Background
Simmons, Ozzie Gordon was born on October 9, 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Max and Rose (Goldstone) Simmons.
Simmons, Ozzie Gordon was born on October 9, 1919 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Max and Rose (Goldstone) Simmons.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1941; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1952.
Director in Peru for Institute Social Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, also visiting professor, U. San Marcos, Lima, Peru, 1949-1952;
consultant anthropologist, Institute Inter-American Affairs, Santiago, Chile, 1953;
associate professor anthropology, Harvard University School Public Health, 1953-1961;
professor sociology, also director, Institute Behavioral Science, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1961-1968;
senior faculty research associate, Brandeis U., 1961-1965;
program officer international division, Ford Foundation, 1968-1981;
lecturer behavioral science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1968-1971;
distinguished visiting professor sociology, Fordham University, 1981-1984;
professor, department chairman sociology and anthropology, Fordham University, 1984-1986;
distinguished lecturer department sociology and anthropology, senior research assoc.Hispanic Research Center, Fordham University, 1986-1988. Consultant National Institutes of Health, also member health services research study section, 1961-1965. Consultant VA, Ford Foundation.
Chairman research study section alcoholism and alcohol-related problems National Center Prevention and Control of Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health, 1967-1968.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Sociological Association (past member executive council section medical sociology), Population Association American, International Union Science Study Population. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Charlotte Sonenklar, December 9, 1942. Children: Gregor, Lauren, Paula.