Nadine Lambert
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Nadine Lambert was an American
psychology
and education
professor.
She received her Ph.D. in psychology from University of Southern California
, with a specialty in psychometrics
. She taught at University of California, Berkeley
and founded the school psychology program at the education school in 1964, her first year at UC Berkeley. The National Institutes of Mental Health supported the program for 18 years as a model for preparing school psychologists. Lambert's latest research was on the measurement of adaptive functioning, and on the developmental course of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).
A Fellow of the American Psychological Association
, she has also served on its Board of Directors (1984–87) and chaired its Board of Educational Affairs from 1992-94. Lambert wrote such widely used instruments in school psychology as the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale (1981 and 1993 editions), and the Children’s Attention and Adjustment Survey (1992).
Her numerous other writings include "Educational Reform: Challenges for Psychology and Psychologists," in Professional Psychology (1996); "Adolescent Outcomes for Hyperactive Children: Perspectives on General and Specific Patterns of Childhood Risk for Adolescent Educational, Social, and Mental Health Problems," in American Psychologist (1988); "Persistence of Hyperactive Symptoms from Childhood to Adolescence," in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (1987); and "Conceptual Foundations for School Psychology: Perspectives from the Development of the School Psychology Program at Berkeley," in Professional School Psychologist (1986). She also edited the volume How Children Learn: Reforming Schools through Learner-Centered Education (1998).
She was involved in several controversies. In 1995, she was one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence
," an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson
and published in the Wall Street Journal, which declared the consensus of the signing scholars on issues related to race and intelligence
following the publication of the book The Bell Curve
. At the 1998 National Institutes of Health
Consensus Conference on AD/HD, she announced the results of a study suggesting that use of Ritalin might contribute to later drug abuse
. Of nearly 400 children with AD/HD, those treated with Ritalin as children had double the rates of cocaine
use and cigarette
smoking as young adults, compared to those who hadn't taken Ritalin in childhood.
She was killed in a car accident on her way to work.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
professor.
She received her Ph.D. in psychology from University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, with a specialty in psychometrics
Psychometrics
Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational measurement...
. She taught at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and founded the school psychology program at the education school in 1964, her first year at UC Berkeley. The National Institutes of Mental Health supported the program for 18 years as a model for preparing school psychologists. Lambert's latest research was on the measurement of adaptive functioning, and on the developmental course of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).
A Fellow of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
, she has also served on its Board of Directors (1984–87) and chaired its Board of Educational Affairs from 1992-94. Lambert wrote such widely used instruments in school psychology as the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale (1981 and 1993 editions), and the Children’s Attention and Adjustment Survey (1992).
Her numerous other writings include "Educational Reform: Challenges for Psychology and Psychologists," in Professional Psychology (1996); "Adolescent Outcomes for Hyperactive Children: Perspectives on General and Specific Patterns of Childhood Risk for Adolescent Educational, Social, and Mental Health Problems," in American Psychologist (1988); "Persistence of Hyperactive Symptoms from Childhood to Adolescence," in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (1987); and "Conceptual Foundations for School Psychology: Perspectives from the Development of the School Psychology Program at Berkeley," in Professional School Psychologist (1986). She also edited the volume How Children Learn: Reforming Schools through Learner-Centered Education (1998).
She was involved in several controversies. In 1995, she was one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence
Mainstream Science on Intelligence
Mainstream Science on Intelligence was a public statement issued by a group of academic researchers in fields allied to intelligence testing that claimed to present those findings widely accepted in the expert community...
," an editorial written by Linda Gottfredson
Linda Gottfredson
Linda Susanne Gottfredson is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Delaware and co-director of the Delaware-Johns Hopkins Project for the Study of Intelligence and Society. Gottfredson's work has been influential in shaping U.S...
and published in the Wall Street Journal, which declared the consensus of the signing scholars on issues related to race and intelligence
Race and intelligence
The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of intelligence testing in the early 20th century...
following the publication of the book The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve is a best-selling and controversial 1994 book by the Harvard psychologist Richard J. Herrnstein and political scientist Charles Murray...
. At the 1998 National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
Consensus Conference on AD/HD, she announced the results of a study suggesting that use of Ritalin might contribute to later drug abuse
Drug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
. Of nearly 400 children with AD/HD, those treated with Ritalin as children had double the rates of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
use and cigarette
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
smoking as young adults, compared to those who hadn't taken Ritalin in childhood.
She was killed in a car accident on her way to work.
External links
- Nadine Lambert website via University of California - Berkeley
- Nadine Lambert Virtual Memorial