Ronald Gallimore

Distinguished Professor Emeritus,

Center for Culture & Health, Department of Psychiatry & BioBehavioral Sciences, UCLA.

BA, Education, University of Arizona.

MA & Ph.D., Psychology, Northwestern University.

Formerly faculty member:

Departments of Psychology and Anthropology, University of Hawaii;

Department of Anthropology, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum;

Department of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach.

Homepage: https://people.healthsciences.ucla.edu/institution/personnel?personnel_id=46882

Monographs include:

Na Makamaha o Nanakuli (1968)

Culture, Behavior, and Education (1974)

Rousing Minds to Life (1988)

You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned (2005)

120+ journal articles and book chapters.

Awards

1993 Grawemeyer Award in Education,

1993 International Reading Association's Albert J. Harris Award

1994 University of California Presidential Award for research contributing to improvement of public schools.

Professional Activities

• Research Psychologist, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum and Co-Director, Hawaiian Community Research Project (1966-1972).

• Co-founded with Roland Tharp, Kamehameha Elementary Education Project (KEEP, 1969-1980), a laboratory and demonstration school for Native Hawaiians.

• In 1975, with Roland Tharp observed and analyzed teaching practices of legendary UCLA coach John Wooden. Interviewed Coach Wooden on several occasions, the results of which were published in a followup article and book co-authored with Swen Nater.

• Directed a longitudinal study of immigrant Latino/a students and their families (1988 to 2005),

• Collaborated with Claude Goldenberg and Bill Saunders on prospective instructional improvement studies in Southern California (1981 to present).

• Conducted a longitudinal study with Tom Weisner, Barbara Keogh, & Lucinda Bernheimer (1984-1999) of families with children with early developmental delays.

• Co-founded with Jim Stigler LessonLab and co-directed the TIMSS Video Studies of Teaching.

• Currently, conducts research on improvement of teaching and coaching.