May Smith | |
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Born | 29 August 1879 Hulme, England |
Died | 21 February 1968 London, England | (aged 88)
Occupation | Psychologist |
Known for | Experimental research in the field of industrial psychology |
May Smith OBE (29 August 1879 – 22 February 1968) was a British Industrial psychologist from Hulme, Manchester. She received a bachelor's degree in 1903 and later received a Doctor of Science degree in 1930. Throughout her career, she taught at colleges as well as performing important research in the field of industrial psychology. She subjected herself to her own trials in her research on fatigue. She worked alongside other researchers to find the effects of alcohol and opium on efficiency as well as research on telegraphist's cramp. She was an investigator at the Industrial Health Research Board from 1920 to 1944. She held several positions on the executive of the British Psychological Society.