Background
Etzel, Barbara Coleman was born on September 19, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Walter T. and Ruth (Coleman) Etzel.
Etzel, Barbara Coleman was born on September 19, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Walter T. and Ruth (Coleman) Etzel.
Associate of Arts, Stephens College, 1946. Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Denison University, 1948. Master of Science, University Miami, Florida, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Child Psychology, State University Iowa, 1953.
Staff psychologist Ohio State Bureau Juvenile Research, Columbus, 1953-1954. Assistant professor psychology Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1954-1956. Chief psychologist, child psychiatry University Washington Medical School, Seattle, 1956-1961.
Associate professor psychology Western Washington State University, Bellingham, 1961-1965, director graduate program in psychology, 1963-1965. Special fellow section early learning and development National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1965-1966. Associate professor department human development University Kansas, Lawrence, 1965-1969, member graduate faculty, since 1965, professor human development, since 1969, director Edna A. Hill Child Development Laboratory, 1965-1972, director Kansas Center for Research in Early Childhood Education, 1968-1971, associate dean Office of Research Administration and Graduate School, 1972-1974, director John T. Stewart Children's Center, 1975-1985.
Visiting professor Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 1981-1982. Consultant Manchester School Preschool Program, University Mexico, Mexico City, 1973-1975, George Peabody Teachers College, 1978, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, 1981-1983, Anne Sullivan School for Handicapped Children, Lima, Peru, 1982-1985. Trustees Cambridge (Massachusetts) Center for Behavioral Studies, since 1988.
Consultant Princeton Child Development Institute, since 1987.
Board directors Community Children's Center, Inc., 1968-1971. Trustee Center for Research, Inc., University Kansas, 1975-1978. Fellow American Psychological Association (Division 25 Don Hake award, 1987).
Member Association Behavior Analysis (president since 1987, president-elect 1986-1987), Society Research in Child Development, Midwestern Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, Southwestern Society Research in Human Development, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi, Pi Lambda Theta.