Theodore Wachs

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Theodore D. Wachs
Born (1941-02-06) February 6, 1941 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMuhlenberg College
Peabody College
AwardsGolestan Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study[1]
Muhlenberg College Alumni Achievement Award in Psychology – Child Development (2017)[2]
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsPurdue University
Thesis Free-recall learning in children as a function of directional motivation orientation, intelligence, and chronological age  (1968)

Theodore D. Wachs (born February 6, 1941)[3] is an American psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University.[4] He has studied the effects of environmental factors, such as noise, on children's mental development.[5][6] He has also conducted research in the field of behavioral genetics.[4] Wachs was one of the founders of the Global Child Development Group in 2007.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Wachs, Th.D." Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. ^ "Theodore Wachs '62". Muhlenberg College Alumni. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  3. ^ "Wachs, Theodore D., 1941-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "Theodore Wachs Home Page". Purdue University. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  5. ^ Childs, Craig (2009-06-25). "Perfect Quiet". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  6. ^ "Won't You Be My Buddy?". Newsweek. 1997-02-28. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  7. ^ Carter, Julie A.; Pollitt, Ernesto; Wasserman, Gail A.; Lozoff, Betsy; Gardner, Julie Meeks; Wachs, Theodore D.; Walker, Susan P. (2007-01-13). "Child development: risk factors for adverse outcomes in developing countries". The Lancet. 369 (9556): 145–157. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60076-2. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 17223478. S2CID 11120228.