Phillip Lawrence Ackerman

Background

Ackerman, Phillip Lawrence was born on June 17, 1957 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Leonard and Sally Ann (Goldburg) Ackerman.

Education

Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1979; AM, University of Illinois, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1984.

Career

Postdoctoral research associate, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1984; assistant professor, associate professor psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1984-1993; professor psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1993.

Achievements

• Phillip Lawrence Ackerman has been listed as a noteworthy Psychologist educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Learning and Individual Differences: An Ability/Information - Processing Framework for Skill Acquisition
  • Individual Differences in Learning and Cognitive Abilities

Membership

Fellow American Psychological Association (division 5, 15, Distinguished Science award 1992, Early Contribution award 1989), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, American Psychological Society. Member American Educational Research Association, National Council on Measurement in Education.

Connections

Married Ruth Kanfer, September 1, 1990. 1 child, Sarah Alexandra.

Father:

Leonard Ackerman

Mother:

Sally Ann (Goldburg) Ackerman

Spouse:

Ruth Kanfer

child:

Sarah Alexandra Ackerman