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African-American Pioneers in Psychology

As part of a continuing effort to expand the information available through the online OSU Psychology Museum, we are proud to present African-American Pioneers in Psychology. You will find brief biographies for each early African-American psychologists. The purpose of this page is not provide a comprehensive overview of these men and women of African descent who contributed to psychology. Instead, this page should serve as an overview to the area, serving as a starting point for those who wish to explore this topic further.
Several people have contributed to the development of this site: Dr. Charles Abramson led the development of this site, while the information on the psychologists profiled within came from the research of Roy Barnett, Jr. The graphics for the site were designed by Dr. Caleb Lack. If you have any questions about the information on this page, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Charles Abramson.
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The Pioneers

James Arthur Bayton

Clinical Psychology

John Henry Brodhead

Educational Psychology

Herman George Canady

Clinical Psychology

Kenneth Bancroft Clark

Experimental Psychology
Social Psychology

Mamie Phipps Clark

Developmental Psychology
Experimental Psychology

Robert Prentiss Daniel

Educational Psychology

Oran Wendle Eagleson

Experimental Psychology

Carlton Benjamin Goodlett

Educational Psychology

Ruth Winifred Howard

Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychology

Martin David Jenkins

Educational Psychology

Howard Hale Long

Educational Psychology

James Thomas Morton, Jr.

Clinical Psychology

Inez Beverly Prosser

Educational Psychology

Shearley Oliver Roberts

Developmental Psychology

Francis Cecil Sumner

Social Psychology

Charles Henry Thompson

Educational Psycology

Alberta Banner Turner

Clinical Psychology

Charles Henry Turner

Comparative Psychology

Frederick Payne Watts

Clinical Psychology

Roger Kenton Williams

Experimental Psychology

Howard Emery Wright

Educational Psychology
Social Psychology

Material on this site is copyright 2005 and cannot be used without the express permission of:
Charles I. Abramson, Ph.D., Roy Barnett, Jr. and Caleb W. Lack, Ph.D.
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