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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-10-03 human Annette Alafaci; Ken McInnes updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004619b.htm person Day Ross Henry FAA FASSA FAPsS AACR2 20 March 1927 22 October 2018 Place of Birth Albany, Western Australia, Australia Psychologist Ross Henry Day was Adjunct Professor of Psychology at both La Trobe and Deakin Universities. Prior to this he spent twenty-eight years at Monash University where he reached the rank of Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology. His research interests were in the study of human perception and sensory processes, the development of perception in infancy, the involvement of visual perception in technological settings and perceptual deficits associated with intellectual disabilities. Day was a member of many national and international scientific bodies and lectured and published widely overseas. 1944 1949 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia 1948 1950 Career position - Graduate Assistant (Associate Lecturer) in Psychology, University of Western Australia 1950 1951 Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bristol 1951 1955 Career position - Research Fellow in Psychology, University of Bristol 1952 1954 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Bristol in the UK 1955 1961 Career position - Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer (1959) in Psychology, University of Sydney 1962 1964 Career position - Reader in Psychology, University of Sydney 1964 1965 Career position - Chair of the Constitutions Committee of the Australian Psychological Society 1964 2018 Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Psychological Society (FAPsS) 1965 1975 Career position - Councillor of the Australian Psychological Society 1965 1992 Career position - Professor and Foundation Chair of the Department of Psychology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 1966 1967 Career position - President, Australian Psychological Society 1966 1968 Career position - Chair of the Human Factors Committee of the Australian Aeronautical Research Committee 1967 2018 Award - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) 1969 1973 Career position - Chair of the Human Research Factors Committee of the Australian Road Research Board 1971 1972 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Exeter in the United Kingdom 1974 1980 Career position - Editor, Records of the Australian Academy of Science 1981 1983 Career position - Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science, Monash University 1981 1987 Career position - President, Council of the Lincoln Institute 1988 1988 Education - Doctor of the University, honoris causa, La Trobe University 1990 2018 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1992 2018 Career position - Adjunct Professor in Psychology at La Trobe University (Bundoora) and Deakin University (Geelong) in Victoria 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in psychology Monash University (1958 - )

Professor and Foundation Chair of the Department of Psychology 1965 - 1992

 Australian Psychological Society (1966 - )

Foundation Fellow 1964 - 2018; President 1966 - 1967

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1990 - 2018

 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1971 - )

Fellow 1967 -2018

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 Day, R H (1927-)

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 'Day, Ross Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Day, Ross Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Academy Fellows Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Academy Fellows 2025 Journal Article: Ross Henry Day 1927 - 2018 Coltheart, Max; and Wade, Nicholas J. Ross Henry Day 1927 - 2018 2022 Historical Records of Australian Science 33 2 172-9 Journal Article: Professor Ross Day FAA 20 March 1927 to 22 October 2018 Anon Professor Ross Day FAA 20 March 1927 to 22 October 2018 2018 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 121 12-3 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Ross Day (1927 - 2018), psychologist Coltheart, Max Interview with Professor Ross Day (1927 - 2018), psychologist Australian Academy of Science 2011 Interviews with Australian scientists