Background
Ross, Sherman was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City. Son of Max Rosenblatt and Rachel (Khoutman) Ross.
Ross, Sherman was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City. Son of Max Rosenblatt and Rachel (Khoutman) Ross.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1939; A.M., Columbia University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1943.
Assistant psychology, research psychologist, Columbia University, 1941-1944;
assistant, then associate professor psychology, Bucknell U., 1946-1950;
research fellow, New York Zoological Society, 1948;
guest investigator, science associate, Jackson Laboratory, 1947-1977;
associate professor, then professor psychology, U. Maryland., 1950-1960;
special consultant, Psychopharmacology Svc. Center National Institute of Mental Health, 1956-1963;
assistant chief, National Institute of Mental Health, 1956-1957;
executive secretary education and training board, science affairs officer, APA, 1960-1968;
professor psychology, Howard U., 1968-1989, emeritus, since 1989;
executive secretary, staff associate, assembly of behavioral and social science, National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1968-1976;
lecturer, Himmelfarb Mobile U., since 1994. Consultant VA, Human Ecology Fund, Stanford Research Institute, Office Naval Research, United States Science Exhibit, American U., Health Research Board-Singer, Inc.
Board directors Interdisciplinary Communications Associations, Washington. Advisory council WoodrowWilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation. Member Maryland. Board Examiners Psychology, 1957-1958, 84-89.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Institute for Research, State College, Pennsylvania. Member Montgomery County Health Planning Commission. Member Maryland. Statewide HealthCoordinating Council, Metropolitan Washington Area Council of Health Planning Agilysys, Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Advisory Council.
Commissioner health emeritus Montgomery County, Maryland. Secretary board directors Mobile Medical Care, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland.
Trustee Carver Research Foundation, Tuskegee U. Chairman Coord. Council Asbury Methodist Villiage, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Fellow APA, American College Neuropsychopharmacology, Royal Society Health, Washington Academy Sciences.
Member Aerospace Medical Association, American Society Zoologists, Ecological Society, Ergonomics Research Society, Maryland. Psychological Association (president 1973-1974), District of Columbia Psychological Association (president 1982), Cosmos Club (Washington), Bethesda Naval Club (Maryland.), Sigma Xi (president U. Maryland. 1957-1958, president Howard U. 1983-1984), Phi Kappa Phi, Psi Chi (national president 1964-1968).
Married Jean Goodwin, August 18, 1945. Children: Norman Kimball, Claudia Lisbeth (Mistress Overway), Michael Lachlan.