List of women psychologists

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This is a list of women psychologists.

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Aušra Augustinavičiūtė (1964)
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Theodora Mead Abel 1899–1998 [1]
Dorothy Adkins 1912–1975 [2]
Alexandra Adler 1901–2001 [3]
Mary Ainsworth 1913–1999 Developmental psych. Known for her work in early emotional attachment with the Strange Situation design, as well as her work in the development of attachment theory. [4]
Estefania Aldaba-Lim 1917–2006 Clinical psych. Recognized as the first clinical psychologist in the Philippines. [5]
Doris Twitchell Allen 1901–2002 [6]
Lauren Alloy 1953–present
Thelma Alper 1908–1988 [7]
Elizabeth Altmaier 1952–present Counseling psych.
Hortensia Amaro ?–present [8]
Louise Bates Ames 1908–1996 [9]
Anne Anastasi 1908–2001 Psychometrics Introduced concept of responsibility to the test taker. 1972 president of the American Psychological Association, the third woman to be president. In 1987, she received the National Medal of Science. [10]
Harlene Anderson 1942–present
Helena Antipoff 1892–1974 [11]
Magda Arnold 1903–2002 The first contemporary theorist to develop appraisal theory of emotions, which moved the direction of emotion theory away from "feeling" theories (e.g. James-Lange theory) and "behaviorist" theories (e.g. Cannon-Bard theory) and toward the cognitive approach. [12][13]
Patricia Arredondo 1945–present Counseling psych. Primarily recognized for her efforts in developing the area of multicultural counseling. [14]
Adrienne Asch 1946–2013 [15]
Helen Astin 1932–2015 [16]
Lauren Y. Atlas fl. 2000s Neuropsychology Studying pain and psychopharmacology [17]
Carolyn Attneave 1920–1992 [18]
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė 1927–2005 Socionics Founder of socionics, the pseudoscientific theory of information processing and personality types.
Virginia Axline 1911–1988
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Harriet Babcock 1877–1952 [19]
Georgia Babladelis 1931–2009 [20]
Renée Baillargeon 1954–present
Emma Sophia Baker 1856–1943 [21]
Nancy Baker 1949–present [22]
Josephine Ball 1898–1977 [23]
Katharine Banham 1897–1995 [24]
Martha Banks 1951–present [25]
Deirdre Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Franziska Baumgarten 1883–1970 [26]
Diana Baumrind
Nancy Bayley 1899–1994 Most notable for her contributions toward the Berkeley Growth Study in which she studied the relation between the heights of adults and children, developing a tool that helped pediatricians examine the abnormalities of their patients' heights. [27]
Cynthia D. Belar
Deborah Belle 1948–present [28]
Sandra Bem 1944–2014 Known for her works in androgyny and gender studies. [29]
Jessica Benjamin 1946–present [30]
Siham Benchekroun Better known for her poetry [31]
Anna Berliner 1888–1977 [32]
Martha E. Bernal 1931–2001 [33]
Marion Bills 1890–1970 [34]
Hedda Bolgar 1909–2013 [35]
Meg Bond ?–present [36]
Barbara Bonner Clinical psych.
Lucinda Pearl Boggs 1847–1931 Child development
Lucy May Boring 1886–1996 [37]
Mary Brabeck 1945–present [38]
Virginia Braun 1972–present critical psychology Best known for her contributions to qualitative methodology, especially Thematic Analysis with collaborator Victoria Clarke. [39]
Lila Braine 1926–2015 [40]
Grace Louise Dolmage Bredin 1903–1988 [41]
Elsie Oschrin Bregman 1896–1969 [42]
Marion Breiter 1952–present [43]
Margaret Brenman-Gibson 1914–2004 [44]
Augusta Fox Bronner 1881–1966 [45]
Joyce Brothers 1927–2013 [46]
Inge Broverman 1931–1996 [47]
Laura Brown ?–present [48]
Lyn Mikel Brown 1956–present [49]
Rose Butler Browne 1897–1986 [50]
Alice I. Bryan 1902–1992 [51]
Agnes Büchele 1949–present [52]
Jan Burns 1960–present [53]
Luella Buros 1901–1995
Bonnie Burstow 1945–2020 [54]
Charlotte Bühler 1893–1974 [55]
Barbara Stoddard Burks 1902–1943 [56]
Emily Bushnell
E. Sandra Byers 1951–present
Ruth Byrne Cognitive science
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Mary Whiton Calkins 1863–1930 Self-psych. The first woman to become president of the American Psychological Association. She was also a philosopher. Her career focused on self-psychology and the belief that the conscious self should be the foundation of psychological study. [57][58]
Paula Caplan 1947–2021 [59]
Susan Carey
Cora Sutton Castle 1880–1966 [60]
Psyche Cattell 1893–1989 [61]

Sapna Cheryan

Sapna Cheryan 1978–present Social psychology
Phyllis Chesler 1940–present [62]
E. Kitch Childs 1937–1993 Clinical psychology [63]
Jean Lau Chin 1944–2020 [64]
Nancy Chodorow
Joan Chrisler 1953–present [65]
Lee Anna Clark
Mamie Phipps Clark 1917–1983 Social psych. Most famous for her work with the gendered doll study that demonstrated latent racism in young children. She was also used as an expert witness in the Brown v. Board of Education court case. [66]
Victoria Clarke present Critical psych. Clarke's main area of focus is qualitative research and particularly the reflexive approach to thematic analysis she has developed with Virginia Braun
Catherine Classen ?–present [67]
Martha Guernsey Colby 1899–1952 [68]
Lillian Comas-Díaz ?–present [69]
Helen Coons 1958–present [70]
Suzanne Corkin 1937–2016
Lilia Cortina 1972–present [71]
Leda Cosmides Evolutionary psych.
Catharine Cox Miles 1890–1984 [72]
Mary Crawford ?–present [73]
Margaret Wooster Curti 1892–1961 [74]
Norma E. Cutts 1892–1988 [75]
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Jessica Henderson Daniel ?–present [76]
Nancy Datan 1941–1987 [77]
Katharine Bement Davis 1860–1935 [78]
Kay Deaux 1941–present [79]
Tamara Dembo 1902–1993 [80]
Florence Denmark 1932–present Researcher of gender and women's roles. [81][82]
Helene Deutsch 1884–1982 Psychoanalysis In 1924 she became the head of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Training Institute, making her the first woman in charge of a psychoanalysis clinic. Also recognized as the first woman psychoanalyst to be analyzed by Freud. [83][84]
Lisa Diamond ?–present [85]
Dorothy Dinnerstein 1923–1992 [86]
Virginia Douglas 1927–2017 [87]
Elizabeth Douvan 1926–2002 [88]
June Downey 1875–1932 [89]
Elizabeth Duffy 1904–1970 [90]
Helen Flanders Dunbar 1902–1959 [91]
Carol Dweck 1946–present Social psych. [92]
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Alice Eagly 1938–present [93]
Asia Anna Eaton 1980–present [94]
Jennifer Eberhardt 1965–present Social psych.
Beatrice Edgell 1871–1948 [95]
Emma Eckstein 1865–1924 Psychoanalysis The first woman psychoanalyst. She received psychoanalysis from Freud as a patient, and they eventually became colleagues and friends. [96][97]
Luise Eichenbaum 1952–present [98]
Gillian Einstein 1952–present [99]
Betty Eisner 1915–2004 [100]
Ethel M. Elderton 1878–1954 [101]
Emma L. Ellis 1968–Present Clinical Psychology HCPC; BABCP; Network of Christians in Psychology
Susan Ervin-Tripp 1927–2018 [102]
Oliva Espín 1938–present [103]
Jo Ann Evansgardner 1925–2010 [104]
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Anna Freud (1975)
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Grace Fernald 1879–1950 [105]
Mabel Fernald 1883–1952 [106]
Cordelia Fine
Michelle Fine ?–present [107]
Maryanne Fisher 1975–present Evolutionary Psychology [108]
Sarah Carolyn Fisher 1889–1985 [109]
Susan Fiske Social psych.
Corey Elizabeth Flanders 1988–present [110]
Diana Fleischman 1981–present Evolutionary psychology [111]
Hulda Rees Flynn 1910–2000 [112]
Edna Foa 1937–present Recognized as an expert in posttraumatic stress disorder. She developed prolonged exposure therapy. [113]
Josephine Curtis Foster 1889–1941 [114]
Donata Francescato 1944–present Community psych.
Marion Rudin Frank 1942–present [115]
Marjorie Franklin 1887–1975 psychoanalysis
Barbara Fredrickson Social psych.
Else Frenkel-Brunswik 1908–1958 [116]
Anna Freud 1895–1982
The youngest daughter of Sigmund Freud, considered to be one of the founders of psychoanalytic child psychology. [117]
Irene Hanson Frieze ?–present [118]
Erika Fromm 1909–2003 [119]
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Joanne Gallivan 1953–present [120]
Eleanor Acheson McCulloch Gamble 1868–1933 [121]
Susan Gathercole
Isabel Gauthier
Florence Geis 1933–1993 [122]
Mary Gergen 1938–2020 [123]
Reva Gerstein 1917–2020 [124]
Eleanor J. Gibson 1910–2002 Known for the study of perception in infants and toddlers and for the "visual cliff" experiment in which precocial animals, and crawling human infants, showed their ability to perceive depth by avoiding the deep side of a virtual cliff. [125][126]
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Lucia Albino Gilbert ?–present Feminist [128]
Lillian Gilbreth 1878–1972 Industrial/
organizational		 The first industrial/organizational psychologist, who specialised in time and motion studies. Her life is depicted in the semi-autobiographical works of her children, Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes. [129][130]
Carol Gilligan 1936–present [131]
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela 1955–present Psychoanalysis Social psych. Best known for her work in reconciliation, and her award-winning book, A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness
Carla Rappaport Golden 1950–present [132]
Florence Goodenough 1886–1959 Developmental psych. Known for her development of novel measurement techniques, including event sampling and the Draw-A-Man test. [133][134]
Lisa Goodman 1961–present [135]
Jacqueline Jarrett Goodnow 1924–2014 [136]
Thérèse Gouin-Décarie 1923–2024 [137]
Elizabeth Gould
Leeat Granek 1979–present [138]
Beverly Greene ?–present [139]
Esther Greenglass 1940–present [140]
Germaine Guex 1904–1984
Maria Gurevich (psychologist) 1963–present [141]
Marcia Guttentag 1932–1977 [142]
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Esther Halpern 1929–2008 [143]
Eugenia Hanfmann 1905–1983 [144]
Tsuruko Haraguchi 1886–1915 Experimental psych. Recognized as the first Japanese woman to receive a doctorate in any field. [145]
Rachel Hare-Mustin 1928–2020 [146]
Joy Harden Bradford 1979–present Clinical psych. She is best known as the founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of the same name, that specializes in mental health issues relevant to Black women. [147]
Margaret Kuenne Harlow 1918–1971 Developmental psychology [148]
Judith Rich Harris
Molly Harrower 1906–1999 Clinical psychology [149]
Ruth Hartley See Ruth Horowitz.
Cathy Hauer 1956–present [150]
Florence Woolsey Hazzard 1903–1992 [151]
Edna Heidbreder 1890–1985 [152]
Janet E. Helms ?–present
Ravenna Helson 1925–2020 [153]
Mary Henle 1913–2007 [154]
Nancy Henley 1934–2016 [155]
Felicitas Heyne 1966–present
Kisha B. Holden ?–present Counseling psych. Known for her research on mental health of African-Americans and members of other minority groups.
Leta Hollingworth 1886–1939
Conducted pioneering work in the early 20th century, making significant contributions in three areas: psychology of women; clinical psychology; and educational psychology. She is best known for her work with exceptional children. [156][157]
Wendy Hollway 1949–present [158]
Margie Holmes
Evelyn Gentry Hooker 1907–1996 [159]
Olivia Hooker 1915–2018 [160]
Matina Souretis Horner 1939–present [161]
Karen Horney 1885–1952 Psychoanalysis Psychoanalyst whose theories of sexuality and of the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis questioned some traditional Freudian views. She is credited with founding feminist psychology in response to Freud's theory of penis envy. [162][163]
Ruth Horowitz 1910–1997 Also known as Ruth Hartley. [164]
Ruth Winifred Howard 1900–1997 Developmental psych. Her main research focused on the development of triplets. She was one of the first women to earn a PhD in the area of psychology. She also earned a PhD in child development. [165]
Ethel Dench Puffer Howes 1872–1950 Noted for her work on aesthetics. She was one of the first women to receive a PhD from Harvard University. [citation needed]
Ruth Hoyt-Cameron 1914–2010 [166]
Thelma Hunt 1903–1992 [167]
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Bärbel Inhelder 1913–1997
Susan Sutherland Isaacs 1885–1948 [168]
Tania Israel 1966–present [169]
Margaret Ives 1903–2000 [170]
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Carol Nagy Jacklin 1939–2011 [171]
Marie Jahoda 1907–2001 Social psych.
Dorothea Jameson 1920–1998 Neuropsych. [172]
Kay Redfield Jamison Clinical psych.
Jaqueline Jesus 1978–present Also known as an LGBT activist.
Buford Jeannette Johnson 1880–1954 [173]
Marcia Johnson
Norine Johnson 1935–2011 [174]
Virginia Johnson 1925–2013 Sexology Pioneer in sexology, as part of the Masters and Johnson research team.
Ingrid Johnston-Robledo 1968–present [175]
Mary Cover Jones 1897–1987
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Nancy Kanwisher
Rachel Kaplan
Ellyn Kaschak 1943–present [176]
Melanie Katzman 1958–present [177]
Nadeen Kaufman 1945–present
Isabelle Kendig Clinical psych. The Head Psychologist at St. Elizabeths Hospital. [178][179]
Grace Kent 1875–1973 [180]
Meredith Kimball 1944–present [181]
Doreen Kimura 1933–2013 Neuropsych.
Celia Kitzinger 1956–present [182]
Barbara Klein ?–present Clinical Psychology

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 Noted for her work in twin development, attachment and parenting of twins. [183]
Melanie Klein 1882–1960
Developed the "play technique" in child psychoanalysis that is widely used in contemporary play therapy, and was instrumental in the science of child psychoanalysis. [184][185]
Tomi Kōra 1896–1993
Mary Koss ?–present [186]
Ruth Kronsteiner 1959–present [187]
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1926–2004
Aylin Küntay Language acquisition
Neelam Kumar 1955–present [188]
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Michelle Lafrance 1972–present [189]
Hope Landrine 1954–2019 [190]
Christine Ladd-Franklin 1847–1930 Noted for her work on theories of color vision. [191]
Ellen Langer
Margaret Morgan Lawrence 1914–2019 [192]
Alice Lee 1859–1939 [193]
Averil Leimon Positive psych.
Jerre Levy
Miriam Lewin 1931–2014 [194]
Rachel Liebert 1981–present [195]
Marsha Linehan 1943–present Clinical psychology Known for her research into suicide and borderline personality disorder, culminating in her development of dialectical behaviour therapy. [196]
Hilary Lips 1949–present [197]
Jane Loevinger 1918–2008 [198]
Elizabeth Loftus 1944–present Cognitive psychology Known for her pioneering work on the malleability of memory, including misinformation effect and false memories. [199]
Bernice Lott 1930–present Social psychology [200]
Brinton Lykes 1949–present [201]
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Eleanor Maccoby 1917–2018 Developmental psych. Noted for her contributions to the fields of developmental psychology and gender studies. [202][203]
Karen Machover 1902–1996 [204]
Catriona Macleod 1964–present Feminist Psych
Eva Magnusson 1947–present [205]
Margaret Mahler 1897–1985 [206]
Jean Matter Mandler
Jeanne Marecek 1946–present [207]
Elizabeth Holloway Marston 1893–1993 [208]
Lillien Jane Martin 1851–1943 [209]
Clara Mayo 1931–1981 Social psychology [210]
Harriette Pipes McAdoo 1940–2009 [211]
Katharine Elizabeth McBride 1904–1976 Neuropsychology [212]
Martha McClintock 1947–present [213]
Sally-Anne McCormack Clinical psych.
Myrtle McGraw 1899–1988 [214]
Maureen McHugh 1952–present [215]
Martha Mednick 1929–2020 Clinical psychology [216]
Gertrud Meili-Dworetzki 1912–1995
Rivka Bertisch Meir
Esther Menaker 1907–2003 [217]
Maud Amanda Merrill 1888–1978 [218]
Shari Miles-Cohen 1964–present [219]
Alice Miller 1923–2010
Arlyn Miller 1925–2013 [220]
Brenda Milner 1918–present Neuropsych. Sometimes referred to as "the founder of neuropsychology". [221]
Mildred B. Mitchell 1903–1983 [222]
Geraldine Moane 1956–present [223]
Maria Montessori 1870–1952 Physician and educator best known for the Montessori education philosophy, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. [224]
Kate Gordon Moore 1878–1963 [225]
Jill Morawski ?–present [226]
Tracy Morison 1981–present Feminist psych. [227]
Krista Muis ?–present Educational psych. Canada Research Chair in epistemic cognition and self-regulated learning [228]
Lois Barclay Murphy 1902–2003 [229]
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Leola Neal 1911–1995 [230]
Saundra M. Nettles 1947–present [231]
Bernice Neugarten 1916–2001 [232]
Elaine Nicholson ?–present Counselling psychology
Paula Nicolson 1949–present [233]
Susan A. Nolan 1968–present [234]
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema 1959–2013 [235]
Naomi Norsworthy 1877–1916 [236]
Mary Northway 1909–1987 [237]
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Gamze Ongan 1958–present [238]
Joy Osofsky ?–present Clinical and Developmental Psychology Some of her notable work has examined the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina, experiences of children raised in broken households, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities.
Lise Østergaard 1924–1996 Clinical psych. Became Denmark's first professor of clinical psychology in 1963. She was later elected to the Danish parliament in 1979, before returning to her position at the University of Copenhagen in 1984. [239]
Maria Ovsiankina See Maria Rickers-Ovsiankina
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Inez Beverly Prosser (1924)
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Linda Papadopoulos 1971–present
Mary Parlee 1943–2018 [240]
Celestia Susannah Parrish 1853–1918 [241]
Janis Paterson ?–present Developmental psychology One of the founding directors of the longitudinal Pacific Islands Families Study.
Carolyn R. Payton 1925–2001 The first woman director, as well as the first African-American director, of the Peace Corps. [242][243]
Helen Peak 1900–1985 [244]
Cheves Perky 1874–1940 Developed "The Perky Effect", which examines the link between mental imagery and visual perception. [245]
Anne Petersen
Eva Bendix Petersen
Jean Pettifor 1922–2015 [246]
Hanna Pickard 1972–present Moral psych. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics. [247]
Reva Potashin 1921–present [248]
Carmen Poulin 1958–present [249]
LeShawndra Price
Inez Beverly Prosser 1895–1934 First African-American woman to earn a PhD in psychology. She is known for her studies involving the possible differences in the personality and self-esteem of African-American youth attending segregated versus integrated schools. [250][251]
Lorine Pruette 1896–1976 [252]
Sandra Pyke ?–present [253]
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Marian Radke-Yarrow 1918–2007 [254]
H. Lorraine Radtke 1952–present [255]
Gertrude Rand 1886–1970 [256]
Rosalie Rayner 1898–1935
Elaine Reese ?–present Psychology professor. Her specialty is early language acquisition.
Jean Rhodes ?–present Clinical psych. Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology in the clinical psychology division at the University of Massachusetts Boston. [257]
Maria Rickers-Ovsiankina 1898–1993 [258]
Stephanie Riger 1946–present [259]
Sylvia Rimm 1935–present
Michele Ritterman
Anne Roe 1904–1991 [260]
Natalie Rogers 1928–2015 [261]
Wendy Stainton Rogers 1946–present Health psych.

Critical psych.
Maria Root 1955–present Clinical psychology [262]
Eleanor Rosch
Erin Ross 1956–present [263]
Esther Rothblum 1955–present [264]
Frances Rousmaniere 1876–1964 [265]
Lisa Rubin 1975–present [266]
Susanna Rubinstein 1847–1914
Nora Ruck 1981–present [267]
Nancy Felipe Russo 1943–present [268]
Michelle Ryan
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Jeanne Safer
Eleanor Saffran Cognitive neuropsych.
Janis Sanchez-Hucles 1951–present [269]
Bernice Resnick Sandler 1928–2019 [270]
Virginia Satir
Elizabeth Scarborough 1935–2015 [271]
Janina Scarlet 1983–present Known for superhero therapy, a technique which incorporates pop culture references about superheroes into psychotherapy
Margot Scherl 1952–present [272]
Sanda Schmidjell 1962–present [273]
Pauline Sears 1908–1993 Educational psychology [274]
Denise Sekaquaptewa 1965–present [275]
Charlene Senn 1960–present [276]
Felicisima Serafica 1932–2019 [277]
Deborah Serani
Lisa Serbin 1946–present [278]
Seham Sergiwa 1963–present Clinical psychology Elected to the Libyan parliament in 2014. Abducted by the Libyan National Army in 2019, whereabouts currently unknown.
Georgene Seward 1902–1992 Feminist psychology [279]
Virginia Staudt Sexton 1916–1997 [280]
Roz Shafran 1970–present Pediatric psychology Known for pioneering research on perfectionism
Francine Shapiro
Tamara Sher Clinical psych.
Carolyn Wood Sherif 1922–1982 [281]
Sara Shettleworth
Stephanie Shields 1949–present [282]
Milicent Shinn 1858–1940 Child psych. [283]
Margaret Signorella 1952–present [284]
Louise Silverstein 1946–present [285]
Amy Singer
Marie Skodak Crissey 1910–2000 Served as president of two divisions of the American Psychological Association. Received the 1968 Joseph P. Kennedy Award for Research in Mental Retardation. [286]
Margaret Keiver Smith 1846–1934 [287]
Theodate Smith 1860–1914 [288]
Florence Snodgrass 1902–1997 [289]
Elizabeth Spelke
Janet Taylor Spence 1923–2015 Spent most of her career researching and contributing towards gender-related issues, especially involving women. [290][291]
Sabina Spielrein 1885 OS – 1942
Cannie Stark 1945–present [292]
Christine Stephens ?–present Health psych.

Ageing

 Top-rated New Zealand Psychologist, best known for establishing the International Society for Critical Health Psychology with fellow New Zealanders Kerry Chamberlain and Antonia Lyons.
Clara Stern 1877–1945 Developmental psych. Together with husband William Stern, published findings from their detailed diaries about their three children. [293]
Muriel Stern 1918–1991 [294]
Abigail J. Stewart 1949–present [295]
Lois Meek Stolz 1891–1984 [296]
Janet Stoppard 1945–present [297]
Bonnie Strickland 1936–present [298]
Christine Stromberger 1949–present [299]
Noreen Stuckless 1940–present [300]
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Catherine Tamis-LeMonda ?–present
Sandra Schwartz Tangri 1937–2003 [301]
Amy Tanner 1870–1956 [302]
Lucilia Tavares ?–present [303]
Shelley E. Taylor 1946–present Social neuroscience [304]
Clara Thompson 1893–1958 [305]
Sharon Thompson-Schill
Thelma Thurstone 1897–1993 [306]
Leonore Tiefer 1944–present [307]
Ethel Tobach 1921–2015 [308]
Deborah Tolman ?–present Developmental psychology [309]
Ruth Tolman 1893–1957 [310]
Anne Treisman 1935–2018 Cognitive psych.
Reiko True 1933–present Recognized for her efforts to advance mental health services for Asian Americans and other minorities in the US. [311]
Jeanne Tsai
Alberta Banner Turner 1909–2008 [312]
Leona Tyler 1906–1993 [313]
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Vindhya Undurti 1955–present Feminist psych. [314]
Rhoda Unger 1939–2019 Feminist psych. [315]
Jane Ussher ?–present [316]
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Sari van Anders 1978–present [317]
Melba J. T. Vasquez 1951–present [318]
Star Vega 1949–2004 Multicultural psychology [319]
Magdalen Dorothea Vernon 1901–1991
Helen Verrall 1883–1959 [320]
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga 1937–present Had a decades-long career at the University of Montreal in Canada, before being elected Latvia's first woman president. [321]
Margareta Anna Vobruba 1951–present Psychoanalysis [322]
Marie-Louise von Franz 1915–1998 Analytical psych.
Hedwig von Restorff 1906–1962 Established the presence of perceptual features as differences by measuring their effect on recall (the von Restorff Effect). [323][324]
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Beverly J. Vandiver ?–present Black psychology Led development of the Cross Racial Identity Scale. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Black Psychology.
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Joan Scott Wallace (photo published 1977)
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Margaret Floy Washburn (early 1900s)
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Joan Scott Wallace 1930–2018
Barbara Strudler Wallston 1943–1987 [327]
Mary Roth Walsh 1939–1998 [328]
Margaret Floy Washburn 1871–1939 Studied sensation and perception and theorized that one's consciousness was responsible for their own motor activities. She was the first American woman to receive a PhD in psychology. [329]
Nicole Weekes
Naomi Weisstein 1939–2015 [330]
Susan Weinschenk 1953–present Behavioural psychology
Louise Thompson Welch 1916–2004 [331]
Beth Wellman 1895–1952 [332]
Beate West-Leuer 1951–present Psychoanalysis
Aaronette White 1961–2012 [333]
Keturah Whitehurst 1912–2000 [334][335]
Blossom Wigdor 1924–2025 [336]
Sue Wilkinson 1954–present [337]
Lillie Williams 1854–1923 [338]
Carla Willig 1964–present [339]
Theta Holmes Wolf 1904–1997 [340]
Helen Thompson Woolley 1874–1947 Noted for her work in gender studies. She was the first to research gender differences in a truly scientific and experimental way. [341]
Judith Worell 1928–present Clinical psychology [342]
Beatrice A. Wright 1917–2018 [343]
Marion MacDonald Wright ?–2015 [344]
Mary J. Wright 1915–2014 [345]
Gail E. Wyatt 1944–present She is known for her research on consensual and abusive sexual relationships and their influence on psychological well-being, and creation of culturally appropriate measures. She was also the first African American woman in the state of California to receive a license to practice psychology. [346]
Karen Wyche ?–present [347]
Karen Wynn ?–present
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Fei Xu (2014)
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Fei Xu 1969–present
Rivka Yahav 1950–present Psychotherapy
Janice Yoder 1952–present Feminist psychology Research into the experiences of token individuals - those in a career where they are not of the traditional gender. including the difference between the experiences of women in traditionally masculine careers (who struggle to attain recognition and success) versus men in traditionally feminine careers (who are able to find success far more easily), and the impact of race on experiences of women in traditionally masculine careers. [348]
Sue Rosenberg Zalk 1945–2001 [349]
Bluma Zeigarnik 1901–1988 Most notable for her discovery of the Zeigarnik effect, where forgotten incomplete tasks are better remembered than complete ones. [350]
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    psych. is used as an abbreviation for psychology

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