Background
McCarley, Robert William was born on August 17, 1937 in Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Smith and Mary Agnes (McGill) McCarley.
educator psychiatrist researcher
McCarley, Robert William was born on August 17, 1937 in Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. Son of Robert Smith and Mary Agnes (McGill) McCarley.
AB summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1964.
Intern, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1964-1965;
resident in psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1965-1968;
instructor psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1970-1975;
assistant professor psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1975-1978;
co-director laboratory neurophysiology, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1975-1985;
associate professor psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1978-1984;
director laboratory neuroscience, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1985;
professor psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1984;
chair research committee department psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1991. Co-director clinical research training program Harvard Medical School, since 1980. Associate chief department psychiatry Brockton VA Medical Center, 1985-1993, chief psychiatry,1994.
Deputy chief staff mental health service, since 1995. Director, Principal Investigator Virginia Schizophrenia Center, since 1995. Consultant Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, Boston, since 1976, Commonwealth Research Center, Boston, 1986.
Chairman clinical neuroscience review committee National Institute of Mental Health, since 1992.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychiatric Association, Society for Neurosci., Sleep Research Society (executive secretary 1987-1990, president 1991), Association Professional Sleep Socs. (vice chair 1987-1991), Harvard Club, Neighborhood Club.
Married Alice Margaret Bowen, August 10, 1968. Children: Robert Vinton, Scott William.