Wiggins, Jerry S.

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WIGGINS, Jerry S.

WIGGINS, Jerry S. American, b. 1931. Genres: Psychology. Career: Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, clinical psychologist, 1953; Indiana University-Bloomington, clinical psychologist at Psychological Clinic, 1953-54; Veterans Administration Mental Hygiene Clinic, Indianapolis, clinical psychologist, 1954; Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, clinical psychologist, 1955-56; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, assistant professor of psychology and clinical psychologist, 1956-57; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, assistant professor of psychology, 1957-62, psychologist at Psychological Clinic, 1957-61; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, associate professor to professor of psychology, 1962-73, chairperson of Graduate Program in Personality, 1965-73, psychologist at Psychological Clinic, 1962-65; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, professor of psychology, 1972-96, professor emeritus, 1996-; visiting professor and speaker at institutions of higher learning. Publications: (with K.E. Renner, G.L. Clore, and R.J. Rose) The Psychology of Personality, 1971; Personality and Prediction: Principles of Personality Assessment, 1973; (with Renner, Clore, and Rose) Principles of Personality, 1976; (ed. with A. Angleitner) Personality Assessment via Questionnaires: Current Issues in Theory and Measurement, 1985; The Interpersonal Adjective Scales: Professional Manual, 1995; (ed. and contrib) The FiveFactor Model of Personality: Theoretical Perspectives, 1996. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to professional journals. Address: Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, 5600 Nathan Shock Dr., Baltimore, MD 21224, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]; [email protected]