Background
Ayres, John James Brevard was born on August 2, 1939 in Ocean City, Maryland, United States. Son of Denward Collins and Irma White (Pointer) Ayres.
Ayres, John James Brevard was born on August 2, 1939 in Ocean City, Maryland, United States. Son of Denward Collins and Irma White (Pointer) Ayres.
Bachelor, College William and Mary, 1961. Master of Arts, University Kentucky, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kentucky, 1965.
Research assistant, Public Health Svc. Hospital, Addiction Research Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 1963-1964;
instructor psychology, Boston University, 1966-1967;
from assistant to associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1967-1978;
professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1978. Visiting professor Western Washington State College, Bellingham, 1973, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1982.
Visiting scholar U. Washington, Seattle, 1974.
Captain United States Army, 1965-1967. Member American Psychological Society, Psychonomic Society, Eastern Psychological Association.
Married Sheila Anne Petera, September 9, 1961. Children: Julie, John.