Douglas Robert Powell

Background

Powell, Douglas Robert was born on September 19, 1948 in Kalamazoo. Son of Robert Noel and Vonda Lucile (Warner) Powell.

Education

Bachelor, Western Michigan U., 1970; Master of Arts, Western Michigan U., 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1974.

Career

Research associate, director program development, Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, 1974-1980; associate professor human development, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1980-1984; professor, head child development & family studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1984. Consultant Bush Foundation, St. Paul, since 1982. Member technical resource National Education Goals Panel, Washington, 1991-1995.

Member of national advising committee University of Chicago Family Support Project, since 1995.

Achievements

• Douglas Robert Powell has been listed as a noteworthy Psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Tippecanoe County Child Care, Inc., Lafayette, Indiana, 1986-1988. Member policy county Head Start, Lafayette, 1985-1987. Member standing committee Methodist Children's Village, Detroit, 1981-1983.

Member American Psychological Association, American Education Research Association (chair child development group 1992-1994), National Association Education Young Childrem (editor 1985-1995), National Council Family Rels.

Interests

• Avocations: music, theatre, gardening.

Connections

Married Barbara Jane Lewellen, August 21, 1971. Children: Rachel Mae, Philip Douglas.

Father:

Robert Noel Powell

Mother:

Vonda Lucile (Warner) Powell

Spouse:

Barbara Jane Lewellen

child:

Philip Douglas Powell

child:

Rachel Mae Powell