Background
Medvene, Louis Joseph was born on June 22, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Esther (Cohen) Medvene.
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Louis Joseph Medvene
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Bachelor in Psychology with honors, Clark University, 1967; Master of Arts in Development Psychology, U. Rochester, 1972; Master of Science in Comunity Organisation and Planning, Columbia University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Orgnl. Psychology, Columbia University, 1983.
Career
Volunteer municipal anti-poverty program, Volunteers in Service to America, Phoenix, 1968-1970;
community organizer, Rochester (New York) Action for Welfare Rights, 1971-1974;
research associate Industrial Social Welfare Center, Columbia University School Social Work, New York City, 1976-1979;
research assistant program in social and organizational psychology, Columbia University School Social Work, New York City, 1979-1982;
postdoctoral fellow Institute for Social and Policy Studies,, Yale University, New Haven, 1983-1985;
assistant research psychologist, University of California at Los Angeles, 1985-1989;
instructor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1989;
assistant professor psychology, Claremont (California) Graduate School, since 1989. Adjunct assistant instructor Monroe Community College, Rochester, 1971-1972, U. Rochester, 1972-1974. Evaluation consultant New York Community Trust, 1980-1981, education department New York Zoological Society, 1982-1983.
Presenter at professional meetings, since 1985.
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Membership
Mmem. APA (reviewer Journal Applied Social Psychology, American Journal Community Psychology), NASW, Association Volunteer Action Scholars.
