Frances K. Graham | |
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| Born | 1918 |
| Died | April 16, 2013 (aged 94–95) |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
Frances K. Graham (1918 – April 16, 2013 [1] ) was an American psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Delaware, where she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. [2]
Graham's studies focused on child and developmental psychology. While little is known about Graham's early life, she graduated with a Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University in 1942. [3] After graduating from Yale, Graham went on to work at Washington University where she studied anoxia in newborns. She continued her research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and in 1986 she became a professor at the University of Delaware.
Graham served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, president of the Society for Research in Child Development, president of the American Psychological Association Division of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Section on Psychology, and chair of the NIMH Board of Scientific Counselors. [4] She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. [5]
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