Allan Urho Paivio

Background

Paivio, Allan Urho was born on March 29, 1925 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Son of Aku and Ida Julia (Hanninen) Paivio.

Education

Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 1949; Master of Science, McGill University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1959.

Career

Lecturer, Sir George Williams U., Montreal, 1957; research psychologist, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1958-1959; assistant professor psychology, U. New Brunswick, Canada, 1959-1962; assistant professor, U. Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1962-1963; associate professor, U. Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1963-1967; professor, U. Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1967-1992; professor emeritus, U. Western Ontario, London, since 1992.

Achievements

• Allan Urho Paivio has been listed as a noteworthy Psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Royal Canada Navy, 1944-1945. Fellow American Psychological Association, Canada Psychological Association (Distinguished Contributions to Psychology award 1982), Royal Society Canada. Member Psychonomic Society.

Connections

Married Kathleen Laura Blanche Austin, January 9, 1946. Children— Sandra, Anna Lee, Heather, Eric, Karina.

Father:

Aku Paivio

Mother:

Ida Julia (Hanninen) Paivio

Spouse:

Kathleen Laura Blanche Austin