Background
Helson, Ravenna Wakefield was born on February 13, 1925 in Austin, Texas, United States. Daughter of Edward Jackson and Ravenna (Wakefield) Mathews.
Helson, Ravenna Wakefield was born on February 13, 1925 in Austin, Texas, United States. Daughter of Edward Jackson and Ravenna (Wakefield) Mathews.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1945; Master of Arts, University Texas, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1952.
Reporter, Corpus Christi (Texas) Times, 1945-1946; assistant professor department psychology, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1952-1955; junior assistant public health analyst, department maternal and child health, State of California, Berkeley, 1955-1957; research psychologist, Institute Personality Assessment and Research, University of California, Berkeley, since 1957; Adjunct Professor department psychology, Institute Personality Assessment and Research, University of California, Berkeley, since 1980.
Fellow American Psychological Association (Division 8 Personality and Social Psychology committee chairman 1978-1980, division 10 Psychology and the Arts president 1979-1980, secretary-treasurer 1976-1979, council delegate 1987, division 35 Psychology Women, Henry A. Murray award 1984, Carolyn Wood Sheriff award 1990).
Married Henry Helson, June 12, 1954. Children: David, Ravenna, Harold.