Ross Duke Parke

Background

Parke, Ross Duke was born on December 17, 1938 in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada.

Education

Bachelor, University Toronto, 1962. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Waterloo, 1965.

Career

From assistant to professor psychology Department, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1971; chief social development section, Fels Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio., 1971-1975; professor psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1975-1990; professor psychology, University of California, Riverside, since 1990; director Center for Family Studies, University of California, Riverside, since 1992; Distinguished Professor psychology, University of California, Riverside, since 1998.

Achievements

• Ross Duke Parke has been listed as a noteworthy psychology professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Child Psychology: A Contemporary View Point

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  • Journal of Family Psychology, Volume 14, Number 3 (Sept. 2000) Special Issue: Cultural Variation in Families
  • Throwaway Dads: The Myths and Barriers That Keep Men from Being the Fathers They Want to Be
  • Throwaway Dads: The Myths and Barriers That Keep Men from Being the Fathers They Want to Be

Membership

Fellow American Psychological Association (president division development psychology 1991, G. Stanley Hall award division development psychological 1995). Member Society for Research in Child Development (executive committee 1978-1983, president 2001-2003, SRCD District Science Contribution Child Development award, 2009).