Stuart Wellford Cook (April 15, 1913—March 25, 1993) was an American social psychologist known for his research on the societal effects of racism and religious intolerance.
He is particularly known for a study he conducted with Isidor Chein and Kenneth Bancroft Clark on the psychological effects of racial segregation.
This study was cited by the appellates in the 1954 landmark United States Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education.
[4] After receiving his Ph.D. in 1938, Cook served as a captain in the Army Air Force, working with John C. Flanagan on the aviation psychology program at Santa Ana Army Air Base.
[5] In 1963, he became professor and chair of the psychology department at the University of Colorado.