Allan R. Wagner

Wagner received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1959, under Kenneth W. Spence, and he was on the faculty of Yale University until his death, serving as Chair of the Department of Psychology from 1983 to 1989, Chair of the Department of Philosophy from 1991 to 1993, Director of the Division of the Social Sciences from 1992 to 1998, and in his last years the James Rowland Angell Professor Emeritus of Psychology.

Wagner's scientific contributions were recognized by his receipt of the Howard Crosby Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Psychologists (1991), the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association (1999), the W. Horsley Gantt Medal of the Pavlovian Society (2009), the William James Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association for Psychological Science (2013), and election to membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1999).

Scientific Societies: Offices and Recognitions

• AAAS: Fellow (1971), Electorate Nominating Committee (1985–88), Council Delegate (1988–91)
• Eastern Psychological Association: Board of Directors (1985–1988)
• Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior: Secretary (1983–92)
• Society of Experimental Psychologists: Fellow (1972), Howard Crosby Warren Medalist (1991)
• American Psychological Assoc.: Fellow (1968); Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (1999)
• National Academy of Sciences: Member (1992)
• Society for Computational Models of Associative Learning:Founding Member, Contribution Award (2009)
• The Pavlovian Society: W. Horsley Gantt Medalist (2009)
• Association for Psychological Science: Fellow (1988); William James Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)