Background
Gruen, Gerald Elmer was born on July 19, 1937 in Granite City, Illinois, United States. Son of Elmer George and Velma Pearl Gruen.
Gruen, Gerald Elmer was born on July 19, 1937 in Granite City, Illinois, United States. Son of Elmer George and Velma Pearl Gruen.
Bachelor, Southern Illinois University, 1959. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1964.
Postdoctoral fellow, Heinz Werner Institute of Developmental Psychology, Clark University and Worcester (Massachusetts) Eastern State Hospital, 1964-1966; assistant professor department psychological science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1966-1969; associate professor, Purdue University, 1969-1974; professor, Purdue University, since 1974; head department psychological science, Purdue University, 1985-1997.
Deacon Calvary Baptist Church, West Lafayette. Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society (charter member). Member Midwestern Psychological Association, Society for Research in Child Development, Sigma Xi.
Married Karol Jane Selvidge, March 20, 1960. Children– Tami Jane, Christy Lynn.