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Albert T. Poffenberger (1885–1977) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Growing up in Pennsylvania, Poffenberger graduated from Harrisburg High School and Bucknell University. He was on the faculty of Columbia University. He authored textbooks titled Psychology in Advertising and Applied Psychology: Its Principles and Methods. He was APA president in 1934.

References

1. Wenzel, Bernice (1979). "Obituary: Albert Theodore Poffenberger (1885-1977)". American Psychologist. 34 (1): 88–90. doi:10.1037/h0078255. PMID 396834.
2. Schoenfeld, W. N. (1979). "Albert Theodore Poffenberger". American Journal of Psychology. 92 (1): 143–149. JSTOR 1421488.
3. Koppes, Laura L., ed. (2014). Historical Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Psychology Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-1317824480.

• 1885 births
• 1977 deaths
• Presidents of the American Psychological Association
• Bucknell University alumni
• Columbia University faculty
• 20th-century American psychologists