Linda S. Gottfredson

School of Education
College of Human Services, Education,
and Public Policy
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716 USA
(302) 831-1650
FAX (302) 831-6058
gottfred@udel.edu

 

 

 

 

 

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Interests

  • Intelligence, health and everyday life
  • Intelligence and social inequality
  • Employment testing and job aptitude demands
  • Affirmative action and multicultural diversity
  • Career development and vocational counseling

Education and Honors

  • George A Miller Award (for outstanding journal article across specialty areas), Society for General Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2008.
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2007.
  • Mensa Press Award, 2005.
  • Mensa Award for Excellence in Research, 2005.
  • Faculty Senate Commendation for Extraordinary Leadership and Service, University of Delaware, awarded May 2, 2005.
  • Mensa Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, 1999-2000.
  • Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, elected 1998.
  • Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars, elected 1995.
  • Fellow, American Psychological Association, elected 1994.
  • Fellow, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, elected 1994.
  • Ph.D. (Sociology), The Johns Hopkins University, 1977.
  • B.A. (Psychology), University of California at Berkeley, 1969. (Phi Beta Kappa).


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Professional Experience

  • 2000-present Affiliated Faculty, Honors Program, University of Delaware.,
  • 1990-present Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware.
  • 1987-1990 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, University of Delaware.
  • 1986-1987 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, University of Delaware.
  • 1986 Principal Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of Schools, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • 1985-1986 Research Associate (part-time), Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park.
  • 1983-1986 Associate Professor (adjunct), Department of Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • 1980-1986 Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of Schools, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • 1977-1983 Assistant Professor (adjunct), Department of Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • 1976-1980 Associate Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of Schools, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • 1972-1973 Research Assistant, Department of Behavioral Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • 1969-1972 Peace Corps Volunteer in Family Planning and Health Statistics, Penang State Health Office, Georgetown, Malaysia.
  • 1968-1969 Research Assistant, Alameda County Human Relations Commission, Oakland, California.


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Professional Publications

|| 1975-1979 || 1980-1984 || 1985-1989 || 1990-1994 || 1995-1999 || 2000-2004 || 2005-2009 || In Press || Submitted for review ||

  • In press

·  Submitted for Review


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Presentations at Professional Meetings and in Lecture Series

|| 1977-1979 || 1980-1984 || 1985-1989 || 1990-1994 || 1995-1999 || 2000-2004 || 2005-2009 ||

  • 2005-2009
    • Gottfredson, L. S. (2007). Psychometric properties of health and health self-care. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Amsterdam, December 13.