Todd Risley

Psychologist

PersonDied aged 70humanQ91191676

Also known as Todd Robert Risley

Born: September 8, 1937
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Died: November 2, 2007
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Birthplace: Alaska
Place of death: Alaska
Occupation: psychologist
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Employer: University of Alaska Anchorage

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Todd Robert Risley was an American psychologist. He is credited with helping to create the field of applied behavior analysis, and has been described as a "pioneer" in this field. He is known for the study he conducted with Betty Hart, who was his graduate student at the University of Kansas at the time, on the word gap between rich and poor children. He was also a co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.

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Sex or gender: male
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Given name: Todd
Family name: Risley
Doctoral student: Maris Lillian O’Rourke
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