Ruth Kanfer

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Full Name	Ruth Kanfer
Occupation	Psychologist
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1955(1955-02-01)
Age	69
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ruth Kanfer Biography

Ruth Kanfer is one of the most popular and richest Psychologist who was born on February 1, 1955 in United States. Ruth Kanfer (born February 1, 1955) is a psychologist and professor at Georgia Institute of Technology in the area of Industrial/ Organizational psychology. She is best known for her research in the fields of motivation and self-regulation in work settings. Kanfer has received numerous awards for her research contributions including the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution in Applied Research in 1989, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) William R. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award in 2006 and the SIOP Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award in 2007. Ruth Kanfer has authored influential papers on a variety of topics including the effects of Advanced Placement courses on college performance, motivation in the aging workforce, emotion regulation, and person determinants of contextual work behaviors.

Ruth Kanfer Net Worth

Ruth Kanfer is one of the richest Psychologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruth Kanfer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ruth Kanfer received her Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 1981. Kanfer went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois. She began her career at the University of Minnesota and currently works at professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Throughout her career, Kanfer’s research has addressed the impact that personality, motivation, self- regulation and emotion have on the behavior and performance levels of individuals in their work settings. Kanfer is a co director of the GT PARK Lab, which provides a space for graduate students to conduct research in cognitive, aging, personality, social, and applied psychology. Kanfer has edited volumes on Work Motivation, Emotions in the Workplace, and Abilities Motivation and Methodology. Support for Kanfer’s research work has been provided by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

Another study conducted by Kanfer and colleagues focused on college achievement after completion of Advanced Placement (AP) exams. AP is a program administered by the College Board offering college level material in high schools and administering annual examinations to assess students’ understanding of the material. Kanfer used a sample of 26,693 students who entered the Georgia Institute of Technology as first-year undergraduates over a ten-year period (1999-2009) to explore the numbers of AP exams taken and performance on the exams in relation to college academic performance, interest in STEM versus non STEM majors, and graduation rates. They obtained admissions records and college transcripts, and examined whether performance on AP exams correlated with success in college. Students with more AP course credits tended to complete fewer lower-level college courses and more higher-level courses than students without AP credit. These students completed college coursework in fewer semesters and had a higher graduation rate. They found students to have more interest in choosing a STEM major if they had received credit for AP Calculus and completed of three or more AP exams in STEM areas. Kanfer and colleagues recommended that admissions committees should consider the actual AP exam performance data instead of just the AP enrollment data as predictors of college academic performance.

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Ryan Ranked on the list of most popular Psychologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ruth Kanfer celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.