Wayne Velicer

Wayne Velicer (March 4, 1944 – October 15, 2017) was an American psychologist known for his research in quantitative and health psychology. He taught at the University of Rhode Island from 1973 until his death in 2017. He worked with James O. Prochaska to help to found the University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center, of which he subsequently served as co-director.[1][2]

Wayne Velicer
Born
Wayne Frank Velicer

(1944-03-04)March 4, 1944
Green Bay, Wisconsin
DiedOctober 15, 2017(2017-10-15) (aged 73)
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Purdue University
Known forWork in quantitative methodology
Transtheoretical model of behavior change
SpouseAnna Velicer
AwardsSamuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from Division 5 of the American Psychological Association (2013)
Scientific career
FieldsHealth psychology
Quantitative psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Rhode Island
ThesisAn empirical comparison of factor analysis, image analysis, and principal component analysis (1972)

Honors and awards

In 2004, Velicer was one of six University of Rhode Island faculty to be named an ISI Highly Cited Researcher.[3] In 2013, he received the Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from Division 5 of the American Psychological Association.[4] In 2018, he was posthumously inducted into the University of Rhode Island's Lifetime Service Society.[5]

References
  1. Harlow, Lisa L.; Aiken, Leona; Blankson, A. Nayena; Boodoo, Gwyneth M.; Brick, Leslie Ann D.; Collins, Linda M.; Cumming, Geoff; Fava, Joseph L.; Goodwin, Matthew S.; Hoeppner, Bettina B.; MacKinnon, David P. (2021-05-04). "A Tribute to the Mind, Methodology and Mentoring of Wayne Velicer". Multivariate Behavioral Research. 56 (3): 377–389. doi:10.1080/00273171.2020.1729083. ISSN 0027-3171. PMC 7438240. PMID 32077317.
  2. "URI loses a 'giant' in his field, in the classroom, in life". University of Rhode Island. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. "Six at URI among world's most highly cited researchers". University of Rhode Island. 2004-03-10. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. "URI psychology professors recognized for national success in their fields". University of Rhode Island. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  5. "URI inducts 13 to Lifetime Service Society". University of Rhode Island. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2022-01-08.


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