Sandra Wood Scarr

Background

Scarr, Sandra Wood was born on August 8, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John Ruxton and Jane (Powell) Wood.

Education

AB, Vassar College, 1958. AM, Harvard University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1965.

Career

Assistant professor psychology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1964-1967; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1967-1971; professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1971-1977; professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1977-1983; Commonwealth professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983-1995; department chairman psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1984-1990; Chief Executive Officer, chairman board directors, KinderCare Learning Center, Inc., 1995-1997; retired, 1997. Member of national advisory board Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1985-1991. Coordinator county psychology State University of New York Board Regents, New York City, 1984-1992.

Professor Kerstin Hesselgren, Sweden, 1993-1994.

Achievements

• Sandra Wood Scarr has been listed as a noteworthy Psychology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (chairman committee on human research 1980-1983, council of representatives 1984-1989, board directors 1988-1990, Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research on Public Policy 1988), American Psychological Society (board directors since 1992, president 1996-1997, James McKeen Cattell award 1993). Member American Academy Arts and Sciences (council member 1995-2000), Behavior Genetics Association (president 1985-1986, executive council 1976-1979, 84-87, Dobzhansky award 2004), Society for Research in Child Development (governing council 1974-1976, 87-93, chairman finance committee 1987-1989, president 1989-1991), International Society for Study of Behavioral Development (executive board 1987-1994).

Interests

• Gardening, growing Kona coffee, breeding dogs.

Connections

Married Harry Alan Scarr, December 26, 1961 (divorced 1970). Children: Phillip, Karen, Rebbecca, Stephanie. Married James Callan Walker, August 9, 1982 (divorced 1994).

Father:

John Ruxton Wood

Mother:

Jane (Powell) Wood

Spouse:

James Callan Walker

Spouse:

Harry Alan Scarr

child:

Phillip Scarr

child:

Stephanie Scarr

child:

Karen Scarr

child:

Rebbecca Scarr