Robert Chester Lane

Background

Lane, Robert Chester was born on April 14, 1921 in New York City. Son of Sol Baylis and Rae (Spitzer) Lane.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1942. Master of Science, City College of New York, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1954.

Certified in Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Training Institute, New York Freudian Society, 1963.

Career

Chief psychologist, Westchester County Mental Hygiene Clinics, White Plains, New York, 1946-1947; psychologist-in-charge psychiatric section, psychology department, Kingsbridge Veterans Administration Hospital., New York City, 1948-1953; chief psychologist, North Shore Neuropsychiatric Center, Roslyn, New York, 1950-1963; executive director, Nassau Psychological Superior vena cava syndrome Institute, Freeport, New York, 1966-1968; director education, Hempstead (New York) Cons. Svc., 1968-1971; coordinator training, dean, Huntington (New York) Mental Health Clinic, 1964-1966; faculty and control analyst, Metropolitan Academy, New York City, 1970-1972; director training Long Island division, New York Center Psychoanalytic Training, New York City, 1972-1992; director emeritus, New York Center Psychoanalytic Training, New York City, since 1992; clinical professor psychology Derner Institute, Adelphi U., Garden City, 1980-1992; director postdoctoral institute/Center Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern U., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, since 1989; psychoanalytic scholar-in-residence, program director, Intensive Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Center/Nova Southeastern.

Achievements

• Robert Chester Lane has been listed as a noteworthy psychologist, psychoanalyst by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Staff sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association (council representative 1978-1981, 84-87, president division 39 and sections I and IV, Division Psychoanalysis, Presidential award 1982, Distinguished Service to Psychoanalysis award 1989, Distinguished Service Lifetime Achievement award 1998). Member Society Psychoanalytic Training (president 1975-1978, 80-82), New York Center Psychoanalytic Training (Distinguished Service award 1981, writer 1986, psychoanalyst 1989), Nassau County Psychological Association (president 1974-1975, Presidential award 1975), New York State Psychological Association (president clinical division 1977-1978, certified of honor 1978).

Interests

• Avocations: antiques, books, basketball.

Connections

Married Jean Betty Gottlieb, March 14, 1943. Children: Jo-Ellen, Steven Barry, Lawrence David.

Father:

Sol Baylis Lane

Mother:

Rae (Spitzer) Lane

Spouse:

Jean Betty Gottlieb

child:

Jo-Ellen Lane

child:

Steven Barry Lane

child:

Lawrence David Lane