Willis Franklin Overton, Jr. is an American psychologist whose research is in the fields of
clinical and
developmental psychology. He is the
Thaddeus L. Bolton Professor of Psychology Emeritus at
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then calle ...
, where he was the chair of the psychology department from 2000 to 2006. He is a fellow of the
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...
's Divisions 7 (Developmental Psychology), 12 (Clinical Psychology), and 20 (Adult Development & Aging). He was formerly the president of the
Jean Piaget Society The Jean Piaget Society is an international learned society dedicated to studying human knowledge from a human development (psychology), developmental perspective. It is named after the highly regarded developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. Since 1 ...
and the
Society for the Study of Human Development.
References
External links
Faculty pageFaculty website
Living people
People from Norwalk, Connecticut
Boston University alumni
Clark University alumni
Temple University faculty
American developmental psychologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
American clinical psychologists
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