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Day, Ross Henry (1927 - )

FAA, FASSA, FAPsS
 
Psychologist
Born: 20 March 1927  Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Ross Henry Day is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at both La Trobe and Deakin Universities. Prior to this he spent twenty-eight years at Monash University where he reached the rank of Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology. Day is a member of many national and international scientific bodies and has lectured widely overseas. His present research interests are in human and infrahuman sensory processes and perception.

Career Highlights
URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/staff/dayr.html

Chronology
1944 - 1949Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
1948 - 1950Graduate Assistant (Associate Lecturer) in Psychology at the University of Western Australia
1950 - 1951Assistant Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Bristol
1951 - 1955Research Fellow in Psychology at the University of Bristol
1952 - 1954Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Bristol in the UK
1955 - 1961Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer (1959) in Psychology at the University of Sydney
1962 - 1964Reader in Psychology at the University of Sydney
1964Foundation Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (FAPsS)
1964 - 1965Chair of the Constitutions Committee of the Australian Psychological Society
1965 - 1975Councillor of the Australian Psychological Society
1965 - 1992Professor and Foundation Chair of the Department of Psychology at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria
1966 - 1967President of the Australian Psychological Society
1966 - 1968Chair of the Human Factors Committee of the Australian Aeronautical Research Committee
1967Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
1969 - 1973Chair of the Human Research Factors Committee of the Australian Road Research Board
1971 - 1972Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom
1981 - 1983Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science at Monash University
1981 - 1987President of the Council of the Lincoln Institute
1988Doctor of the University (Honoris Causa) received from La Trobe University
1990 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1992 - Adjunct Professor in Psychology at La Trobe University (Bundoora) and Deakin University (Geelong) in Victoria

 

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