Background
Bertenthal, Bennett Ira was born on March 22, 1949 in New York City.
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Bennett Ira Bertenthal
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Bachelor in Psychology, Brandeis U., 1971; Master of Arts in Development Psychology, U. Denver, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Denver, 1978.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow Brain Research Institute and department pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1978-1979;
assistant professor department psychology, University of Virginia, 1979-1985;
associate professor, University of Virginia, 1985;
professor, University of Virginia, since 1991;
director development training program, University of Virginia, 1989-1996;
assistant director, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, since 1997. Member human development and aging study sect, National Institute Child Health and Human Development, 1987, 91-96, chair, 1994-1996. Extramural reviewer National Science Foundation, National Institute Neurological Diseases & Communicative Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health.
Consultant NINCDS; member performance and safety monitoring committee NINCDS, 1981-1988. Program committee International Conference Infant Studies, 1984, 88, 96, Southeastern Conference Human Development, 1988. Member MacArthur Network on Transition From Infancy to Childhood, 1987-1992.
Member MacArthur Network Task Force-Devel.of Computer Workstas. for Psychological Research, 1988-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow APA (program committee 1987, 88, nominations committee division 7 1988, member-at-large division 7 Executive Committee 1995-1998, member commission on science awards, 1991-1994, chair, 1994), American Psychological Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Research in Child Development (co-chair program committee 1995-1997), Association Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society Infant Studies, International Society Study Behavioural Development, International Society Study of Posture and Gait, Psychonomic Society.
Connections
Married; 2 children.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Boyd R. McCandless Young Scientist award, 1985, research career development awarrd National Institutes of Health, 1985-1990, Cattell Sabbatical award, 1990, MHTP postdoctoral fellowship, 1978-1979. Grantee University of Virginia Research Policy Council, 1979-1980, 87-90, 89-, National Institute of Mental Health, 1979-1980, 85-90, 91-, NINCDS, 1980-1981, National Institutes of Health, 1982-1984, 85-88, 89-, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1984-1985, 89-, Virginia Center Innovative Technology, 1985-1986, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 1989, United Cerebral Palsey Research and Education Foundation, 1989-1990, McDonnell-Pew Program Cognitive Neuroscis., 1991-1993.Recipient Boyd R. McCandless Young Scientist award, 1985, research career development awarrd National Institutes of Health, 1985-1990, Cattell Sabbatical award, 1990, MHTP postdoctoral fellowship, 1978-1979. Grantee University of Virginia Research Policy Council, 1979-1980, 87-90, 89-, National Institute of Mental Health, 1979-1980, 85-90, 91-, NINCDS, 1980-1981, National Institutes of Health, 1982-1984, 85-88, 89-, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1984-1985, 89-, Virginia Center Innovative Technology, 1985-1986, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 1989, United Cerebral Palsey Research and Education Foundation, 1989-1990, McDonnell-Pew Program Cognitive Neuroscis., 1991-1993.