Background
Rosenthal, Robert was born on March 2, 1933 in Giessen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Son of Julius and Hermine (Kahn) Rosenthal.
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Robert Rosenthal
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AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Giessen, 2003.
Career
Clinical psychology trainee Los Angeles Area VA, 1954-1957. Lecturer University Southern California, 1956-1957. Acting instructor University of California at Los Angeles, 1957.
From assistant to associate professor, coordinator clinical training University North Dakota, 1957-1962. Visiting associate professor Ohio State University, 1960-1961. Lecturer Boston University, 1965-1966.
Lecturer clinical psychology Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1967, professor social psychology, 1967-1995, chairman department psychology, 1992-1995, Edgar Pierce professor psychology, 1995-1999, Edgar Pierce professor emeritus, since 1999. Distinguished professor University California, Riverside, since 1999, university professor system wide, since 2008.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (co-recipient Sociopsychol. prize 1960, co-recipient Behavioral Science Research prize 1993), American Academy Arts & Sciences, American Psychological Association (division evaluation, measurement, and statistics, co-recipient Cattell Fund award 1967, co-chairman Task Force on Statistical Inference, Distinguished Science award for applications of psychology, 2002, Distinguished Science Contributions award, 2002, division evaluation, measurement and statistics, others), American Psychological Society (charter, James McKeen Cattell award 2001). Member Society Experimental Social Psychology (Distinguished Scientist award 1996), Eastern Psychological Association (Distinguished lecturer 1989), Mid-western Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association (Lifetime Achievement award, 2009), Massachusetts Psychological Association (Distinguished Career Contribution award 1979), Society Projective Techniques (past treasurer), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Mary Lu Clayton, April 20, 1951. Children: Roberta, David C., Virginia.
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Republican
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Awards
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Recipient Donald Campbell award Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1988, James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical award, 1995-1996. Co-recipient Golden Anniversary Monograph award Speech Communications Association, 1996. Named Watson lecturer University New Hampshire, Lanzetta Memorial lecturer Dartmouth College, Bayer lecturer Yale School Medicine, Foa lecturer Temple University, Distinguished Alumni lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, Marschak lecturer University of California at Los Angeles. Guggenheim fellow, 1973-1974, fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1988-1989. Senior Fulbright scholar, 1972. Recipient Gold Medal for Life Achievement in Science of Psychology American Psychological Foundation, 2003.Recipient Donald Campbell award Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1988, James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical award, 1995-1996. Co-recipient Golden Anniversary Monograph award Speech Communications Association, 1996. Named Watson lecturer University New Hampshire, Lanzetta Memorial lecturer Dartmouth College, Bayer lecturer Yale School Medicine, Foa lecturer Temple University, Distinguished Alumni lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, Marschak lecturer University of California at Los Angeles.
Guggenheim fellow, 1973-1974, fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1988-1989. Senior Fulbright scholar, 1972. Recipient Gold Medal for Life Achievement in Science of Psychology American Psychological Foundation, 2003.