Wayne Velicer (March 4, 1944 – October 15, 2017) was an American psychologist known for his research in quantitative and health psychology.
He worked with James O. Prochaska to help to found the University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center, of which he subsequently served as co-director.
[1][2] In 2004, Velicer was one of six University of Rhode Island faculty to be named an ISI Highly Cited Researcher.
[3] In 2013, he received the Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from Division 5 of the American Psychological Association.
[4] In 2018, he was posthumously inducted into the University of Rhode Island's Lifetime Service Society.