Richard I. Evans (1922-2015)

Abstract

Presents an obituary for Richard I. Evans, who passed away on April 20, 2015, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 92. Evans was a noted social and health psychologist. He was one of the founding members of APA's division of Health Psychology and served a term as president of the division. He had a major impact on the history of psychology and media psychology, and was a central figure in the development of the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicine. (PsycINFO Database Record