Background
Reid, Jackson Brock was born on September 18, 1921 in Honea Path, South Carolina, United States. Son of Alexander Mack and Ann Orr (Brock) Reid.
Reid, Jackson Brock was born on September 18, 1921 in Honea Path, South Carolina, United States. Son of Alexander Mack and Ann Orr (Brock) Reid.
Bachelor of Science, The Citadel, 1942; postgraduate, Arizona State College, Flagstaff, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, summer 1951.
Assistant professor educational psychology, University Texas, Austin, 1951-1955; associate professor, University Texas, 1955-1959; professor, University Texas, 1959-1993; professor emeritus, University Texas, since 1993; associate dean for graduate studies in education, University Texas, 1965-1973; coordinator Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs, United States Office Education, since 1969; department chairman educational psychology, United States Office Education, 1972-1984. Consultant in field.
Served to captain United States Army, 1942-1947. Fellow American Psychological Association (experimental and educational divisions). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Educational Research Association, Interam.
Society Psychology, American Association of University Professors, Southwestern Psychological Association (secretary-treasurer 1965-1966, president 1967-1968), Texas Psychological Association, Retired Officers Association, National Psoriasis Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, Common Cause, Fund for Peace, Planned Parenthood of America, Sigma Xi. Clubs: University Texas Faculty Center. Lighthouse Resort and Club (Sanibel Island, Florida).
Married Avis Boykin Long, January 12, 1947. Step-children: Jules Heywood Long, Barbara Banning Long.