Background
Klahr, David was born on July 9, 1939 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
educator consultant psychologist
Klahr, David was born on July 9, 1939 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960. Master of Science in Industrial Administration, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1968.
Instructor department mathematics, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1964-1966;
assistant professor Graduate School Business, U. Chicago, 1966-1969;
visiting research fellow department education, U. Stirling, Scotland, 1968;
associate professor Graduate School Industrial Administration and department psychology, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1969-1976;
professor department psychology, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1976;
acting head department psychology, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1983-1984;
head department psychology, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1984. Visiting Fulbright lecturer London Graduate School of Business Studies, 1969. Member Fulbright Commission Screening Committee, 1969-1972.
Member subcommittee on memory and cognitive processes of advising committee for behavioral and neural science National Science Foundation, 1981-1983. Member National Research Council Working Group on Development of Cognitive and Social Competence, 1985. Grant reviewer National Science Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute Education, Australian Research Grants Committee, Canada Research Council.
Lecturer, consultant in field.
Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society. Member Cognitive Science Society, Psychonomic Society, Society for Research in Child Development, Sigma Xi.