Esther Thelen

Esther Thelen
Born(1941-05-20)20 May 1941
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died29 December 2004(2004-12-29) (aged 63)
Bloomington, Indiana
Alma materAntioch College
University of Wisconsin
University of Missouri
Known forDevelopmental psychology
dynamical systems theory
neuroscience

Esther Thelen (May 20, 1941 – December 29, 2004) was an expert in the field of developmental psychology.[1] Thelen's research was focused on human development, especially in the area of infant development.[2]

Thelen was also president of the Society for Research in Child Development and the International Society for Infant Studies. She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Psychological Society.[3]

  1. ^ "Noted Psychologist Esther Thelen". The Washington Post. 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  2. ^ San Francisco Chronicle (2004-12-31). "Esther Thelen – expert in child development". SFGate. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  3. ^ Galloway, James C. (Cole). In Memoriam: Esther Thelen, May 20, 1941–December 29, 2004 Archived June 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine