Background
Pyle, Gerald Fredric was born on December 22, 1937 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Russell Roy and Ruth (Martin) Pyle.
Pyle, Gerald Fredric was born on December 22, 1937 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Russell Roy and Ruth (Martin) Pyle.
Bachelor, Kent State University, 1963; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1970.
Cartographer Rand McNally, Chicago, 1962-1964. Research geographer Encyclopedia British, 1964-1965. Cartographer University Chicago, 1965-1970.
From assistant professor to professor University Akron, 1970-1980. Professor geography and earth science University North Carolina, Charlotte, 1980-1998, professor health promotion, 1995—2002, professor health behavior and administration, 2002—2004, emeritus professor public health science, since 2004. Visiting fellow Macquarie University, Sydney, 1988.
Research director Center for Urban Studies, Akron, Ohio, 1973—1980. Technical director Akron Area Census File, 1974—1980. Visiting scholar University South Carolina, 1977.
Interim director health administration program University North Carolina, Charlotte, 2001—2002. Interim director Health Administration Program, 2008, Undergraduate Programs, 2009.
(Title: Applied Medical Geography Author/Editor: Pyle, Ge...)
Fellow Ohio Academy of Sciences. Member American Public Health Association, American College Epidemiology, Association American Geographers (Research Honors Southeast division 1994), Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Omega.
Married Carole Wood, August 29, 1959. Children: Eric, Frances.