Paula Joan Caplan, Professor

OISE received the sad news of the passing of Professor Paula Joan Caplan on July 21, 2021.

Paula was one of a small number of founding feminist psychologists in OISE’s Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. She was a full professor of applied psychology and Head of the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, as well as a lecturer in Women's Studies and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

Please review the recent story in the New York Times and also the obituary to gain a fuller sense of Paula’s life and contributions to psychology and education.