Background
Luchins, Abraham Samuel was born on March 9, 1914 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris Aaron and Anne Rissa (Yompolsky) Luchins.
psychologist emeritus educator
Luchins, Abraham Samuel was born on March 9, 1914 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris Aaron and Anne Rissa (Yompolsky) Luchins.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Brooklyn College, 1935. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1939.
Research assistant New School Social Research, New York City, 1936-1942. Instructor to associate professor, department chairman psychology Yeshiva University, New York City, 1940-1949. Director training Mental Hygiene Clinic, Virginia, 1947-1949.
Associate professor psychology McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1949-1954.
Professor psychology U. Oregon, Eugene, 1954-1958, U. Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 1958-1962. Professor psychology State University of New York-Albany, 1962-1984, professor emeritus, 1984.
Adjunct Professor psychology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1986. Personnel consultant to clinical psychologist United States Army, 1943-1946.
Consultant in clinical psychology Queen Mary"s Hospital, Montreal, 1949-1954, Oregon Eastern State Hospital, Salem, 1954-1958.
Consultant Communication and Attitude Change Project, Yale University, New Haven, 1949-1954. Scientist-writer science courses, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1964-1965.
Fellow American Psychological Association. Member American Educational Research Association, Sigma Xi.
Married Edith H. Luchins, October 10, 1942. Children: David, Daniel, Jeremy, Anne, Joseph.