Background
Jessor, Richard was born on November 24, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas and Clara (Merkin) Jessor.
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Jessor, Richard was born on November 24, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Thomas and Clara (Merkin) Jessor.
Student, City College of New York, 1941-1943; Bachelor, Yale University, 1946; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1951.
Intern, clinical psychology trainee VA, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1947-1950. Assistant professor psychology University Colorado, Boulder, 1951-1956, associate professor, 1956-1961, professor, since 1961, distinguished professor behavioral science, since 2005, emeritus professor psychology, since 2009, director research program problem behavior Institute Behavioral Science, 1966-1997, director Institute Behavioral Science, 1980—2001, director health and society program Institute Behavioral Science, since 2001. Director MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Adolescent Development Among Youth in High Risk Settings, 1987-1996.
Consultant National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1975-1976, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1976-1980, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1976-1980. Consultant in field.
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Served with United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow APA, American Psychological Society (charter fellow). Member Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues, American Sociological Association, Society for Study of SocialProblems.
Married Shirley Glasser, September 27, 1948 (divorced 1982). Children: Kim, Tom; Married Jane Ava Menken, November 13, 1992.