Diane F. Halpern is an American psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association (APA). She is Dean of Social Science at the Minerva Schools at KGI and also the McElwee Family Professor of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College. She is also a former president of the Western Psychological Association,The Society for the Teaching of Psychology,and the Division of General Psychology.
Doreen Kimura was a Canadian psychologist who was professor at the University of Western Ontario and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University. Kimura was recognized for her contributions to the field of neuropsychology and later,her advocacy for academic freedom. She was the founding president of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship.
Mary Dinsmore Ainsworth was an American-Canadian developmental psychologist known for her work in the development of the attachment theory. She designed the strange situation procedure to observe early emotional attachment between a child and their primary caregiver.
Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Canadian-American psychologist. She is a University Distinguished Professor of psychology at Northeastern University,where she focuses on affective science and co-directs the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory. She has received both of the highest scientific honors in the field of psychology,the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science for 2025,and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions from the American Psychological Association for 2021. Along with James Russell,she is the founding editor-in-chief of the journal Emotion Review. Along with James Gross,she founded the Society for Affective Science.
Ronald Roesch is a professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia,Canada.
Janet Allison Taylor Spence was an American psychologist who worked in the field of the psychology of anxiety and in gender studies.
Florence Harriet Levin Denmark is an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA) (1980-1981). She is a pioneering female psychologist who has influenced the psychological sciences through her scholarly and academic accomplishments in both psychology and feminist movements. She has contributed to psychology in several ways,specifically in the field of psychology of women and human rights,both nationally and internationally.
Laurence Steinberg is an American university professor of psychology,specializing in adolescent psychological development.
Ruth Kanfer is a psychologist and professor at Georgia Institute of Technology in the area of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She is best known for her research in the fields of motivation,goal setting,self-regulation,job search,adult learning,and future of work. Kanfer has received numerous awards for her research contributions including the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution in Applied Research in 1989,the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) William R. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award in 2006 and the SIOP Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award in 2007. Ruth Kanfer has authored influential papers on a variety of topics including the interaction of cognitive abilities and motivation on performance,the influence of personality and motivation on job search and employment. and a review chapter on motivation in an organizational setting.
Kristina Reiss Olson is a psychologist and a professor at Princeton University. She is known for her research on the development of social categories,transgender youth,and variation in human gender development. Olson was recipient of the 2016 Janet Taylor Spence Award from the Association for Psychological Science for transformative early career contributions,and the 2014 SAGE Young Scholars Award. Olson received the Alan T. Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation in 2018,and was the first psychological scientist to receive this prestigious award honoring early-career scientists. Olson is a member of the 2018 cohort of MacArthur fellows.
Cynthia D. Belar is a scientist known for her contributions to clinical psychology with specific focus on health psychology,clinical service,and education. She is a Professor Emerita at the University of Florida Health Science Center.
Dare Ann Baldwin is a scientist known for her research on learning mechanisms and early social skills of infants and young children. Baldwin is a professor of psychology at Oregon University. Baldwin is the recipient of various awards including the 1994 Boyd McCandless Award from Division 7 of the American Psychological Association,1995 John Merck Scholars Award,1997 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology,2006-2007 James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Fellowship,2006 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship,2006-2007 University of Oregon Fund for Faculty Excellence Award,and 2018 University of Oregon Faculty Research Award.
Sheila Eyberg is a professor at the University of Florida where she is a part of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology. Eyberg was born in 1944,in Omaha,Nebraska to Clarence George and Geraldine Elizabeth Eyberg. She is recognized for developing parent–child interaction therapy. She is the President and CEO of the PCIT International.
Linda C. Gallo is a scientist known for behavioral medicine. Gallo is a professor at San Diego State University and serves as a part of the San Diego State / University of California,San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology. She serves as a co-director at the South Bay Latino Research Center.
Lara Beth Aknin is a Canadian professor of social psychology at Simon Fraser University,and associate editor of the World Happiness Report.
Roxane Cohen Silver is a social,health psychologist known for her work on personal,national,and international traumas and how people cope with these traumas. She holds the position of Vice Provost for Academic Planning &Institutional Research and Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science,Public Health,and Medicine at the University of California,Irvine.
Lillian Comas-Díaz is an American psychologist and researcher of multiethnic and multicultural communities. She was the 2019 winner of American Psychological Association (APA) Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology. In 2000,she received the APA Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contribution to the Public Interest.
Tania Lombrozo is an American psychologist who is the Arthur W. Marks Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. She oversees the Concepts and Cognition Laboratory,which looks to understand the science that underpins cognition.
Thema Simone Bryant,also known as Thema Bryant-Davis,is an American psychologist who is a professor of psychology at the Pepperdine University,where she directs the Culture and Trauma Research Laboratory. Her research considers interpersonal trauma and societal trauma of oppression. She was elected as the 2023 President of the American Psychological Association.
Aida Hurtado is a Mexican-American psychologist who has worked to promote the inclusion of women of color in the field of psychology. Her research has specifically focused on the psychological aspects of gender,race,and ethnicity,and intersectionality. In particular,Hurtado has been a pioneer in the development of feminist psychology. She has received two awards from the American Psychological Association:the Distinguished Contributions to Psychology Award in 2015 and the Presidential Citation in 2018.
