and the Aggressive Child: A Cross-National Comparison." He also testified before the United States Congress on youth violence in 1992. Eron was a Fulbright scholar twice. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology. the American Psychological Foundation and the American Association for the advancement of Science. In 1980 he was given the APA Award for distinguished Professional contributions to knowledge In 1995, he received the APF's Gold Medal Award for Life Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest In 2003, he received APA's Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Media Psychology. References External links The Columbia County Longitudinal Study Effects of Television Violence on Children Leonard D. Eron, Ph.D. 1920 births 2007 deaths University of Illinois Chicago faculty University of Michigan faculty 20th-century American psychologists People from Newark, New Jersey People from Lake County, Illinois