Kenneth Shrout Wagoner (July 8, 1911 - April 5, 2000) was an American psychologist, a professor of psychology on the faculty of DePauw University, and a physiological skin scientist.
After retirement, Wagoner lived for a number of years at Portage Point, Michigan, where his family had spent many summers.
While living there, he served as commodore of the Portage Lake Yacht Club and was a member of the Onekama Township Planning Commission.
Wagoner is credited with discovering new ways that humans perceive hot and cold in the skin senses.
"[2] In addition, he discovered a key homeostasis feedback mechanism that helps humans maintain survival temperature.