Background
Phinney, Jean Swift was born on March 12, 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Emerson H. and Anne (Davis) Swift.
Phinney, Jean Swift was born on March 12, 1933 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Emerson H. and Anne (Davis) Swift.
Bachelor, Massachusetts Wellesley College, 1955; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973.
Assistant professor psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, 1977-1981; associate professor psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, 1981-1986; professor psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, since 1986.
Fellow American Psychological Association. Member Society for Research in Child Development, Society for Research in Adolescence, International Association Cross-Cultural Psychology. Society Study of Identity Formation (president-elect).
Married Bernard O. Phinney, December 11, 1965. Children: Peter, David.