Background
Dinsmoor, James Arthur was born on October 4, 1921 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Stark and Jean Erskine (Masson) Dinsmoor.
Dinsmoor, James Arthur was born on October 4, 1921 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Stark and Jean Erskine (Masson) Dinsmoor.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1943; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1949.
Instructor, Newark Colls., Rutgers University, 1945-1946; lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, 1946-1951; assistant professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1951-1958; associate professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1958-1963; professor psychology, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1963-1986; professor emeritus psychology, Indiana U., Bloomington, since 1987.
Member national board National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, Washington, 1966-1968. Fellow American Psychological Association (division vice president 1977-1980, division president 1992-1993). Member Society Experimental Analysis of Behavior (president 1979-1981), Midwestern Psychological Association (council 1973-1982, president 1980-1981), Association for Behavior Analysis (organizational committee 1974-1976).
Married Anne Darrow Berninger, July 17, 1943 (divorced March 1953). 1 son, Daniel Stark; married Marise Kay Sawyer, January 1, 1956. Children: Mara Jean, Robert Scott.