Background
Harrison, Helen Coplan was born on September 29, 1911 in Baltimore. Daughter of Samuel and Mollie Dorothy (Patz) Coplan.
Harrison, Helen Coplan was born on September 29, 1911 in Baltimore. Daughter of Samuel and Mollie Dorothy (Patz) Coplan.
AB, Goucher College, Baltimore, 1931; Master of Arts, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1939.
Assistant biology department, Goucher College, Baltimore, 1931-1933; trustee fellow, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1933-1934; research assistant pediatrics, Cornell Medical School, New York City, 1938-1942; Alex Brown Coxe fellow and instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1942-1943; fellow Office of Scientific Research and Development project on hemmorrhagic shock, Yale University, New Haven, 1944-1945; research associate pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1947-1959; assistant professor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1959-1973; associate professor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1973-1977; associate professor pediatrics emeritus, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1977.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Harold Edward Harrison, August 2, 1936. Children: Stephen C., Richard G.