Gloria Twine Chisum (born 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma)[1] is an experimental psychologist who eventually became a board member of the American Psychological Association, among many other organizations.
[2][3] An expert in visual problems associated with the operation of high-performance aircraft, she developed eyewear to protect pilots' eyes in extreme conditions like sharp turns, lightning, or nuclear explosion.
She was also a board member of several organizations, including (but not limited to) the Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania the Aerospace Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Optical Society of America.
[5] Specifically, her work was focused on the creation of protective goggles that would help pilots withstand the extreme conditions sustained during flight including loss of vision during sharp turns and sudden flashes of bright light (such as those that could occur during lightning flashes or nuclear explosions),[6] including work presented at a NATO conference.
[9] Chisum is the first African-American woman to join the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.