Background
Peters, Robert William was born on September 3, 1921 in Boyden, Iowa, United States. Son of William Joseph and Janet Drucilla (Morris) Peters.
speech and hearing sciences educator
Peters, Robert William was born on September 3, 1921 in Boyden, Iowa, United States. Son of William Joseph and Janet Drucilla (Morris) Peters.
AB, University of Minnesota, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1953.
Research associate, Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, 1953-1955; assistant professor and director speech and hearing clinic to professor and department chairman speech and hearing science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1955-1968; director office of research and projects, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1963-1969; professor and director institute speech and hearing science, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1969-1980; professor division speech and hearing science, department medical allied professions, school medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981-1992; research professor speech, hearing science and psychology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1992. Visiting research scholar department experimental psychology U. Cambridge, England, 1981-1984, 86, 89, 91-94, 98-99. Visiting scholar applied psychology unit Medical Research Council, Cambridge, 1981-1982.
Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, North African Theatre of Operations.
Married Helen Abramson, September 3, 1949. Children: Colin James, Sheila Mary.