Ronald F. Levant
Ronald F. Levant is a psychologist and a former president of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Career
After earning an undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, Levant completed a Doctor of Education (EdD) at Harvard University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Boston University.[1]
Much of Levant's work has focused on men and fatherhood. At Boston University in the 1980s, Levant taught eight-week parenting courses for fathers.[2] He authored the parenting guide Between Father and Child in the 1980s.[3] He is the editor of the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity.[4]
Levant is a psychology professor at the University of Akron.[1] He has also held faculty appointments at Boston University, Rutgers University and Nova Southeastern University.[4][5] He was the APA president in 2005.[4] He is also a former president of the Massachusetts Psychological Association.[3] He was awarded the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research in 2011.[6]
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| Preceded by | 114th President of the American Psychological Association 2005 |
Succeeded by Gerald Koocher |
- Living people
- American psychologists
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni
- Boston University School of Management alumni
- Boston University faculty
- Nova Southeastern University faculty
- Rutgers University faculty
- Presidents of the American Psychological Association
