Rolf Loeber

Rolf Loeber (June 5, 1942 – November 6, 2017) was a Dutch-born American psychologist and criminologist who specialized in the study of juvenile delinquency. At the time of his death in 2017, he was Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he had taught since 1984. He was also a Professor of Juvenile Delinquency and Social Development at the Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Along with his wife and collaborator, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, he was the co-founder and co-director of the University of Pittsburgh's Life History Studies Program.[3] He was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2008.[4]

Rolf Loeber
Born(1942-06-05)June 5, 1942[1]
Hilversum, the Netherlands[2]
DiedNovember 6, 2017(2017-11-06) (aged 75)
Alma materQueen's University
Known forResearch on juvenile delinquency
Spouse(s)Magda Stouthamer-Loeber
AwardsAmerican Psychological Association's Distinguished Contribution Award
American Society of Criminology's Lifetime Achievement Award
Scientific career
FieldsCriminology
Psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh
ThesisDiscriminative control of therapist performance (1972)

References
  1. "Obituary: Rolf Loeber". University Times. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  2. "Prof. Loeber". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 2000-02-10. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  3. "Department of Psychiatry Mourns the Passing of Internationally Renown Scientist and Colleague, Dr. Rolf Loeber". University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  4. "Rolf Loeber". Royal Irish Academy. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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