Background
Payne, Robert Bryan was born on October 23, 1914 in Mount Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of George Merrimon and Iva Tipton (Bryan) Payne.
Payne, Robert Bryan was born on October 23, 1914 in Mount Sterling, Illinois, United States. Son of George Merrimon and Iva Tipton (Bryan) Payne.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Maryville College, 1936. Master of Arts in Psychology, Indiana University, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Indiana University, 1942.
Instructor psychology, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1940-1941; research psychologist United States Army Air Forces, United States Army Air Force, United States Air Force, 1941-1949; head department psychology, United States Air Force School Aviation Medicine, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, 1949-1957; chief bioscience division, United States Air Force Arctic Aeromed Laboratory, Ladd Air Force Base, Alaska., 1957-1959; deputy director medical research, United States Air Force School Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1959-1961; director medical research, United States Air Force School Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1961-1964; director foreign technical, United States Air Force Aerospace Medical Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1964-1968; professor psychology, U. Georgia, Athens, 1968-1985; professor emeritus psychology, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1985. Consultant Surgeon General, United States Air Force, Washington, 1964-1968, Biomedical Staff Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Virginia, 1964-1968, Headquarters United States Air Force Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1972-1975. Associate editor Journal Motor Behavior, Los Angeles, 1972-1982.
Fellow American Psychological Association. Member Psychonomic Society, Southern Society Philosophy and Psychology.
Married Ruth Helen Sorensen, August 4, 1941. 1 child, Cynthia Anne.