Jane Ritchie | |
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Born | Jane Beaglehole 12 February 1936 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Died | 21 April 2023 | (aged 87)
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Spouse | James Ritchie |
Scientific career | |
Fields | psychology, child-raising |
Institutions | University of Waikato |
Thesis | |
Relatives | Ernest Beaglehole (father) David Beaglehole (brother) John Beaglehole (uncle) Tim Beaglehole (cousin) |
Jane Ritchie OBE (née Beaglehole; 12 February 1936 – 21 April 2023) was a New Zealand psychology academic and expert of child-raising. She was an emeritus professor at the University of Waikato.[1] She was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in psychology from a New Zealand university.[2]