Ruth G. King
Ruth G. King was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, United States on January 28th, 1933 and is the American Educational Psychologist. At the age of 91, Ruth G. King biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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King's first jobs after her undergraduate education were teaching physical education in high schools in New Jersey where she was the only African-American teacher, and later in Philadelphia. Observing players she coached led to her interest in psychology.
After her graduation, King moved to the Washington, DC area, where she taught graduate students at Federal City College. She also taught at Howard University. King also served as the Equal Opportunity Director of the National Guard Bureau.
In 1976, she was elected president of the Association of Black Psychologists on her second attempt, the first woman to hold the position. She was the first editor of the Association's news journal, Psych Discourse, established the national office in 1979, and led it for a time. During her presidency of the Association, she liaised with members of Congress (including Shirley Chisholm), in particular pursuing improvements in bias in testing.
In 1988, King served as the project director for the AIDS Information and Education Program created by the Association of Black Psychologists with funding from the Center for Disease Control. This program trained psychologists in an afro-centric model to deliver AIDS education and conduct support groups for Black AIDS patients and their families. In 1989, she testified before the Human Resources Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee, Committee on Government Operations about the programs accomplishments.
King served as vice president of the National Training Institute for Community Economic Development, a government organization providing training to community development organizations. She has also belonged to Health Brain Trust of Congress Black Caucus; the Minority Advisory Committee for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; the NAACP Education Committee; and Regional Addiction Prevention, Inc. In addition to being a counselor she has also worked for an applied behavioral science company, Nichols and Associates.
King was profiled as one of 50 outstanding black psychologists in 2008.