Ralph Norman Haber

Background

Haber, Ralph Norman was born on May 15, 1932 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of William and Fannie (Gallas) Haber.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1953; Master of Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1957; Postdoctoral fellow, Medical Research Council, Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, England, 1970-1971.

Career

Research associate, Institute for Comm. Research, Stanford, 1957-1958; instructor psychology, San Francisco State College, California, 1957-1958; assistant professor psychology, Yale, 1958-1964; associate professor psychology, U. Rochester, New York, 1964-1967; professor psychology, U. Rochester, New York, 1967-1970; professor psychology and visual science, U. Rochester, New York, 1970-1979; department chairman psychology, U. Rochester, New York, 1967-1970; member of faculty senate, U. Rochester, New York, 1968-1970; secretary, member steering committee, U. Rochester, New York, 1969-1970; professor psychology, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1979-1991; research professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1991-1994; research professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1994; partner, Human Factors Cons., Bishop, California, since 1988; research associate psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, since 1995. Adjunct Professor University of California, Riverside, since 1997.

Visiting professor Air Force Human Resources Laboratory, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, 1981-1983. Partner Human Factors Cons., Highland Park, Illinois. Visiting scientist Medical Research Council Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, England, 1970-1971.

Chairman, divisional major III Yale,1959-1964. Visiting assistant professor New School for Social Research, 1963. Research consultant VA, 1967-1971.

Advisory editor for experimental psychology Holt, Rinehart & Winston Book Publications, 1969-1977.

Achievements

• Ralph Norman Haber has been listed as a noteworthy Psychology consultant, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Current Research in Motivation
  • Information-processing approaches to visual perception

Membership

Commissioner Wheeler Crest Fire Prevention District, Swall Meadows, California, 1995—2000. Founder, 1st president, board directors Eastern Sierra Conservancy, 2000—2002. Board directors Andrea Lawrence Institute Mountains and Rivers, 2005—2009.

Member Hoped County Grand Jury. Committeeman 18th ward Birghton Democratic Committee, New York, 1967—1970. Founding member, trustee Admission Preparatory Program, Rochester, 1968—1970.

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society. Member: International Association Identification, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Optical Society of America, British Psychological Association, Psychonomics Society, American Contract Bridge League (director Bishop unit 517 since 1996), Sigma Xi, Pi Lambda Pi.

Connections

Married Ruth Lea Boss, 1961 (divorced 1974). Children— Sabrina Beth, Rebecca Ann. Married Lyn R. Roland, 1974.

Father:

William Haber

Mother:

Fannie (Gallas) Haber

Spouse:

Lyn R. Roland

Spouse:

Ruth Lea Boss

child:

Rebecca Ann Haber

child:

Sabrina Beth Haber