Background
Pollitt, Ernesto was born on April 21, 1938 in Lima, Peru. Came to the United States 1961.
Pollitt, Ernesto was born on April 21, 1938 in Lima, Peru. Came to the United States 1961.
Bachelor, Facultad de Letras Catholic University, Lima, 1957. Psychologist, Facultad de Letras Catholic University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1968.
Assistant in medical psychology, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1962-1964;
research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1968;
assistant professor psychology, Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1970;
senior research scientist, United Nations Institute for Social Development, Geneva, 1970-1971;
associate professor growth and development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971-1978;
professor human development, University of California, Davis, since 1985. Adjunct Professor Rice U., Houston, 1978-1985. Convener of behavioral science progressive University Texas Health Science Center, 1983-1984, professor nutrition.
Senior advisor United Nations University, Tokyo, since 1986. Chairman of Commission International Union of Nutritional Sciences, since 1986. Consultant World Bank, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Health Organization, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
Member American Psychological Association, American Society Clinical Nutrition, International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, American Public Health Association, Society for Research in Child Development.
Married Carmen Saco, August 1971. 1 child, Rick.