| Wayne Velicer | |
| Birth Name: | Wayne Frank Velicer |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Fields: | Health psychology Quantitative psychology |
| Workplaces: | University of Rhode Island |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Purdue University |
| Thesis Title: | An empirical comparison of factor analysis, image analysis, and principal component analysis |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.proquest.com/docview/302618791 |
| Thesis Year: | 1972 |
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| Known For: | Work in quantitative methodology Transtheoretical model of behavior change |
| Awards: | Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from Division 5 of the American Psychological Association (2013) |
| Spouse: | Anna Velicer |
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Wayne Velicer (March 4, 1944 – October 15, 2017) was an American psychologist known for his research in quantitative and health psychology. He taught at the University of Rhode Island from 1973 until his death in 2017. He worked with James O. Prochaska to help to found the University of Rhode Island's Cancer Prevention Research Center, of which he subsequently served as co-director.[1] [2]
In 2004, Velicer was one of six University of Rhode Island faculty to be named an ISI Highly Cited Researcher.[3] In 2013, he received the Samuel J. Messick Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from Division 5 of the American Psychological Association.[4] In 2018, he was posthumously inducted into the University of Rhode Island's Lifetime Service Society.[5]