About our authors

Robert V. Kail is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University and Visiting Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University, and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Kail was editor of Child Development Perspectives, Psychological Science and Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University, is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and is an honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He has also written Scientific Writing for Psychology: Lessons in Clarity and Style and, with John C. Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View. Away from the office, he enjoys travel and learning to speak German.