Anne Anastasi
Born: December 19, 1908 in New York, NY
Died: May 4, 2001 in New York, NY
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1930), Columbia University, Psychology
B.A. (1928), Barnard College, Psychology
Landmarks

1930 Psychology Instructor at Barnard College

1939 Assistant Professor and chairperson at the City University of New York, Queens College

1947 Associate Professor at Fordham Universtiy

1951 Professor of psychology at Fordham University

Contributions
Anne Anastasi is best known for her contributions to intelligence testing and measurement. She also contributed to the field of Differential Psychology.
Honors
Honorary degrees from the University of Windsor, Villanova University, Cedar Crest College, LaSalle College, and Fordham University
1946 President of the Eastern Psychological Association
1956 President of the American Psychological Association (APA) General Psychology division
1965 President of the APA Evaluation and Measurement division
1965 President of the American Psychological Foundation (APF)
1972 President of the APA
1977 Educational Testing Service Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement
1981 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Application of Psychology
1984 APA Educational Psychology division Edward Thorndike Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology
1984 APF Gold Medal Award
1987 National Medal of Science

Key Words: intelligence testing, psychometrics, differential psychology
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Nancy Bayley
Born: September 28, 1899 in The Dalles, OR
Died: 1994 in Carmel, CA
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1926), University of Iowa, Psychology
M.S. (1924), University of Washington, Psychology
B.S. (1922), University of Washington, Psychology
Landmarks

Influenced by E.R. Guthrie to major in psychology instead of education

Pioneered the use of galvanic skin response as a measure of children's fears

1926 Instructor at the University of Wyoming

Assisted with the Berkeley Growth Study at the University of California at Berkeley

Conducted simultaneous research at Berkeley and Stanford Universities

1954 Joined the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD

1964 Returned to the University of California at Berkeley

Contributions
Nancy Bayley is best known for her contributions to infant and children mental and motor development.
Honors
1926 Initiated into Sigma X honorary scientific society
Distinguished scientific contribution awards from the Society for Research in Child Development
President of the Society for Research in Child Development
1966 First woman to receive the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
1971 APA Stanley Hall Award in developmental psychology
1982 American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal President of the APA Developmental Psychology division
President of the Western Psychological Association
President of the APA Adult Development and Aging division

Key Words: developmental psychology, Bayley Scales of Infant Development, California First Year Mental Scales, Berkeley Growth Study, psychological testing
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Sandra Lipsitz Bem
Born: June 22, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1968), University of Michigan, Psychology
B.A. (1965), Carnegie-Mellon University, Psychology
Landmarks

1968 Assistant Professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University

1971 Assistant Professor of psychology at Stanford University

1978 Associate Professor of psychology and women's studies at Cornell University

1978 Director of women's studies at Cornell University

1981 Professor at Cornell University

Contributions
Sandra Bem is best known for her contributions to the psychology of gender. Sandra and her then husband Daryl Bem were among the first to study gender bias in the media and job listings.
Honors
1976 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology
1977 Association for Women in Psychology Distinguished Publication Award
1980 American Association of University Women Young Scholar Award
1985 Honorary Doctor of Science from Wilson College
1993 Association of American Publishers Best Book in Psychology Award for
Lenses of Gender
1994 Association for Women in Psychology Distinguished Publication Award
1994 Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America Outstanding Book
1995 APA General Psychology and History of Psychology divisions Eminent Woman in Psychology award

Key words: gender orientation, gender psychology, femininity, masculinity, androgyny, Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), Daryl Bem
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Martha Bernal
Born: April 13, 1931 in San Antonio, TX
Died: Septemeber 28, 2001 in Black Canyon City, Arizona
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1962), Indiana University, Clinical Psychology
M.A. (1955), Syracuse University, Psychology

B.A. (19??), University of Texas at El Paso
Landmarks

Decided to go on to graduate school despite opposition from her family

1966-1979 Recieved numerous grants in two research areas (psychophysiology of autism and the development of parent training as a treatment for children with conduct disorder)

1979 Interest shifted to the area of minority mental health

1979 Established the National Hispanic Psychology Association and served as its second president

1979 Became the leading researcher on the training of minority psychologists

1979 Helped to form the APA Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs

1986 Worked at UCLA, University of Arizona, and University of Denver before settling at Arizona State University with a joint appointment as Professor in the Department of Psychology and began studying ethnic identity

1987-1990 Sponsored an annual Ethnic Identity Symposium with Dr. George P. Knight

1993 Wrote "Ethnic Identity: Formation and Transmission among Hispanics and Other Minorities" with George P. Knight

Contributions
Martha Bernal was mostly known for her contributions in two important areas in the field of psychology (Vasquez & Lopez, 2002). The first was to bring the rigors of learning theory and methods to the treatment and assessment of children with behavior problems. She contributed to an increase in the use of empirically validated interventions in child treatment. Second, through both her scholarship and professional activities, she helped to advance a multicultural psychology - one that recognizes the importance of diversity in training, recruitment, and research.
Honors
1979 Awarded a National Research Service Award from NIMH
1979 Awarded the Distinguished Life Achievement Award
1979 Awarded the Hispanic Research Center Lifetime Award
1999 Honored as one of four “Pioneer Senior Women of Color”
1999 Awarded the Carolyn Attneave award for lifelong contributions to ethnic minority psychology
2000 Recognized at the Latino Pscyhology Conference for her contributions to Latino psychologists
2001 Awarded for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest

tKey Words: multicultural psychology, treatment of behavior problems, e
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Jeanne Humphrey Block
Born: July 17, 1923 in Tulsa, OK
Died: December 4, 1981 (location unknown)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1951), Stanford University, Psychology
B.A. (1947), Reed College, Psychology
Landmarks

1941 Undergraduate in home economics and architecture at Oregon State University

1942 Dropped out of Oregon State and enlisted in SPARS, the women's unit of the Coast Guard

1945 Almost died from burns and plasma loss

1946 Continued education in Reed College

1948 Intern at the Veteran Administration hospital clinical psychology department

1948 Psychometrician and therapist at the Stanford Child Guidance Clinic

1951 Instructor at Stanford University

1963 Psychologist at the Institute for Social Research in Oslo, Norway

1965 Research psychologist at the University of California at Berkeley

1979 Adjunct professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley

Contributions
Jeanne Block is best known for her contributions to sex role and ego development.--------OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY------
Honors
1968 National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Developmental Award
1972 Appointed Bernard Moses Memorial Lecturer from the University of California
1973 National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award
1979 Master Lecturer of the American Psychological Association (APA)
1980 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
1980 Chair of the Maternal and Child Health research review committee of the National Institutes of Mental Health
1980 President of the APA Developmental Psychology division
1990 APA G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology

Key Words: gender role, ego development, children
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Else Frenkel-Brunswik
Born: August 18, 1908 in Lemberg, Poland
Died: March 31, 1958 in Berkeley, CA
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (1930), University of Vienna, Psychology
Vienna gymnasium, 1926
Landmarks

1930 Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna

Assistant at Buhler's Psychological Institute at the University of Vienna

1938 Forced to flee Austria for racial reasons

Emigrated to the United States and married the psychologist Egon Brunswik

1939 Research Associate at the Institute of Child Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley

1944 Instructor at the University of California at Berkeley

1953 Research Associate at the Institute of Industrial relations at the University of California at Berkeley

1955 Egon Brunswik committed suicide

1958 Else Frenkel-Brunswik died of barbital overdose

Contributions
Else Frenkel-Brunswik is best known for her contributions to authoritarianism and the psychology of prejudice.-OKLAHOMA STATE-
Honors
Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University

Key Words: psychoanalysis, psychology of prejudice, California F Scales, authoritarianism, Authoritarian Personality, Egon Brunswik
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