Background
Emmerich, Walter was born on February 2, 1929 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Son of Herbert and Janet V. Emmerich.
Emmerich, Walter was born on February 2, 1929 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Son of Herbert and Janet V. Emmerich.
Student, Reed College, 1949. Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University Chicago, 1956.
Trainee clinical psychology VA, 1953-1956. Assistant professor department psychology University Colorado, 1956-1961. Associate professor department child development and family life Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1961-1966, professor, 1967.
United States Public Health Service visiting scholar Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966-1967, chairman human development research group, 1968-1973, examiner, 1982, senior examiner, 1987-1990, principal measurement specialist, 1990-1997, emeritus, from 1997. Director Institute Research in Human Development, 1973-1978. Director postdoctoral training program in personality development research National Institute of Mental Health, 1979-1984, senior research psychologist, 1967-1982.
Visiting professor department psychology Stanford University, California, 1975, Princeton (New Jersey) University, 1981.
Member advising committee on child development Commissioner of Education, State of New Jersey, 1980-1982. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society. Member American Association of University Professors, Society Research in Child Development, Sigma Xi.
Married Wilma Davis, June 21, 1953. Children: Steven South., Ralph V. Student, Reed College.