Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Diane F. Halpern is an American psychologist and past-president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Halpern received her B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. from Temple University. She then received an M.A., from University of Cincinnati, followed by a Ph.D. from that institution in 1979. After teaching for many years at the California State University, San Bernardino, she is currently Professor of Psychology and Director of the Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children at Claremont McKenna College.Halpern has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the 2002 Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association, the 1999 American Psychological Foundation (APF) Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching Award, 1996 Distinguished Career Award for Contributions to Education given by the American Psychological Association