Starke R. Hathaway

Starke R. Hathaway (August 22, 1903 – July 4, 1984) was an American psychologist who co-authored the psychological assessment known as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). He was a longtime faculty member at the University of Minnesota.

Biography

Hathaway was born in Central Lake, Michigan[1] and grew up in Marysville, Ohio.[2] He graduated from Ohio University, then completed master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota, respectively. Hathaway joined the faculty at Minnesota, where he created the MMPI with his colleague J. C. McKinley.[1] He also created several devices for the measurement of neural processes. Upon creating a psychogalvanometer, he used it as a lie detector test to solve a murder case.[3]

Late in his life, Hathaway received the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology.[4] He died in Minneapolis in 1984 after an extended illness.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. Starke R. Hathaway, 80; Invented psychological test". The New York Times. July 5, 1984. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Test Developer Profiles: Starke Rosecrans Hathaway, Ph.D.". McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ Dahlstrom, W. Grant; Meehl, Paul E.; Schofield, William (July 1986). "Starke Rosecrans Hathaway (1903–1984) (abstract)". American Psychologist 41 (7): 834–835. doi:10.1037/h0092154. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Starke R. Hathaway: Distinguished Contribution for Applications in Psychology Award for 1977". American Psychologist 33 (1): 63–68. January 1978. doi:10.1037/h0078532. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
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