Phyllis A. Katz

Phyllis A. Katz
Born (1938-04-09) April 9, 1938
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Known forResearch on early development of race and gender attitudes in children
AwardsElizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award (2012)[1]
American Psychological Association Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest – Senior Career Achievement (2002)[2]
SPSSI Outstanding Service Award (1996)[3]
Carolyn Wood Sherif Award (1994)[4]
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental psychology, Clinical psychology

Phyllis A. Katz (born April 9, 1938) is an American developmental and clinical psychologist known for her research on the early development of race and gender attitudes in children.[5] She is the founding editor of Sex Roles: A Journal of Research and has held leadership positions within the American Psychological Association (APA) and multiple research institutions.[2] In 2002, she received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest.[2] Her work has been widely cited in psychology, education, and public policy.

Early life and education

On April 9, 1938, Phyllis A. Katz was born to Alice Weiner and Martin Alberts in Brooklyn, New York.[6] She grew up in Brooklyn as an only child, and attended Abraham Lincoln High School.[6]

Katz began attending Syracuse University in 1954,[6] and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in 1957. Katz earned her Ph.D. in developmental and clinical psychology from Yale University in 1961.[7] At Yale, she studied under Edward Zigler,[8] with Lawrence Kohlberg and William Kessen on her dissertation committee.

Awards

Katz received the Committee on Women in Psychology's Senior Leadership Award in 1989.[9] Additional awards include the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award (2012) for excellence in teaching and mentoring,[10]American Psychological Association (2002) Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest – Senior Career Achievement,[2] Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (1996) Outstanding Service Award for major contributions to SPSSI’s growth and effectiveness,[11] and the American Psychological Association Division 35 (1994) Carolyn Wood Sherif Award.[12]

Selected publications

  • Katz, P. A. (2020). "Incipient Racism? When Does it Start? Racial Attitude Development in Young Children." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(9), 766-785.
  • Katz, P.A. (2018). "The Ages of Women." Advances in Applied Sociology, 9, 1-11.
  • Katz, P., Winiarski, A. (2013). "Sex Role Stereotypes and Gender Differences." Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education, 1948–1958.
  • Katz, P.A., & Katz, M. (1997). The Feminist Dollar: The Wise Woman's Buying Guide. New York: Plenum Publishing.
  • Katz, P.A. (1996). "Raising feminists." Sex Roles.
  • Katz, P.A., & Ksansnak, K. R. (1993). "Developmental aspects of gender-role behavior in childhood and adolescence." Developmental Psychology, 30, 272-282.
  • Katz, P. A., & Walsh, P. V. (1991). "Modification of children's gender-stereotyped behavior." Child Development, 62, 338-351.
  • Katz, P. A. (1979). "The development of female identity." Sex Roles, 5, 155-178.
  • Katz, P. A., & Zalk, S. R. (1978). "Modification of children's racial attitudes." Developmental Psychology, 14, 447-461.
  • Zalk, S. R., & Katz, P. A. (1978). "Gender attitudes in children." Sex Roles, 4, 349-358.

References

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Recipients 2012". Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Phyllis A. Katz: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest". American Psychologist. 57 (11): 878. 2002.
  3. ^ "SPSSI Outstanding Service Award Recipients". Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Carolyn Wood Sherif Award Past Recipients". Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Agnes N. (2001). "Phyllis A. Katz". Models of Achievement: Reflections of Eminent Women in Psychology, Vol. 3. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  6. ^ a b c Katz, Phyllis A. (2001), "Phyllis A. Katz", in O'Connell, Agnes N. (ed.), Models of Achievement: Reflections of Eminent Women in Psychology, vol. 3, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  7. ^ "Psychology Department Ph.D. Graduates". Yale University Department of Psychology. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. ^ Katz, Phyllis A. (November 1963). "Effects of labels on children's perception and discrimination learning". Journal of Experimental Psychology. 66 (5): 423–428. doi:10.1037/h0045107. ISSN 0022-1015.
  9. ^ "Psychology in the United States". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Recipients 2012". Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ^ "SPSSI Outstanding Service Award Recipients". Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Carolyn Wood Sherif Award Past Recipients". Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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