Background
Anderson, James George was born on July 24, 1936 in Baltimore. Son of Clair Sherrill and Kathryn Ann (Plovanich) Anderson.
educator sociologist communications educator
Anderson, James George was born on July 24, 1936 in Baltimore. Son of Clair Sherrill and Kathryn Ann (Plovanich) Anderson.
Bachelor in Engineering Sciences in Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1957. Microsoft Security Essentials in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1959. Master of Arts in Teaching in Chemistry and Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, 1964.
Administrative assistant to dean Eve. College, Johns Hopkins University, 1964-1965, director division engineering, 1965-1966. Research professor educational administration New Mexico State University, 1966-1970.
Member faculty Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, since 1970, professor sociology, since 1974, professor committee, since 2004. Assistant dean for analytical studies School Humanities, Social Science and Education, 1975-1978. Associate director Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Center, Purdue University, since 1991, co-director Rural Center for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/STD Prevention, 1993-2006.
Adjunct professor medical sociology graduate medical education program Methodist Hospital Indiana, since 1991. Director Social Research Institute, Purdue University, 1995-1998. Consultant in field.
Member American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics Delaware to the Peoples Republic of China, 1985. Member, citizens ambassador People to People Medical Informatics Delaware to Hungary and Russia, 1993. Fellow: Center Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, American College Medical Informatics.
Member: American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science (representative society for computer simulation biological science section 1992-1999), American Association of University Professors, Social Science Computing Association (chair life science since 1991), American Sociological Association (chair section sociology and computers 2000-2001), International Society Systems Science in Health Care, International Network for Social Network Analysis (chair life science since 1997), Society Modeling and Computer Simulation (senior. Associate vice president simulation in health care since 1992), American Medical Informatics Association (international affairs committee 1993-1996, chairman section ethical, legal and social issues 1997—2000, member editorial board since 2000, guest editor 2002, chairman section on quality improvement 2002-2004, science program committee annual conference 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008, Best Theoretical Paper award 1997), American Educational Research Association (treasurer special interest group 1969-1971), American Sociological Association, Association for Computing Machinery.
Married Marilyn Anderson, 1984. Children: Robin Marie, James Brian, Melissa Lee, Derek Clair.