William K. Lyles
William Karyle Odell Lyles (1919-2001[1]) was an African American psychologist[2] and one of the founders of the Association of Black Psychologists.
Early life and education
Lyles was born in North Carolina to Nettie Lou (Scales) and Solomon Lyles.[3] He had a younger brother, Alfred Francis Lyles, and a younger sister, Virginia.[4]
In 1938, as a student at Winston-Salem Teachers College, he was recognized by the Omega Psi Phi fraternity under direction of Frederick S. Weaver for his essay on the assigned topic of "The Negro and the Field of Journalism".[5]
Military service
During World War II, from November 1942 to February 1946, he served in the U.S. Army,[6] reaching the rank of master sergeant and serving in Europe and Asia.[2]
Academic career
After earning his doctoral degree from New York University in 1958,[2] he became a professor of psychology and student dean at the City University of New York.[1]
He was the associate chief psychologist in the psychiatry department at Bronx Lebanon Hospital.[1]
He was a member of the Society for Personality Assessment, then called the Society for Projective Techniques.[7]
He co-founded the New York chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists, where he served as chapter president multiple times and created the Nelson Mandela Award.[1]
He was the president of the Association of Black Psychologists at the national level from 1983 to 1984.[1]
Publications
His 1958 doctoral dissertation at New York University was "The Effects of Examiner Attitudes on the Projective Test Responses of Children: A Study of the Significance of the Interpersonal Relationship in the Projective Testing of Children."[8]
Personal life
He had a son, Don Lyles.[1]
In 2000, he recalled: "We fought hard against Jim Crow laws, we would not accept them."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Pioneers of Black and African Psychology – New York Association of Black Psychologists". nyabpsi.org. New York Association of Black Psychologists. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ a b c d Roberts, Georgett (February 17, 2000). "Knowledge is power: As the 21st century dawns, Black History Month is, more than ever, a time to look back and move forward". New York Post. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ "1920 United States Federal Census: North Carolina: Forsyth: Winston-Salem, Ward 1, District 0084". ancestry.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ "Obituaries: Virginia Shaw, 77". Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 2001. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Omegas Announce Contest Winners". The Portal to Texas History. The Informer (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 4, Ed. 1. ANP. December 3, 1938. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "William K Lyles in the U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775–2019". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ^ "Directory of Members of the Society for Projective Techniques as of March 1, 1962". Journal of Projective Techniques. 26 (1): 135–152. 1962-03-01. doi:10.1080/08853126.1962.10381089. ISSN 0885-3126.
- ^ Lyles, William Karyle (1958). "The Effects of Examiner Attitudes on the Projective Test Responses of Children".