James G. Kelly (1929-2020)

Memorializes James G. Kelly (1929-2020), one of the founders of the field of Community Psychology in the United States. Jim was one of the last surviving attendees of the 1965 Swampscott Conference, an event sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health that is considered the origin of commun...

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Published in:	The American psychologist 2020-11, Vol.75 (8), p.1181-1181
Main Authors:	Trickett, Edison, Zimmerman, Marc A., Romer, Daniel
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	American Psychological Association Divisions Community Psychology Community research Founders Founding Human Male Mental health Psychologists Psychology
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Summary:	Memorializes James G. Kelly (1929-2020), one of the founders of the field of Community Psychology in the United States. Jim was one of the last surviving attendees of the 1965 Swampscott Conference, an event sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health that is considered the origin of community psychology in the United States. He was a founding member of the Division of Community Psychology of the American Psychological Association in 1967 (now The Society for Community Research and Action, SRCA). Jim mentored doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars with an extraordinary level of commitment to their development. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
ISSN:	0003-066X 1935-990X