Person

Day, Ross Henry (1927 - 2018)

FAA FASSA FAPsS

Born
20 March 1927
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Died
22 October 2018
Occupation
Psychologist

Summary

Ross Henry Day is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at both La Trobe and Deakin Universities. Prior to this he spent twenty-eight years at Monash University where he reached the rank of Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology. Day is a member of many national and international scientific bodies and has lectured widely overseas. His present research interests are in human and infrahuman sensory processes and perception.

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1944 - 1949
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia
1948 - 1950
Career position - Graduate Assistant (Associate Lecturer) in Psychology, University of Western Australia
1950 - 1951
Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bristol
1951 - 1955
Career position - Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Bristol
1952 - 1954
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Bristol in the UK
1955 - 1961
Career position - Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer (1959) in Psychology, University of Sydney
1962 - 1964
Career position - Reader in Psychology, University of Sydney
1964 - 1965
Career position - Chair of the Constitutions Committee of the Australian Psychological Society
1964 - 2018
Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Psychological Society (FAPsS)
1965 - 1975
Career position - Councillor of the Australian Psychological Society
1965 - 1992
Career position - Professor and Foundation Chair of the Department of Psychology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
1966 - 1967
Career position - President, Australian Psychological Society
1966 - 1968
Career position - Chair of the Human Factors Committee of the Australian Aeronautical Research Committee
1967 - 2018
Award - Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA)
1969 - 1973
Career position - Chair of the Human Research Factors Committee of the Australian Road Research Board
1971 - 1972
Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Exeter in the United Kingdom
1974 - 1980
Career position - Editor, Records of the Australian Academy of Science
1981 - 1983
Career position - Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science, Monash University
1981 - 1987
Career position - President, Council of the Lincoln Institute
1988
Education - Doctor of the University, honoris causa, La Trobe University
1990 - 2018
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1992 -
Career position - Adjunct Professor in Psychology at La Trobe University (Bundoora) and Deakin University (Geelong) in Victoria

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