<p>Psychology Scholar Installed as Fordham’s First Anastasi Chair</p>
<p>David V. Budescu, Ph.D., a cognitive psychologist who has researched the effects of uncertainty on human judgment and decision-making, was installed as Fordham University’s first Anne Anastasi Professor of Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology on Tuesday, Dec. 2.</p>
<p>Budescu is congratulated by Father McShane, left, and Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., senior vice president for academic affairs, right.
Photos by Chris Taggart
The prestigious chair, established with a bequest created in Anastasi’s name, enhances the legacy of the former Fordham professor whose book, Psychological Testing, is considered by many to be the definitive text in the field of quantitative psychology.</p>
<p>Anastasi was a member of the Fordham faculty from 1947 to 1985 and chair of the Department of Psychology. Her career as a researcher, mentor and educator began when she was accepted to Barnard College as a 15 year old. In 1987, she received the National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan. She also broke boundaries as one of the few female presidents of the American Psychological Association. Anastasi died in 2001.</p>