Background
Laing, Joan Rae was born on December 10, 1938 in Delta, Iowa, United States. Daughter of George and Dorothea (Walker) Jones.
Laing, Joan Rae was born on December 10, 1938 in Delta, Iowa, United States. Daughter of George and Dorothea (Walker) Jones.
Bachelor with honors, Center College, Pella, Iowa, 1958. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1960. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1979.
Teaching assistant, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1958-1960; teacher, Iowa Public Schools, 1960-1963; research assistant, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1964-1967; intern in psychology, U. Cincinnati, 1978-1979; psychologist, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1979-1980; research psychologist, American College Testing, Iowa City, 1980-1988; director psychological services, St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll, Iowa., 1988-1991; clinical faculty behavioral science Department, University Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, since 1991; faculty president, U. Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, since 1996.
Member Friends Iowa City Public Library., 1980-1988, Friends Carroll Public Library., 1988-1991. Member American Psychological Association, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (member executive council), Iowa Psychological Association (president 1991, secretary division 1990-1991, president division 1994).
Married Earl John Laing, August 12, 1961 (divorced July 1979). Children: Catherine, John, Patricia.