Chapter 2 Psychology- Important People

Francis Sumner

-first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in 1920 -his dissertation focused on issues related to psychoanalysis -also had research interests in racial bias and educational justice -was one of the founders of Howard University's department of psychology -is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Psychology"

Inez Beverly Prosser

-first African American woman to receive a PhD in psychology -her research highlighted issues related to education in segregated versus integrated schools -her work was very influential in the hallmark Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case.

Mary Whiton Calkins

-was a preeminent first-generation American psychologist -opposed the behaviorist movement -conducted significant research into memory -established one of the earliest experimental psychology labs in the United States

Margaret Floy Washburn

-was the first woman to earn a PhD in psychology -her research focused on animal behavior and cognition