Women in Psychology

	Hiroko Oka Born: July 20th, 1917 in Saga city, Saga prefecture Died: April 29th, 1998
	Education Completed the graduate school (1949) at Tokyo Bunrika University (Tokyo Literature and Science University, the precursor of University of Tsukuba.) B.A (1942) Department of Education, Tokyo Bunrika University, Psychology Graduated department of Japanese literature, Tokyo Women’s higher normal school
	Landmarks 1949 Instructor at Toyko toritsu koto hobo gakuin (Tokyo Metropolitan higher kindergarten teacher Lyceum). 1950 Associate Professor at Wayo Women’s University 1951 Associate Professor at Department of Literature, Seishin Women’s University 1955 Professor at Department of Literature, Seishin Women’s University 1986 Retired from Seishin Women’s University
	Contributions Hiroko Oka was a star professor at Seishin Women’s University. She investigated infant development and child education. Her interests were the development of expression, the development of babyhood state, mother-child interaction, child development, and the development and deformation of relationships. She also contributed to establishing the Department of Psychology at Seishin Women’s University.
	Honors 1986 Honorary Professor at Seishin Women’s University President of the Japan Family Life Association 1990 Director of University seminar house foundation 1990 Honorary member of Japan Educational Psychology Association
	Key Words: Child development, Developmental psychology, Depiction development

	Carolyn Robertson Payton Born: May 13, 1925 in Norfolk, VA Died: April 11, 2001 in Washington, DC
	Education Doctor of Education (1962), Columbia University Teachers College M.A. (1948), University of Wisconsin, Psychology B.A. (1945), Bennett College, Home Economics
	Landmarks 1948 Instructor of psychology at Livingstone College 1953 Dean of women and instructor of psychology at Livingsone College 1959 Assistant Professor of psychology at Howard University 1964 Peace Corps field assessment officer 1966 Named Deputy Director for the Caribbean region of the Peace Corps 1970 Director of counseling services at Howard University 1977 First woman director of the Peace Corps Resigned from Peace Corps 1980 Dean of counseling services at Howard University 1981 Chair of the Committee on Lesbian Women in Psychology
	Contributions Carolyn Payton is best known for her contributions to the psychology of minorities. ----------OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY--------
	Honors 1978 Capital Press Clubs Humanitarian of the Year Award 1978 Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Lake Erie College for Women 1980 Big Brothers of the National Capital Area's Outstanding Service Award 1982 American Psychological Association Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service 1985 Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Citation 1988 Peace Corps Leader for Peace Award Howard University's Armour J. Blackman Award for dedicated service
	Key Words: psychology of minorities

	Pauline Snedden Sears Born: July 5, 1908 in VT Died: 1993 (location unknown)
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1939), Yale University, Psychology M.A. (1931), Teachers College of Columbia University, Psychology A.B. (1930), Stanford University, Psychology
	Landmarks 1939 Psychiatry faculty at Yale University 1942 Unpaid Research Associate of psychiatry at the University of Iowa 1949 Instructor and Research Associate at Harvard University 1953 School of education faculty at Stanford University 1958 Associate Professor of psychology at Stanford University 1966 Professor of psychology at Stanford University
	Contributions Pauline Sears is best known for her contributions to the study of aspiration. Pauline and her husband were among the first to use doll play in the laboratory and collaborated to study sex typing, aggression, and dependency, and .
	Honors 1980 American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal
	Key Words: level of aspiration, Elementary Teacher Training Program, Robert Sears

	Virginia Staudt Sexton Born: August 30, 1916 in New York City, NY Died: May 24, 1997 (location unknown)
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1946), Fordham University, Psychology M.A. (1941), Fordham University, Psychology B.A. (1936), City University of New York
	Landmarks 1944 Instructor of psychology at Notre Dame College of Staten Island 1944 Assistant Professor of psychology at Notre Dame College of Staten Island 1949 Postdoctoral training in clinical psychology at New York State Psychiatric Institute, and in neuroanatomy at Columbia University 1953 Instructor of psychology at Hunter College 1967 Professor of psychology at Hunter College
	Contributions Virginia Sexton is best known for her contributions to the history and philosophy of psychology. She is especially known for her contributions to Christian, humanistic, and international psychology.
	Honors 1980 President of the American Psychological Association History of Psychology division 1980 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Cedar Crest College 1981 President of the International Council of Psychologists 1986 National president of Psi Chi 1987 New York State Psychological Association William Wundt Award
	Key Words: history of psychology, international psychology, humanistic psychology, psychology of women

	Carolyn Wood Sherif Born: June 26, 1922 in Loogootee, IN Died: 1982 (location unknown)
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1961), University of Texas, Psychology M.S. (1944), State University of Iowa, Social Psychology B.S. (1943), Purdue University
	Landmarks 1959 Research Associate at the Institute of Group Relations in the University of Oklahoma 1966 Associate Professor of psychology at Pennsylvania State University 1969 Visiting professor of psychology at Cornell University 1970 Professor at Pennsylvania State University 1976 Chair of the task force on affirmative action
	Contributions Carolyn Sherif is best known for her contributions to social psychology. She collaborated with her husband to study social psychology issues such as attitude and judgment.------------OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY---------
	Honors 1975 American Psychological Association Psychology of Women division executive committee member 1980 Association for Women in Psychology Distinguished Publication Award 1980 Psi Chi Certificate of Recognition 1982 Pennsylvania State University Social Sciences Alumni Distinction 1981 Sigma XI National Honor Society national lecturer 1982 American Psychological Foundation Distinguished Contribution to Education in Psychology Award
	Key Words: social psychology, psychology and feminism, Muzafer Sherif

	Janet Taylor Spence Born: August 29, 1923 in Toledo, OH
	Education Doctor of Philosophy (1949), University of Iowa, Psychology M.A. University of Iowa B.A. (1945), Oberlin College
	Landmarks 1949 Instructor of psychology at Northwestern University 1951 Assistant Professor of psychology at Northwestern University 1956 Associate Professor of psychology at Northwestern University 1960 Research psychologist at the Veterans Administration hospital in Iowa City, IA 1965 Faculty in the department of educational psychology at the University of Texas 1979 Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus at University of Texas
	Contributions Janet Spence is best known for her contributions to the study of anxiety, motivation, and the psychology of gender.-OKLAHOMA STATE-
	Honors 1972 President of Southwestern Psychological Association 1984 President of the American Psychological Association 1985 Honorary Doctor of Science from Oberlin College 1988 American Psychological Society President 1989 President of the American Psychological Society 1993 National Association of Scholars Award for Excellence in Sceintific Reviewing
	Key Words: Manifest Anxiety Scale, Personal Attributions Questionnaire, gender psychology, personality, achievement motivation