Lawrence G. Weiss, PhD
Dr. Larry Weiss received his Bachelor's Degree from the State University of New York at Binghampton in 1976, his Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Trinity University in 1978, and his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Texas A&M in 1990. Dr. Weiss was Vice President of Global Research and Development for Pearson Clinical Assessment, publisher of the Wechsler scales, where he worked for 27 years before retiring in 2018. He oversaw a department of 200 professionals in 13 countries spanning 4 continents. He remains active in the profession as a consultant, speaker, writer, editorial board member, and expert witness. Widely acknowledged as one of the most experienced psychological test developers in the world, Dr. Weiss has overseen the development of hundreds of Pearson tests in the areas of cognition, neuropsychology, memory, personality, adaptive functioning, achievement, and personnel selection. He has authored or co-authored 9 graduate level textbooks about the Wechsler intelligence tests over the past 12 years. Some of his books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. In addition, Dr. Weiss has authored or coauthored 37 research articles about the Wechsler and other psychological tests in peer reviewed professional journals - including two Special Issues devoted to his work. He was nominated four times for the prestigious Senior Scientist Award given by the American Psychological Association, Division 16. Finally, he serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Individual Differences.
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