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Coombs, Robert Holman was born on September 16, 1934 in Salt Lake City. Son of Morgan Scott and Vivian (Holman) Coombs.
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Coombs, Robert Holman was born on September 16, 1934 in Salt Lake City. Son of Morgan Scott and Vivian (Holman) Coombs.
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1958. Master of Science, University Utah, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 1964.
Assistant professor sociology, Iowa State University, 1963-1966;
fellow, Behavioral Science Center-Bowman Gray School Medicine/Wake Forest U, 1966;
assistant professor, Behavioral Science Center-Bowman Gray School Medicine/Wake Forest U, 1966-1968;
associate professor, Behavioral Science Center, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., 1968-1970;
career research specialist, California Department Mental Hygiene, Camarillo, 1970-1973;
associate research sociologist, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1977;
associate professor biobehavioral science School Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977-1978;
professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1978;
chief, Camarillo Neuropsychiat. Institute, 1970-1978;
assistant director research, University of California at Los Angeles Neuropsychiat. Institute, Center for Health Sciences, 1978-1981;
director, Office Education of Neuropsychiat.
Institute, 1980-1990;
director, University of California at Los Angeles Family Learning Center, Oxnard, California, 1977-1984. Consultant World Federation for Medical Education, since 1990. Director grief and bereavement program University of California at Los Angeles, 1993-1999.
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Bishop Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Ward, Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1969-1970, Camarillo (California) Ward, 1972-1977. Member California Attorney-General's Commission on Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1985-1986. High risk youth prevention grant review committee United States Public Health Service, since 1990.
Committee to combat drug abuse World Federation Mental Health, since 1989. With United States Army, 1958-1964. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Applied and Preventive Psychology, American Psychological Society.
Member: American Psychological Association, American Academy Health Care Providers in Addiction Disorders (international advisory board, certified addiction specialist), American Group Psychotherapy Association (certified), Association American Medical Colleges, World Federation Mental Health (member committee to combat drug abuse), International Sociological Association, International Family Therapy Association, International Coalition of Addiction Studies Education, Association for Addiction Professionals, American Association Mariage and Family Therapists, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Carol Jean Cook, May 29, 1958. Children: Robert Scott, Kathryn, Lorraine, Karen Youn Jung, Holly Ann, Krista Ho Jung, David Jeremy.