Background
Mowrer, Orval Hobart was born on January 23, 1907 in Unionville, Missouri, United States. Son of John A. and Sallie (Todd) Mowrer.
Mowrer, Orval Hobart was born on January 23, 1907 in Unionville, Missouri, United States. Son of John A. and Sallie (Todd) Mowrer.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Missouri, 1929. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1932. National Research Council fellow, Northwestern University, 1932-1933, Princeton, 1933-1934.
Sterling fellow, Yale, 1934-1936.
Diplomate: American Board Examiners Professional Psychology.
Instructor psychology, member research staff Institute Human Relations, Yale, 1936-1940. Assistant professor education Harvard, 1940-1943, associate professor, 1943-1948. Research professor psychology University of Illinois at Urbana, 1948-1975, professor emeritus, from 1975.
Special consultant United States Public Health Service.
Served as clinical psychologist Office of Strategic Services, 1944-1945. Fellow American Psychological Association (president 1954, director, president personality, social psychology, clinical and abnormal psychology division 1953, Distinguished Contributions award division 12 1975). Member American Academy Psychotherapists, American Association of University Professors, American Psychological Foundation (president 1959-1960), Sigma Xi.
Volunteer 97 of Education devoted to his writings, 1976.
Married Willie Mae Cook, September 9, 1931. Children: Linda, Kathryn, Todd.