Background
Giddon, Donald Bernard was born on May 1, 1930 in Newark. Son of William and Ruth (Franklin) Giddon.
Giddon, Donald Bernard was born on May 1, 1930 in Newark. Son of William and Ruth (Franklin) Giddon.
AB, Brown University, 1952. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1953. Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Harvard University, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Brandeis University, 1961.
Lecturer psychology Brandeis University, 1954-1971, 82-84, lecturer physical education, 1985-1989. Professor, chairman dental ecology Harvard University, 1972-1975, visiting professor, 1976-1989, lecturer, 1989-1998, clinical professor growth and development, 1999—2005, clinical professor development bio, since 2005, lecturer health services administration School Public Health, 1972-1975, assistant dean administration School Dental Medicine, 1973-1975. Associate staff New England Medical Center, 1964-1973.
Associate professor, chairman department social dentistry Tufts University, Boston, 1964-1967, professor, chairman department social dentistry, 1967-1972, assistant dean, 1967-1969, associate dean, 1969-1971. Dean New York University Dental Center, 1975-1978, professor epidemiology and health promotion, since 1976. Professor psychology Graduate School Arts and Sciences, professor anesthesiology New York University Medical Center, 1976-1980.
Professor Faculty of Medicine, University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1980-1981. Consultant Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., since 1960, department medicine and surgery VA, 1966-1969, medical research consultant, 1988-1990, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1975-1976, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1976-1978, psychologist department anesthesiology Brigham and Women's Hospital, since 1979. Visiting professor University Gothenburg, Sweden, 1971, Royal Dental College, Aarhus, Denmark, 1972, University Pennsylvania, 1972, medicine McGill Medical University, 1981-1983, psychology Massachusetts College Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, 1984-1989.
Member executive committee Goldwater Memorial Hospital, 1976-1978. Visiting staff physician New York University Medical Center, 1976-2006, honorary staff member, since 2006. Member medical staff Brookdale Hospital, 1977-2006, honorary staff member, since 2006.
Clinical professor Brown University, 1989-2006, emeritus, since 2007. Clinical professor University Illinois, Chicago, since 1994, Health Sciences Center Stony Brook University, since 2004. Founding director Research Institute, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, 1981-1982.
Board directors Massachusetts Health Council, 1965-1970, president, 1968-1969. President Hamilton school Parent-Teachers Association, Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts, 1963-1964. Trustee Emerson College, 1991-2000, Berkshire Opera, 1996—2009, Colonial Theatre, 2006.
Member Committee on University Resources, board overseers Harvard University, since 1991, National Institutes of Health study section, since 2000. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, Academy Behavioral Medical Research, American Public Health Association, American College Dentists, International College Dentists, International College Psychosomatic Medicine, Royal Society Medicine. Member American Association of University Professors, American Statistical Association, International Association Study Pain, American Psychosomatic Society, American College Sports Medicine, American Dental Society Anesthesiology (associate editor 1965-1972, chairman ethics committee 1979-1981), Behavioral Science in Dental Research (president 1976-1977), International Association Dental Research (president Boston section 1965-1966), American Pain Society (director 1977-1979), Society Behavioral Medical, Society Psychophys.
Research, Society Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Sigma Xi.
Married Phoebe L. Rothman, August 28, 1955. Children: David, Kenneth, Joanna, James.