Background
Tunmer,, William Ernest was born on June 23, 1947 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Arrived in Australia, 1980. Son of William Ernest Tunmer Senior and Bettye (Eaker) Lynn.
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William Ernest Tunmer
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William Ernest Tunmer,, American psycholinguist, educator, lecturer. Research grantee National Institute Education, 1979, Education Research and Development Committee, Canberra, Australia, 1982, Development Assistance Committee, University Western Australia, 1984, Education Committee Special Grant Research, University Western Australia, 1985-1987, Australian Research Grants Scheme, Canberra, 1986-1987.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Psycholinguistics, University Texas, 1979.
Career
Research assistant Department Psychology, University Texas, Austin, 1972-1973, research associate, 1973-1976, teaching assistant, 1976-1977, instructor, 1978. Senior research associate division bilingual and international education Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 1978-1980. Research fellow in education and psychology University Western Australia, Nedlands, 1980-1981, lecturer department education, 1982-1986, senior lecturer, 1987-1988.
Professor Massey University, New Zealand, since 1988. Visiting scholar Center for Cognitive Science, University Texas, Austin, 1985, School Education, Stanford (California) University, 1985.
Membership
Member International Reading Association, Australian Association for Research in Education, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Epsilon Tau, Phi Kappa Phi.
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Married Lucy Howard Hastings, April 14, 1979. 1 child, Ross Phillip.
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Research grantee National Institute Education, 1979, Education Research and Development Committee, Canberra, Australia, 1982, Development Assistance Committee, University Western Australia, 1984, Education Committee Special Grant Research, University Western Australia, 1985-1987, Australian Research Grants Scheme, Canberra, 1986-1987.Research grantee National Institute Education, 1979, Education Research and Development Committee, Canberra, Australia, 1982, Development Assistance Committee, University Western Australia, 1984, Education Committee Special Grant Research, University Western Australia, 1985-1987, Australian Research Grants Scheme, Canberra, 1986-1987.