Janice Thorne Gibson

Background

Gibson, Janice Thorne was born on February 26, 1934 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Peter Arnold and Marjorie Eleanor (Greenberg) Thorne.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Connecticut, 1955; Master of Science, Brown U., 1957; Doctor of Education, University of Virginia, 1962.

Career

Assistant professor psychology, U. Pittsburgh, 1962-1970; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1970-1973; director, Aegean School Cultural Anthropology, Naxos, Greece, 1973; professor development psychology, U. Pittsburgh, since 1973; department chairman psychology in education, U. Pittsburgh, 1986-1987; associate dean Academy Affairs and Research, School Education, U. Pittsburgh, 1987-1992. United States Academy Science research sclolar to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1978. Visiting professor U. London Institute Education, 1992-1993.

Consultant on toy development, marketing, children's videotapes, since 1984. Psychological consultant Mattel Toys, 1984, St. Martin's Press, 1987, Gund, Inc., 1989.

Achievements

• Janice Thorne Gibson has been listed as a notable academic administrator, psychology educator, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Discipline is Not a Dirty Word

    (A positive learning approach. Discipline, believes Janice...)

  • Growing Up: A Study of Children
  • Growing Up: Readings on the Study of Children

Membership

Member American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, International Round Table for Advancement of Counseling (board directors 1990), International Educational Research Association, Northeastern Educational Research Association (president 1981-1982).

Connections

Married Robert Hahn Gibson, February 13, 1957 (divorced 1970). Children: Robin Lynne, Mark Gregory.

Father:

Peter Arnold Thorne

Mother:

Marjorie Eleanor (Greenberg) Thorne

Spouse:

Robert Hahn Gibson

child:

Mark Gregory Gibson

child:

Robin Lynne Gibson