Ross Vasta a fost profe­sor de psihologie la State University of New York at Brockport (SUNY). A absolvit facultatea la Dartmouth College in 1969 si a primit titlul de doctor in psihologie clinica si a dezvoltarii la State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1974. A fost membru al American Psychological Society si al American Psychological Association. In 1987 i s-a decernat premiul SUNY Chancellor’s Award pentru excelenta la catedra. A mai publicat Studying Children: An Introduction to Research Methods, Strategies and Techniques of Child Study si Six Theories of Child Development. A fost editorul anuarului Annals of Child Development.