lerner, Marc Bornstein, Elizabeth Dowling, Jonathan Tirrell, Roya Abasi Asl, and Alexa Hasse for the TWCF Global Innovations in Character Development initiative on July 18, 2023. (Recording available — Passcode: 7uee?^F#.)

“The Developmental Science Approach to Measurement in Global Research and Evaluation About Character Development” – Webinar given by Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth Dowling, Jonathan Tirrell, and Marc Bornstein, hosted by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) under its Global Innovations in Character Development (GICD) initiative, on January 17, 2023. (Slides available.)

Promoting Positive Youth Development Around the World: Models, Measures, and Making Contributions to Social Justice” – Virtual hosted speaker Richard M. Lerner, given to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Department of Applied Social Sciences for their International Talk Series , on April 29, 2022. (Slides available.)

Promoting Positive Youth Development Around the World: Models, Measures, and Making Contributions to Social Justice” – Virtual Keynote address given by Richard M. Lerner for the Cross-national PYD Conference at Universitas Bergensis, on April 22, 2022 (Slides available.)

Innovations in the Development and Measurement of PYD Constructs and Indicators” – Virtual presenter, Richard M. Lerner, for USAID Youth Power 2: Learning & Evaluation, Understanding Advances in PYD Research Approaches, on March 22, 2022. (Slides available.)

Towards A Person-Specific Approach to Measuring Youth Development: A Dynamic Systems Approach – Webinar given by Richard M. Lerner for the PYDRE Workshop, hosted by American Camp Association, on November 18, 2021. (Slides available.)

Promoting Positive Youth Development: The Meaning of Models and the Modeling of Measures – invited Keynote address given by Richard M. Lerner for the 4-H Virtual PYD Academy on May 11, 2021. (Slides available.)

Building Programs, Evaluations, and Tools to Promote Human Flourishing in LMICs: Unasked Questions and Welcomed Answers ( Passcode: !+Gg3AK3 ) – Webinar given by Richard M. Lerner, Marc Bornstein, and Elizabeth Dowling, hosted by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) under its Global Innovations in Character Development (GICD) initiative, on December 10, 2020. (Slides available.)

Supports and Interventions for Positive Development: Key Constructs, Design Considerations and Take-Away Messages ( Passcode: 3Y+$+6=G ) – Webinar given by Marc Bornstein, Elizabeth Dowling, and Richard M. Lerner, hosted by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) under its Global Innovations in Character Development (GICD) initiative , on June 23, 2020.

Contemporary Theories in Human Development – Webinar given by Richard M. Lerner, hosted by Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) under its Global Innovations in Character Development (GICD) initiative, on April 27, 2020 (Slides available.)

Enhancing Youth Development One Adolescent at a Time: Theoretical, Methodological, and Applied Implications of the Science of Learning and Development – invited Keynote address given by Richard M. Lerner at Texas A&M University on November 13, 2019. (Slides available.)

“Enhancing the Lives of Global Youth: Plasticity, Specificity, Non-Ergodicity, and the Promotion of Social Justice” – invited address given by Richard M. Lerner at the SRCD Biennial Meeting in Baltimore, MD on March 21, 2019. (Slides available.)