Background
Mensh, Ivan Norman was born on October 30, 1915 in Washington District of Columbia. Son of Shea Jacob and Rose (Clayman) Mensh.
Mensh, Ivan Norman was born on October 30, 1915 in Washington District of Columbia. Son of Shea Jacob and Rose (Clayman) Mensh.
AB, George Washington University, 1940; AM, George Washington University, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1948.
Professor, head medical psychology, department psychiatry, Washington University, St. Louis, 1948-1958; professor, head division medical psychology, department psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1958-1986; professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1986.
Captain United States Naval Reserve, since 1943. Fellow American Psychological Association (past president, past secretary). Member California Psychological Association (past treasurer, past board chair, Silver Psi award), Association American Medical Colleges, Association American Professors Medical Psychology, Association Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education, New York Academy of Sciences, Western Psychological Association.
Married Frances Levitas.