Background
Semmel, Melvyn I. was born on September 18, 1931 in New York City.
Semmel, Melvyn I. was born on September 18, 1931 in New York City.
Bachelor of Science, City University of New York, 1955. Master of Science in Special Education, City University of New York, 1957. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1958.
Doctor of Education in Special Education/Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 1963.
Teacher at-risk and educable retarded, New York City Board Education, 1955-1957;
school administrator, Special Superior vena cava syndrome School for Trainable Retarded Children, Nassau County, New York, 1957-1959;
associate professor education, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1959-1963;
assistant professor to associate professor educational psychology and special education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1970;
coordinator training programs in mental retardation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1970;
professor education, department special education, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1970-1979;
director Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1971-1979;
professor special education, Graduate School Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1979;
director Special Education Research Laboratory, Graduate School Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1979;
associate dean research, Graduate School Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978-1979. Visiting research associate in psycholinguistics CRLLB-BELC, Paris, 1969. Visiting professor University of California, Riverside, 1967, 68, 70, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966, Hunter College, 1961, others.
Consultant Center for Ednl. Research, Chicago, 1980, New York University Special Education Department, 1981, California State Department Public Instruction, 1983, College of Education, U. Cincinnati, 1985, U. Buffalo, 1989, Virginia Union U., Richmond, since 1990, numerous others. Emissary unites states department Department of Health and Human Services to Peoples Republic of China, 1988.
Presenter, facilitator in field.
Fellow American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, American Association on Mental Deficiency. Member Council for Exceptional Children (research committee since 1987), American Educational Research Association, American Academy on Mental Retardation.