Das, J. P.

Jagannath Prasad Das (20 January 1931 – 19 October 2025) was an Indian-Canadian educational psychologist who specialised in educational psychology, intelligence and childhood development. Among his contributions to psychology are the PASS theory of intelligence and the Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System. Das was the Director of the JP Das Developmental Disabilities Centre at the University of Alberta. He formally retired in 1996 and was an Emeritus Director of the Centre on Developmental and Learning Disabilities and an Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. He was a member of the Royal Society of Canada, he was also inducted into the Order of Canada and has an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Vigo in Spain.