Stuart W. Cook

Stuart W. Cook
Born(1913-04-17)April 17, 1913
Richmond, Virginia
DiedMarch 25, 1993(1993-03-25) (aged 79)
Boulder, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Richmond
University of Minnesota
Known forResearch on racial segregation
Spouse
Annabelle Cook
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(m. 1938⁠–⁠1993)​
Children3
Awards1986 Gold Medal Award from the American Psychological Association[1]
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
InstitutionsNew York University
University of Colorado
ThesisThe Production of "experimental Neurosis" in the White Rat (1938)

Stuart Wellford Cook (April 15, 1913—March 25, 1993) was an American social psychologist known for his research on the societal effects of racism and religious intolerance. He is particularly known for a study he conducted with Isidor Chein and Kenneth Bancroft Clark on the psychological effects of racial segregation. This study was cited by the appellates in the 1954 landmark United States Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education.[2][3] His research also focused on many other psychological subjects, including clinical psychology, military psychology, and psychological research methods.[4]

  1. ^ No Authorship Indicated (1987). "Contribution by a psychologist in the public interest gold medal award: Stuart W. Cook". American Psychologist. 42 (4): 330–332. doi:10.1037/h0092043. ISSN 1935-990X.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Shawn G. (1993-03-29). "Stuart W. Cook, 79, Psychologist Who Revealed Effects of Racism". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  3. ^ "Stuart W. Cook; Psychologist Helped Shape Segregation Ban". Los Angeles Times. 1993-04-01. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  4. ^ Smith, M. Brewster (1994). "Stuart W. Cook (1913-1993): Obituary". American Psychologist. 49 (6): 521–522. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.49.6.521. ISSN 0003-066X.