Person
Morey, Elwyn Aisne (1914 - 1968)
- Born
- 17 September 1914
Stawell, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 19 January 1968
Dunmore, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Psychologist
Summary
Elwyn Morey was "probably the best-known child psychologist in Australia". Her principal interests were in the cognitive development of infants and young children, and the adjustment of children and their families to disability. At the University of Western Australia she was instrumental in developing landmark postgraduate diploma courses in child, educational and clinical psychology. Moving to Victoria she continued to promote more enlightened attitudes in mental health, and advances in child psychology and parent education. Morey developed assessment techniques to determine the potential of disabled children. She was largely responsible for the foundation of Rossbourne House, Hawthorn, a school for slow-learning children, and the Monash Child Study Centre which was named after her. Morey served as Honorary Psychologist to many hospitals, societies and institutions.
Details
Chronology
- 1935
- Education - BA (Hons), University of Melbourne
- 1936
- Education - DipEd, University of Melbourne
- 1939
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Melbourne
- 1940
- Education - BEd, University of Melbourne
- 1941 - 1945
- Career position - Research Assistant, Australian Council for Education Research
- 1947
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.
- 1947 - 1948
- Career position - Lecturer, University of California
- 1948 - 1957
- Career position - Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia
- 1954
- Career position - Australian Representative, Mental Health in Childhood Seminar, World Federation of Mental Health, Toronto, Canada
- 1957 - 1961
- Career position - Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne
- 1960
- Career position - Australian Representative, UNESCO Expert Committee on Child Research, International Institute of Child Study, Bangkok
- 1961 - 1965
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Yule, Valerie, 'Morey, Elwyn Aisne (1914-1968), Psychologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 403-404. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150471b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Dunn, S. S.; and Marshall, A. J., 'Obituary: Elwyn A. Morey', Australian Psychologist, 2 (3) (1968), 159-61. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537335. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93307606. Details
- 'Morey, Elwyn Aisne (19140917-19680119)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467184. Details
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