Jagannath Prasad Das (psychologist)

Jagannath Prasad Das
Born(1931-01-20)20 January 1931
NationalityIndian, Canadian
EducationB.A., M.A., Ph.D
Alma materRavenshaw University, India, Patna University, India, University of London, UK
OccupationEducational Psychologist
Years active1955–present
Known forPASS Theory of Intelligence, Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System
Notable workCognitive Planning and Executive Functions, Consciousness Quest where East meets the West, Theory and research in Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Planning, Working Minds
SpouseGita Das (m. 1955)
Children2

Jagannath Prasad Das (also known as JP Das) is an Indo-Canadian educational psychologist who specialized in educational psychology, intelligence and childhood development. Among his contributions to psychology are the PASS theory of intelligence and the Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System. Das was the Director of the JP Das Developmental Disabilities Centre at the University of Alberta. He formally retired in 1996 and is currently Emeritus Director of the Centre on Developmental and Learning Disabilities and Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, was inducted into the Order of Canada[1] and has an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Vigo in Spain.[2]

  1. ^ "The Governor General of Canada".
  2. ^ Dick Sobsey and Kent Cameron, "A brief history of The J.P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre" Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2008, Vol. 36, No. 1 & 2, pp. 251‐265 ERIC Accessed 15 August 2014