Rubén Ardila
Rubén Ardila | |
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Ruben Ardila, c.1978 | |
| Born | July 7, 1942 |
| Died | January 14, 2025 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | National University of Colombia University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Known for | Founder of the Latin American Journal of Psychology Formulation of the Experimental Synthesis of Behavior |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental psychology History of psychology Social psychology |
Rubén Ardila Ardila (7 July 1942 – 14 January 2025) was a Colombian psychologist.. He earned his degree in psychology from the National University of Colombia (1964) and later a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1969). Ardila worked in several fields within psychology, including experimental psychology, history of psychology, and social issues. He played a central role in promoting scientific psychology in Latin America and in strengthening international academic collaboration.
He taught at the National University of Colombia, the University of the Andes (Colombia), and the Santo Tomás University (Colombia), and served as visiting professor in Germany, Argentina, Ecuador, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Peru.