Jagannath Prasad Das (psychologist)

Jagannath Prasad Das (psychologist)

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Jagannath Prasad Das (psychologist) Profile

  • Name:
  • Jagannath Prasad Das (psychologist)
  • Born:
  • January 20, 1931
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Puri

Jagannath Prasad Das (psychologist) Biography

Jagannath Prasad Das is an Indo-Canadian Psychologist and professor, who serves in the same field. Known to be an Educational Psychologist, he is an internationally recognized expert in educational psychology, intelligence and childhood development. PASS theory of intelligence and the Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System are his contributions to the field of psychology. In 2015, Das was named to the Order of Canada. He is a recipient of numerous awards and honours for his outstanding contributions to the field of psychology; Albert J. Harris Award in International Reading Association (1979), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1999), University of Alberta, Research Prize (1987), Doctorate Honoris Causa, University of Cyprus (2015) etc a few to mention. Das has also authored some books related to his subject.

 

Jagannath Prasad Das was born on 20 January 1931 in Puri, Odisha State. He was educated in Cuttack, and he later completed M.A. in Experimental Psychology at Patna University, and worked as a lecturer in Utkal University for two years. On a scholarship, he moved to London for advanced studies in 1955, and got opportunity to get guidance from Hans Eysenck, famous English psychology. After completing his PhD research, he returned back to India, and continued with his teaching profession in Utkal University, where he worked for next 5 years.

 

In 1963, he was awarded a Kennedy Foundation Visiting Professorship. Das moved to the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 1968. He became the third Director of the centre in 1972 and worked there until 1994. He formally retired in 1995, and later continued with his research works. He worked on cognitive processes in typical and atypical populations, and published many papers on this subject.

Published: July 17, 2018

Updated: July 17, 2018

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