Doris Allen

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Doris Twitchell Allen

Born	October 8, 1901(1901-10-08) Old Town, Maine
Died	March 7, 2002 (aged 100) Virginia, United States
Residence	United States, Germany
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Maine, Longview State Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio), University of Cincinnati
Alma mater	University of Maine (AB 1923, MA 1926) University of Michigan (PhD)
Known for	Psychodrama, Children's International Summer Villages
Notable awards	Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, 1979

For the California political figure, see Doris Allen (politician).

Doris Twitchell Allen (October 8, 1901 – March 7, 2002)^[1] was a noted psychologist and the founder of Children's International Summer Villages. She specialized in development and psychodrama. Her career as a psychologist began as Director of the Field Laboratory at the Child Education Foundation in New York City (1932 - 1935). Moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, she founded and was the initial Director of Psychological Services at Children's Hospital and the Children's Convalescent Home (1936 - 1938). From 1962 until her retirement, she was Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati and Professor of Psychology (Psychodrama) at the University of Maine. She developed the Twitchell-Allen Three- dimensional Personality Test for use in CISV research and clinical practice to portray personality dynamics, irrespective of age or culture.

She was married to Erastus S. Allen, a lawyer for Proctor and Gamble. Doris Allen had received four honorary doctorates for her international peace work in CISV and as a child psychologist. Her success in international exchange was recognized in 1956 when she was appointed a Member of the White House Conference of 100, which organized an international people-to-people programme.