Janet Shibley Hyde
Alma materOberlin College; University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Janet Shibley Hyde is the Helen Thompson Woolley Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is known for her research on human sexuality, sex differences, gender development, gender and science, and feminist theory. Published in 2005, The Gender Similarities Hypothesis is a focal point of Hyde's work in the field.[1][2] In this seminal study, Hyde conducted a series of meta-analyses that documented how similar males and females are on most psychological variables, which contrasted with how different they are often perceived to be.[3][4]

Hyde received the Ernest R. Hilgard Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2016[5] and the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 2018.[6] Previous awards include the Kinsey Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (1992),[7] the Heritage Award from APA Division 35, Psychology of Women (1996),[8] the Carolyn Wood Sherif Award from APA Division 35 (1998) for Men are From Earth, Women are From Earth. The Media vs. Science on Psychological Gender Differences,[9] the APA Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science (2008),[10] the Pioneer in the Psychology of Women Award from the Association for Women in Psychology (2009), and the Committee on Women in Psychology Award for Distinguished Leadership (2014).[11]

Biography edit

Hyde received her B.A. in mathematics from Oberlin College in 1969. She continued her education at the University of California, Berkeley, where she completed her Ph.D in psychology in 1972. She received an honorary doctorate degree in social science from Denison University in 1996. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986, Hyde was a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University (1972-1979) and Denison University (1979-1986).

The royalties from her co-authored textbook Half the Human Experience[12] go to the Janet Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants to support doctoral psychology students in feminist research.[13] Hyde is also co-author of the textbook Understanding Human Sexuality.[14]

Representative Publications edit

  • Barnett, R. C., & Hyde, J. S. (2001). Women, men, work, and family. An expansionist theory. American Psychologist56(10), 781-796.
  • Hyde, J. S. (2005). The gender similarities hypothesis. American Psychologist, 60(6), 581-592.
  • Hyde, J. S., Fennema, E., & Lamon, S. J. (1990). Gender differences in mathematics performance: a meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin107(2), 139-155.
  • Hyde, J. S., Lindberg, S. M., Linn, M. C., Ellis, A., & Williams, C. (2008). Gender similarities characterize math performance. Science, 321, 494-495.
  • Hyde, J. S., & Linn, M. C. (1988). Gender differences in verbal ability. Psychological Bulletin104(1), 53-69.
  • Hyde, J. S. & Mertz, J. (2009). Gender, culture, and math.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106, 8801-8807.
  • Kling, K. C., Hyde, J. S., Showers, C. J., & Buswell, B. N. (1999). Gender differences in self-esteem: a meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 125(4), 470-500.
  • Oliver, M. B., & Hyde, J. S. (1993). Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 114(1), 29-51.

References edit

  1. ^ Hyde, Janet Shibley (2005). "The gender similarities hypothesis". American Psychologist. 60 (6): 581–592. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.60.6.581. PMID 16173891.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Publication - Association for Women in Psychology". www.awpsych.org. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. ^ "Women Leaders: Janet Hyde, PhD". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  4. ^ "Men and Women: No Big Difference". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  5. ^ "2016 Division award winners". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  6. ^ "APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award". Association for Psychological Science. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  7. ^ "Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality". www.sexscience.org. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  8. ^ "Heritage Award". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  9. ^ "Carolyn Wood Sherif Award". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  10. ^ "Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  11. ^ "Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Award Citations". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  12. ^ Shibley, Hyde, Janet. Half the human experience : the psychology of women. Else-Quest, Nicole. (Eighth ed.). Belmont, CA. ISBN 1111833826. OCLC 755698598.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Janet Hyde Graduate Student Research Grant". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  14. ^ Shibley., Hyde, Janet (2011). Understanding human sexuality. DeLamater, John D. (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780073382821. OCLC 659023044.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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