Constance T. Fischer
{{Short description|Psychologist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Constance T. Fischer
| nationality = American
| fields = Psychology
| workplaces = Duquesne University
| alma_mater = University of Oklahoma, University of Kentucky
| known_for = Psychological Assessment
}}
Constance Taylor Fischer{{Cite book|title=Books and Pamphlets Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals|year=1972|page=443}}{{Cite book|title=Duquesne University Undergraduate Catalog|year=1999|page=170}} is a psychologist and retired as Professor Emeritus at Duquesne University, best known for her work on individualized psychological assessment.{{Cite web|last=Medicine|first=Saybrook-Mind-Body|date=2012-06-17|title=A Tribute to a Dissertation Chair: Honoring Constance T. Fischer|url=https://www.saybrook.edu/blog/2012/06/17/tribute-dissertation-chair-honoring-constance-t-fischer/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Saybrook University|language=en-US}}
Early life
Constance T. Fischer was born in Oahu, Hawaii in 1938.{{Cite web|title=Founding Members and Early Trailblazers of the Department|url=https://www.duq.edu/academics/schools/liberal-arts/academics/departments-and-centers/psychology/departmental-archives-project/early-trailblazers/constancefischer|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.duq.edu|language=en}}
Education and career
She received her B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma in 1960. In 1963, she graduated the University of Kentucky with a M.A in Psychology. Fischer received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kentucky as well, in 1966. She is a Professor Emeritus at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Awards and honors
In 2005, Fischer was awarded the Carl Rogers Award, which is awarded for "an outstanding contribution to the theory and practice of humanistic psychology".{{Cite web|title=Carl Rogers Award|url=https://www.apadivisions.org/division-32/awards/carl-rogers|access-date=2021-08-14|website=www.apadivisions.org|language=en}} Awarded the Bruno Klopfer Award in 2006.
Works
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=OuewOCFR3DgC&q=constance+t+fisher Individualizing Psychological Assessment] (1985)
- [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318949301_On_the_way_to_collaborative_psychological_assessment_The_selected_works_of_constance_T_Fischer On the Way to Collaborative Psychological Assessment] (2017)
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=PafpN9Q0_VAC Client Participation in Human Services: The Prometheus Principle]
- [https://muse.jhu.edu/book/48615 The Qualitative Vision for Psychology]
References
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External links
- [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Constance-Fischer Constance T. Fischer] publications indexed by ResearchGate
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Category:American women psychologists
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