Frances Keesler Graham

Background

Graham, Frances Keesler was born on August 1, 1918 in Canastota, New York, United States. Daughter of Clyde C. and Norma (Van Surdam) Keesler.

Education

Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1942; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Wisconsin, 1996.

Career

Acting director, St. Louis Psychiatric Clinic, 1942-1944; instructor, Barnard College, 1948-1951; research associate, School Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1942-1948, 53-57; research associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1957-1964; associate professor pediatrics and psychology, University of Wisconsin, 1964-1968; professor, University of Wisconsin, 1968-1986; Hilldale research professor, University of Wisconsin, 1980-1986; professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1986-1989; professor emerita, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1989. Distinguished faculty lecturer, U. Delaware, Newark, 1989. Consultant National Institute Neurological Diseases and Blindness perinatal research branch.

Member experimental psychology research review committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1970-1974, National Research Council, 1971-1974. Member board science counselors National Institute of Mental Health, 1977-1981, chairman, 1979-1981. Member President's Common for Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and biomedical and Behavioral Research, 1980-1982.

Achievements

• Frances Keesler Graham has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman section psychology 1979, member nominations committee 1992-1995), American Psychological Association (council 1975-1977, president division physiological and comparative psychology 1978-1979, G. Stanley Hall award 1982, Distinguished Scientist award 1990). Member National Academy of Sciences, American Psychological Society (William James fellow 1990), Society Research Child Development (council 1965-1971, president 1975-1977, Distinguished Science Contributions award 1991), Society Psychophysiol. Research (director 1968-1971, 72-75, president 1973-1974, Distinguished Contributions award 1981), Society Experimental Psychologists, Society Neurosci., Federation Behavioral Psychological and Cognitive Sciences (executive committee 1991-1994), Psychonomic Society, Acoustical Society of America, International Society Development Psychobiology, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married David Tredway Graham, June 14, 1941. Children: Norma, Andrew, Mary.

Father:

Clyde C. Keesler

Mother:

Norma (Van Surdam) Keesler

Spouse:

David Tredway Graham

child:

Andrew Graham

child:

Mary Graham

child:

Norma Graham