Michael Charles Corballis was a New Zealand and Canadian psychologist and author.
23 Facts About Michael Corballis
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Michael Corballis was Emeritus Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Auckland.
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In 1962, Michael Corballis married Barbara Elizabeth Wheeler; they had two sons: Paul, a cognitive neuroscientist, and Tim, a novelist and academic.
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Michael Corballis received his high-school education as a boarder at Wanganui Collegiate School.
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Michael Corballis earned a Master's degree in Mathematics at the University of New Zealand in 1959 and a Master of Arts in psychology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in 1962.
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Michael Corballis then moved to McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he completed a PhD in psychology in 1965.
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From 1966 to 1968, Michael Corballis returned to University of Auckland as a lecturer.
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In 1978, Michael Corballis was appointed professor of psychology at the University of Auckland.
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Michael Corballis remained active at the university until his death on 13 November 2021.
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Michael Corballis continued those research areas at University of Auckland.
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Over his career, Michael Corballis published more than 400 scientific papers and book chapters, and 14 books.
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Michael Corballis's work was cited more than 27,000 times, giving him a h-index of 77.
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Michael Corballis supervised the work of at least 14 research assistants, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, who, in turn supervised more than 50 students and fellows, leaving a lasting human scientific legacy.
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Michael Corballis served in many roles that supported various academic pursuits.
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Michael Corballis edited the New Zealand Journal of Psychology from 1994 to 1997.
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Michael Corballis founded the journal Laterality in 1995 and co-edited it until 2008.
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Michael Corballis was a member of numerous editorial boards and wrote numerous reviews of scientific manuscripts submitted to scores of journals, of which 137 are recorded in Publons.
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Michael Corballis chaired University of Auckland Review Committees, including the Department of Sociology and the Department of Engineering Science.
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Michael Corballis chaired or was a member of other universities' reviews, including University of Queensland, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Otago, and University of Canterbury.
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Michael Corballis performed numerous administrative taks for the Royal Society of New Zealand and for the New Zealand Psychological Society.
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Michael Corballis served on various research granting and assessing bodies, including New Zealand's Marsden Fund, Health Research Council of New Zealand, Performance Based Research Fund, Australia's Australian Research Council, and Canada's National Research Council.
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Michael Corballis was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1982.
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Michael Corballis died in November 2021, after a brief battle with cancer.