Background
Dunn, James Alan was born on March 23, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Wade Patterson and Juanita Imogene (Carmichael) Dunn.
Dunn, James Alan was born on March 23, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Wade Patterson and Juanita Imogene (Carmichael) Dunn.
Bachelor of Science, Wayne University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1962. Postdoctoral, Harvard University, 1967.
Assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1962-1964;
assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964-1967;
visiting fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1968;
senior research scientist, American Institute for Research, Palo Alto, California, 1968-1977;
professor educational psychology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1977. Visiting fellow Hughes Hall Cambridge U., England, 1991. Collected research papers Archives of Cornell Univercity Institute for Labor Rels.
Catherwood Library.
1st lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1955-1957. Member American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Society.
Married Patricia Sheridan Moore, June 1958. Children: Thomas Michael, Kevin Brian.