Nia Lane Chester

Background

Chester, Nia Lane was born on December 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Thomas Henry and Virginia (Chalmers) Lane.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Smith College, 1967; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1981.

Career

Teacher, Elmont (New York) Memorial High School, 1967-1970; master teacher, Ednl. Collaborative Greater Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1975; teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1976-1978; research associate, Boston University, 1981-1983, 88-; research scholar, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, 1983-1984; associate professor psychology, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, since 1983; Lindsey professor, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1990; chair division Natural and Beharioral Sciences, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1993-1994; director internship program, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, since 1994; dean learning & assessment, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1996-1997; dean, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, since 1997. Reviewer Journal Personality and Social Psychology, since 1985.

Visiting professor Boston University, 1986-1988.

Achievements

• Nia Lane Chester has been listed as a noteworthy Psychology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Peabody Aftersch. Program, Cambridge, 1983-1985, Tobin Aftersch. Program, Cambridge, since 1989.

Member APA, Eastern Psychological Asn. (program committee 1989-1993).

Connections

Married C. Ronald Chester, August 9, 1969 (divorced July 1988). Children: Caben Paul, Ian Thomas.

Father:

Thomas Henry Lane

Mother:

Virginia (Chalmers) Lane

Spouse:

C. Ronald Chester

child:

Caben Paul Chester

child:

Ian Thomas Chester