Richard Wesley Woodcock (born January 29, 1928) is an American psychometrician. He is known for his work on the

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and for his work in the development of several

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s, including the

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and the Dean–Woodcock Neuropsychological Assessment System. He is also credited with introducing the

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into

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research. He is a fellow of the

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and the American Academy of School Psychology, as well as a Diplomate of the

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. In 1993, he received the Senior Scientist in School Psychology Award from Division 16 of the American Psychological Association. Two research institutes are named after him: the Woodcock Education Center at

Western Oregon University Western Oregon University (WOU) is a public university in Monmouth, Oregon. It was originally established in 1856 by Disciples of Christ pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names included Oregon State Normal School, Oregon College of E ...

, and the Woodcock Institute for Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice at

Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational university in Denton, Texas, with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994, it is the largest state-supported u ...

, both of which opened in the fall of 2016. As of 2018, he lives in

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