Background
Young, Joseph Leslie was born on July 26, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Israel and Rena (Lipschitz) Young.
government official psychologist
Young, Joseph Leslie was born on July 26, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Israel and Rena (Lipschitz) Young.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1966.
Assistant professor psychology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1966-1972; assistant director personnel and training research programs, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, 1972-1976; program director for human cognition and perception, National Science Foundation, Arlington, 1976-1997; information director, Social Behavioral and Economics Research, since 1997.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Eastern Psychological Association, Psychonomic Society, American Educational Research Association, Society Mathematics Psychology, Society for Computers in Psychology, Cognitive Science Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Leila Rosen, December 27, 1964 (deceased March 1986). Children: Michal Young Fandel, Avigayl. Married Ina Weinstein Halperin, March 19, 1988.