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Birren, James Emmett was born on April 4, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Birren, James Emmett was born on April 4, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Student, Wright Junior College, 1938. Bachelor of Education, Chicago State University, 1941. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1947. Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 1985. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1950—1951.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Gothenberg, Sweden, 1983. Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Thomas University of Canberra, 1990.
Tutorial fellow, Northwestern University, 1941-1942;
research assistant project for study of fatigue, Office Science Research and Development, 1942;
research fellow, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, 1946-1947;
research psychologist gerontology unit, National Institutes of Health, 1947-1951;
research psychologist, National Institute of Mental Health, 1951-1953;
chief section on aging, National Institute of Mental Health, 1953-1964;
director aging program, National Institute Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland., 1964-1965;
director, Gerontology Center
professor psychology, University of Southern California, 1965-1989;
Distinguished professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1992;
dean Davis School Gerontology, University of Southern California, 1975-1986;
Brookdale Distinguished scholar, University of Southern California, 1986-1990;
director Institute Advanced Study in Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Southern California, 1981-1989;
director Borun Center Gerontological Research, University of California at Los Angeles, 1989-1993;
associate director Center on Aging, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1990. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, 1978-1979. Green visiting professor U. B.C., 1979.
Visiting scientist Cambridge (England) University, 1960-1961. Harold E. Jones memorial lecturer University of California, Berkeley,1965. Member Los Angeles County Board Suprs.' Committee on Aging, 1967-1969.
Senior fellow University of Southern California Urban Ecology Institute, 1968-1970. Member Dean's Council, University of Southern California, 1970-1986. Chairman aging review committee National Institute Aging, 1974-1975.
Program director Integration of Information on Aging: Handbook Project, 1973-1976. Member steering committee Care of Elderly, Institute of Medicine, 1976-1977. Board directors Sears Roebuck Foundation, 1977-1980.
Chairman life course prevention research review committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1985-1987. Consultant Roche Seminars on Aging Series, 1980-1982.
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Member advising committee and delegate White House Conference on Aging, 1995. With United States Naval Reserve,1943-1946. To scientist director United States Public Health Service Scientist Corps, 1947-1965.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geriatrics Society (founding fellow Western division), American Psychological Association (Distinguished Science Contribution award 1968, chairman membership committee 1969, Distinguished Contribution award Division Adult Development and Aging 1978, president division 1955-1956, editor newsletter 1951-1955), Gerontological Society (president 1961-1962, chairman publications committee 1974-1977, award for meritorious research 1966, Brookdale award 1980). Member American Physiological Society, International Association Gerontology (chairman of the executive committee 1966-1969, chairman program committee 1968-1969), Psychonomic Society, Western Gerontological Society (director since 1965, president 1968-1969), Golden Key Club, Skull and Dagger Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Elizabeth S., 1942. Children: Barbara Ann, Jeffrey Emmett, Bruce William.