Background
Townsend, David John was born on November 7, 1946 in Freeport, Illinois, United States. Son of Wilbur Howard and Pauline Amelia (Deabler) Townsend.
Townsend, David John was born on November 7, 1946 in Freeport, Illinois, United States. Son of Wilbur Howard and Pauline Amelia (Deabler) Townsend.
Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Wayne State University, 1972.
Assistant professor, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1972-1983; associate professor, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1983-1988; professor, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, since 1988; psychology chair, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, 1993-1995.
Fellow Max Planck Institute Psycholinguistics, Princeton University, U. Arizona. Member American Psychological Society, Cognitive Science Society, Psychonomic Society.
Married Janis Barbara Lubawsky, September 8, 1968. Children: Maya, Michael.