Brett Laursen

Brett Laursen is Professor of Psychology and Director of Graduate Training at Florida Atlantic University. His research focuses on parent-child and peer relationships during childhood and adolescence, and the influence of these relationships on individual social and academic adjustment. Dr. Laursen is a Docent Professor of Social Developmental Psychology at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He is currently the Methods and Measures Editor at the "International Journal of Behavioral...See more

Brett Laursen is Professor of Psychology and Director of Graduate Training at Florida Atlantic University. His research focuses on parent-child and peer relationships during childhood and adolescence, and the influence of these relationships on individual social and academic adjustment. Dr. Laursen is a Docent Professor of Social Developmental Psychology at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He is currently the Methods and Measures Editor at the "International Journal of Behavioral Development". Dr. Laursen is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 7, Developmental) and a Fellow and Charter Member of the Association for Psychological Science. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from Orebro University, Sweden. Dr. Laursen has edited or co-edited several books and monographs, the most recent being the "Handbook of Developmental Research Methods". See less