Ronald Gallimore • UCLA Profiles

Ronald G Gallimore

Title(s)	Senate Emeritus, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
School	Medicine
Email	ronaldg@ucla.edu
ORCID	0000-0002-7017-2989
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Biography

Education and Training

University of Arizona, Tucson	B.A.	05/1960	Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL	M.A.	06/1963	Psychology
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL	Ph.D.	08/1964	Psychology

Awards and Honors

Learning Forward	2010 -	2010	Best Research of Year
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	1999 -	2005	Status and Outcomes for the Lowest Achieving Students in a High Risk Population
National Institute of Health and Human Development	1999 -	2005	The Social Context of Performance and Competence for Latino Students
National Center for Educational Statistics	1998 -	2005	1999 TIMSS Video Study of Mathematics and Science Teaching
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	1994 -	1999	The Social Context of Competence & Performance of Hispanic Children at Risk for Educational Delay
University of Louisville	1993 -	1993	Grawemeyer Award
International Reading Association	1993 -	1993	Albert J. Harris Award
Spencer Foundation	1992 -	1995	The Case of Home and School Effects on Latino Students' Academic Achievement
U.S. Office of Education	1991 -	1993	Literacy Development of Spanish-Speaking Students
University of California	1991 -	1991	Presidential Research Recognition Award
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:	1989 -	1995	The Social Context of Competence & Performance of Hispanic Children at Risk for Educational Delay
Spencer Foundation	1988 -	1992	The social context of emergent Spanish literacy among Hispanic children
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	1985 -	1996	Ecocultural Opportunities and Family Accommodation to DD Children,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:	1985 -	1988	Family Accommodation to DD Children: Interaction, Language, Cognition, and Schooling
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate	1969 -	1980	Kamehameha Early Education Project
National Institute of Mental Health	1968 -	1970	Hawaiian Community Research Project
US Public Health Service	1960 -	1962	Graduate Fellowship Northwestern University
Arizona National Guard	1956 -	1960	Honorable Discharge, E-4, 158th Infantry Regiment

Overview

1976
Tharp, R. G. & Gallimore, R. (1976). Basketball's John Wooden: What a coach can teach a teacher. Psychology Today, 9 (8), 74-78.

2004
Gallimore, R. & Tharp, R. (2004 ). What a Coach Can Teach A Teacher 1975–2004: Reflections and Reanalysis of John Wooden's Teaching Practices. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 2, 119-137.

2005 (second edition, 2010)
Nater, S. & Gallimore, R. (2005). You haven’t taught until they have learned: John Wooden’s teaching principles and practices. Morganstown, West Virginia: Fitness International Technology, Inc.

2006
Gallimore, R. (2006, March 1). What John Wooden Can Teach Us: Was the ‘greatest coach of the 20th century’ a crafty wizard, or a master teacher? Education Week, 25, 25, 30.

2010
Gilbert, W., Nater, S., Swik, M., & Gallimore, R. (2010). The Pyramid of Teaching Success in Sport: Lessons learned from applied science and effective coaches. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 1, 86-94.

2012
Gallimore, R., Ermeling, B. A., & Nater, S. (2012). Timeless Lessons. Athletic Management, XXIV, 2, , 43-47.

2013
Gallimore, R., Gilbert, W., & Nater, N. (2013). Reflective Practice and Ongoing Learning: A Coach’s Ten Year Journey. Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives, DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2013.868790

2014
Gallimore, R. (2014). Commentary: Coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success: A Comparison to the Sport Psychology Literature. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 9, 1, 103-105.

2020
Gallimore, R. (May/June, 2020). Surprising Consequences of Researching John Wooden’s Teaching Practices: The Back Story of the 1976 Study of the Legendary UCLA Basketball Coach. International Sport Coaching Journal, 7, 256-260.

In press (2025)
Givvin, K.B & Gallimore, R. (In press). John Wooden Advocated “Repetition” But Implemented “Deliberate Practice.” Quest

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John Wooden Advocated “Repetition” but Implemented “Deliberate Practice”. Quest. 2025. Karen B. Givvin and Ronald Gallimore. . View Publication.
Toward a New Model for Research on Ambitious Mathematics Teaching. Journal of Research in Mathematics Teaching. 2025; 1(56): 21-28. James Hiebert, Ronald Gallimore and James Stigler. .
Developing a Family Achievement Guilt Scale Grounded in First-Generation College Student Voices. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2020 11; 46(11):1553-1566. Covarrubias R, Landa I, Gallimore R. PMID: 32172661.

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Lee B. Sechrest (1929-2015). Am Psychol. 2016 Apr; 71(3):244. Gallimore R. PMID: 27042888.

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Gallimore, R. & Tharp, R. (2004 ). What a Coach Can Teach A Teacher 1975–2004: Reflections and Reanalysis of John Wooden's Teaching Practices. The Sport Psychologist. 2004; 2(18):119-137. Ronald Gallimore and Roland G. Tharp. .
The nature and long-term implications of early developmental delays: A summary of evidence from two longitudinal studies. . International Review of Research in Mental Retardation. 1999; (22):105-135. Ronald Gallimore, Barbara K. Keogh and Lucinda Bernheimer.