About J. Peter Kincaid
Born 1942. J. Peter Kincaid is an American scientist.
J. Peter Kincaid (born 1942) is a scientist and educator who is the founding director of the Modeling and Simulation Ph.D. program at the University of Central Florida. Trained as a human factors psychologist at the Ohio State University, Kincaid has split his career between higher education and working as a scientist for the U.S. military. He developed the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test for the U.S. Navy. As of 2022, multiple United States' governmental departments utilize the Flesch-Kincaid Test within their standardized operating processes.
Education
He received degrees in psychology and human factors.
Oberlin College (BA 1964)
Ohio State University (PhD 1971)
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