Background
Parker, Donald Edward was born on April 6, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Kenneth Coldwell and Florence (Wilson) Parker.
aeronautics and aerospace educator
Parker, Donald Edward was born on April 6, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Kenneth Coldwell and Florence (Wilson) Parker.
Bachelor in Psychology and Economics, DePauw University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology, Princeton University, 1961.
Postdoctoral fellow Auditory Research Laboratory Princeton (New Jersey) University, National Institute of Mental Health, 1961-1962. Senior postdoctoral fellow Max Planck Institute, National Institute of Mental Health, Germany, 1965-1966. Assistant professor psychology Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1966-1969, associate professor psychology, 1969-1972, professor psychology, 1972-1993, chair department psychology, 1977-1980, professor emeritus department psychology, since 1993.
Affiliate professor otolaryngology University Washington, Seattle, since 1993. Visiting scientist Space biomedical Research Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1983, 85-87, project scientist pre-flight adaptation trainer project, 1987-1989, co-investigator, 1989-1994. Clinical professor community medicine Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, since 1984.
Associate investigator Spatial Orientation Research Project Harry G. Armstrong Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, 1988-1993. Associate investgator Kodak Immersive Experience Project, Human Interface Technology Laboratory, since 1994.
Captain United States Air Force, 1962-1965. Member International Academy Astronautics, Barany Society.
Married Lynn Goodrich, September 27, 1959 (deceased April 1986). Children: Katherine, Susan, Geoffrrey, Rebecca. Married Sharon Lynne Parker, August 19, 1987.