Research and Course Guides: PSYC 422 History of Psychology in Context (Prof Johnson): Professional Societies

William James

William James, author of Principles of Psychology

Professional Societies

An international organization of scholars, teachers, and members whose interests and scholarship are concerned with understanding the historical events and important people who have shaped the development of psychological thought and practice.

Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
The Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology (CCHP) is located at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. It is a unique institution that cares for, provides access to, and interprets the historical record of psychology and related human sciences.

Ruth Howard

Ruth Howard, one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in psychology (1934)