Harriet ‘Harri’ June Aronson, 94, Professor Emerita of psychology who worked at UNT from 1971 to 1999, died Aug. 24 in Denton.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from Douglas College at Rutgers University and completed her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Purdue University. She also did postdoctoral work at Johns Hopkins before accepting a position at UNT, where she designed the clinical psychology program as director of clinical training.

Her research interests included assessment of verbal behavior, effects of classical psychoanalysis and the status of women in psychology. She published as “H. Aronson” to avoid editors’ biases against publishing work written by women. She also was a mentor to colleagues as well as countless graduate students.

She was known for her acerbic wit and for years wrote “Aunt Academe,” an advice column for women in academia that ran in the American Psychological Association Division 35 newsletter. It provided career strategies and political wisdom for surviving and thriving. After retiring, she traveled extensively with friends, read and continued to learn into her 90s.

A luncheon and celebration of her life will begin at noon Nov. 4 in University Union 406 (the President’s Room).