David Lancy

David Lancy (born 1945) is an American anthropologist and professor emeritus at Utah State University. He has made contributions to childhood development and the concept of "chore curriculum." In 2001, he was awarded the Carnegie Foundation's Professor of the Year.

Education and early career
David Lancy was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He received his B.A. in 1967 from Yale University, a master's degree in psychology from University of California, Irvine in 1969, and a Ph.D. in International and Development Education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975. In 1979, he was an N.I.M.H. fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Awards

 * 1989 Fulbright Fellowship, Trinidad & Tobago
 * 1995 Fulbright Fellowship, Sweden
 * 2001 Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation
 * 2011 D.W. Thorne Career Research Award, Utah State University