Background
Thiessen, Delbert Duane was born on August 13, 1932 in Julesberg, Colorado, United States. Son of David and Eva Peters (Wetherby) Thiessen.
Thiessen, Delbert Duane was born on August 13, 1932 in Julesberg, Colorado, United States. Son of David and Eva Peters (Wetherby) Thiessen.
Bachelor in Psychology with great distinction, San Jose (California) State College, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1963.
Extension instructor, University of California, La Jolla, fall 1964; assistant section medical psychology, division psychiatry and neurology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, 1962-1965; member of faculty, University Texas, Austin, since 1965; professor psychology, University Texas, since 1971. Research consultant National Institute of Mental Health.
With Army of the United States, 1952-1954, Korea. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association. Member Alumni Association Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory, American Genetic Association, Psychonomic Society, Animal Behavior Society, Southwestern Psychological Association, Behavior Genetics Association, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Psi Chi.
Children— Trevor, Theron, Kendell Courtney.