René V. Dawis

American psychologist

René V. Dawis is an American psychology professor. He taught at University of Minnesota and is currently an emeritus professor. His work focused on individual differences, work adjustment, and human potential. He received the American Psychological Associations's Leona Tyler Award in 1999.^[1][2]

Career

Dawis received his MA in 1955 and his PhD in 1956.^[3]

At the University of Minnesota he was director of the Counseling Psychology Program from 1975 to 1985. Since 1997, he has been emeritus psychology at the same university.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995, he was a signatory of a collective statement in response to The Bell Curve titled "Mainstream Science on Intelligence", written by Intelligence editor Linda Gottfredson and published in the Wall Street Journal.^[4]

He was a principal investigator into several projects at the Industrial Relations Center at the Carlson School of Management.

Publications

• Dawis RV (1989). Psychology: Human relations and work adjustment. Gregg Division, McGraw-Hill; 7th ed edition ISBN 0-07-022546-X.
• Lubinski D, et al. (1995). Assessing Individual Differences in Human Behavior: New Concepts, Methods, and Findings. Davies-Black Publishing; 1st edition. ISBN 0-89106-072-3.
• Dawis RV (1984). A psychological theory of work adjustment: An individual-differences model and its applications. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-1316-8.
• Dawis RV et al. (1988). Psychology: Behavior, Motivation, and Work Adjustment. Paradigm Publishing 7th edition. ISBN 1-56118-477-2.
• Fruehling RT, Dawis RV (1995). Psychology: Realizing Human Potential. Paradigm Publishing. ISBN 1-56118-342-3.
• Lofquist LH, Dawis RV (1991). Essentials of Person-Environment-Correspondence Counseling. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-1889-5.

References

1. Dawis, Rene V. (May 2001). "1999 Leona Tyler Award: Rene V. Dawis". The Counseling Psychologist. 29 (3): 458–465. doi:10.1177/0011000001293009. ISSN 0011-0000. S2CID 144856558.
2. "Past Recipients - Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17". www.div17.org. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
3. "Rene Dawis - IResearchNet". Psychology. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
4. Gottfredson, Linda (December 13, 1994). Mainstream Science on Intelligence. Wall Street Journal, p A18.