Frances Degen Horowitz

Background

Horowitz, Frances Degen was born on May 5, 1932 in Bronx, New York, United States. Daughter of Irving and Elaine (Moinester) Degen.

Education

Bachelor, Antioch College, 1954; Master of Education, Goucher College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1959.

Career

Teacher elementary school, Iowa City, 1954-1956; graduate research assistant, Iowa Child Welfare Station, U. Iowa, 1956-1959; assistant professor psychology, Southern Oregon College, Ashland, 1959-1961; assistant professor home economics, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1961-1962; USHPS research fellow, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1962-1963; associate professor department human development and family life, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1964-1969; professor department human development and family life, psychology, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1969; department chairman, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1969-1975; research associate, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1964-1975; associate dean, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1975-1978; vice chancellor research, graduate studies public service, also dean graduate school, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1978-1991; director Infant Research Laboratory, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1964-1991; president Graduate school and University Center, CUNY, since 1991. Board directors Feminist Press. Guest research associate Bureau Child Research U. Kansas, and Parsons (Kansas) Eastern State Hospital and Training Center, summer 1960.

Visiting professor department psychology Tel Aviv U., 1973-1974. Guest researcher department pediatrics Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel, 1973-1974. Visiting lecturer department psychology Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1976, consultant research programs in early education, since 1980.

President Center for Research, Inc., Lawrence, 1978-1991. Consultant Organization of American States, 1971, United States Office Education, 1969-1973, National Institute of Mental Health, 1979. Consultant to early infant stimulation program, Caracas, Venezuela, 1976.

Lecturer infant development, day care to local and regional community groups, since 1966. Member of advisory committee Carolina Institute on Early Education of the Handicapped, 1978-1983. Reviewer National Science Foundation, 1978-1991;member U. Kansas delegate to Peoples Republic China, 1980.

Guest lecturer various professional groups, universities, since 1964. Exchange scholar Chinese Academy Sciences, People's Republic China, 1982. Member Office Science Integrity Review Advisory Committee Public Health Services, 1991-1993.

Nominating committee Weizmann Women in Science award American Committee Weizmann Institute Science, 1994. Member National Task Force Graduate Education, since 1994. Member workforce development subcommittee New York City Partnership, since 1994.

Member United States National Committee for the International Union of Psychological Science, 1995-1997. Member overseers' commission to visit department psychiatry Harvard University. Member, founding advisory board Sackler Institute for Human Brain Development.

Achievements

• Frances Degen Horowitz has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator, psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Antioch College, 1987-1991, Long Island University, since 1992. Board directors Cmty. Children's Center, 1965-1968, Douglas County Visiting Nurse Association, 1968-1969.

Member workforce development subcommittee, New York City Partnership. Member county advisors, National Center for Children in Poverty. Member of commission on women in higher education American Council on Education.

Fellow APA (president division development psychology 1977-1978, member publications board 1985-1991, chief science adviser 1989-1993, president 1991-1994, Centennial award 1992, president 1991-1994), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Society Research in Child Development (editor monographs 1976-1983, president since 1997), American Association on Mental Deficiency, NorthCtrl. Accrediting Association (board commissioner 1977-1980), American Psychological Foundation (president 1991-1994), Council Research Polic and Graduate Education (chair, member Executive Committee), Association Graduate Schools (member Executive Committee), New York Women's Forum (board directors since 1995), National Association of State Universities and Lnd-Grant Colls.

(chair commission on human resources and social change), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).

Connections

Married Floyd Ross Horowitz, June 23, 1953. Children: Jason Degen, Benjamin Meyer.

Father:

Irving Degen

Mother:

Elaine (Moinester) Degen

Spouse:

Floyd Ross Horowitz

child:

Benjamin Meyer Horowitz

child:

Jason Degen Horowitz