Background
Ostrom, Thomas Marshall was born on March 1, 1936 in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States. Son of Alfred Sherman and Marion Esther (Eggleston) Ostrom.
Ostrom, Thomas Marshall was born on March 1, 1936 in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States. Son of Alfred Sherman and Marion Esther (Eggleston) Ostrom.
AB, Wabash College, 1958. Master of Arts, University North Carolina, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1964.
Professor psychology, Ohio State University, from 1964; director social psychology program, Ohio State University, 1974-1979, 80-85; acting director, Center Cognitive Science, 1991-1992. Visiting professor U. Bergen, Norway, 1973-1974, U. Manheim, Federal Republic Germany, 1981. Lecturer various colleges universities.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society. Member Society Experimental Social Psychology, Psychonomic Society, European Association Experimental Social Psychology.
Married Diana Forrest, August 30, 1958 (divorced September 1977). Children: Lisa Gail Webb, Steven Marshall. Married Mary Brickner, November 9, 1991.