Background
Smith, Barry Decker was born on June 12, 1940 in Harford, Pennsylvania, United States.
Smith, Barry Decker was born on June 12, 1940 in Harford, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1962; Master of Arts in Psychology, Bucknell U., 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, U. Massachusetts, 1967.
Predoctoral fellow public health service, then research associate, U. Massachusetts, 1966-1967; assistant professor psychology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1967-1971; associate professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1971-1980; professor, associate chair psychology, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1981; assistant chair psychology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1979-1980; acting chair psychology, U. Maryland., College Park, 1983-1984, 88-89, 91-93. Consultant District of Columbia Public Schools, VA, United States General Accounting Office, Howard U. College Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
Chairman advising committee Boy Scouts American. Consultant American Red Cross. Fellow International Organisation Psychophysiology.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, APA, Australian Psychological Society, American Psychological Society, Biofeedback Society (District of Columbia/Maryland. chapter), Eastern Psychological Association, Society Psychophysiol. Research, Phi Kappa Phi, Psi Chi, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married; 2 children.