Background
Ward, Jeannette Poole was born on June 19, 1932 in Honolulu. Daughter of Russell Masterton and Bessie Naomi (Hammett) Poole.
Ward, Jeannette Poole was born on June 19, 1932 in Honolulu. Daughter of Russell Masterton and Bessie Naomi (Hammett) Poole.
Bachelor, Birmingham (Alabama) Southern College, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 1969.
National Science Foundation summer research assistant, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1962; National Science Foundation summer research assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1963; National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1963-1966; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1966-1967; special research fellow, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1971; assistant professor psychology, U. Memphis, 1967-1972; associate professor, U. Memphis, 1972-1977; professor, U. Memphis, since 1977.
Fellow American Psychological Association. Member Psychonomic Society, Animal Behavior Society, American Primatology Society, Southeastern Psychological Association, Society for Neuroscis., International Society for Comparative Psychology (treasurer 1989-1990, president-elect 1996-1998, president 1998-2000), Sigma Xi (president Memphis State University chapter 1989-1990, research award 1985).
Children: John Russell Ward, Lisa Joy Ward.