Background
Mccandless, Boyd Rowden was born on August 18, 1915 in Saint John, Kansas, United States. Son of Homer H. and Ada (Rowden) Mccandless.
Mccandless, Boyd Rowden was born on August 18, 1915 in Saint John, Kansas, United States. Son of Homer H. and Ada (Rowden) Mccandless.
Bachelor of Arts, Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1936. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941.
Research assistant Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, 1936-1939, 1940-1941, research professor, director, 1951-1962. Research fellow Rockefeller Foundation Office Radio Research, 1939-1940. Mental hygienist Wayne County Training School, Northville, Michigan, 1941-1942.
Selection, classification officer United States Maritime Service, Alameda, California, 1942-1946.
Assistant and associate professor psychology, chairman general education committee San Francisco State College, 1946-1948. Associate professor clinical psychology Ohio State University, 1948-1951.
Director Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, U. Iowa, 1952-1960. Carnegie visiting professor of psychology U. Hawaii, 1957.
On leave as professor, head psychology Institute Edition and Research, U. Punjab, Lahore, West Pakistan, 1960-1962.
Professor education and psychology, director university school clinic complex, chairman department special education Indiana University, 1962-1966. Professor, director developmental psychology Emory University, Atlanta, 1966-1975.
Member National Council on Research and Evaluation, Project Head Start. Senior scholar U. Sydney (New South Wales), Macquarie University, New South Wales, U. Queensland (Australia), 1974. Seminar and colloquium established in his honor Emory University.
Member Society Research Child Development, American Psychological Association (member board professional affairs, past president divisions development psychology and school psychology, Distinguished Service award Young Scientist award), Sigma Xi.
Married Elinore Olson, June 14, 1941. Children: Beth, Mark, Christine.