John Richard Nesselroade (March 13, 1936 –July 24, 2024) was an American psychologist known for his work in developmental and quantitative psychology.
[1] At the time of his death, he was the Hugh Scott Hamilton Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Virginia.
After graduating from Parkersburg High School (WV) in 1954, he enlisted in the United States Marines and was stationed during his service in Japan.
Until Baltes left Penn State for Germany in 1980, they jointly contributed to the literatures on the development of personality and cognitive abilities, as well as to basic methods for measuring change.
In publications with Baltes and others, Nesselroade promoted a comprehensive view of variability over people, occasions and psychological constructs.
McArdle, who was the panel's principal consultant, insisted that neither he nor any other member of the working group supported Cattell's eugenic belief system.
Sells Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement from the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology.