Background
Downs, William Robert was born on August 3, 1951 in Louisville. Son of William Randall and Betty Jean (Cannon) Downs.
Downs, William Robert was born on August 3, 1951 in Louisville. Son of William Randall and Betty Jean (Cannon) Downs.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1972; Master of Social Work, University of Wisconsin, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1982.
Social worker, Dunn County Department Social Superior vena cava syndrome, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1975-1977; assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1982-1985; assistant professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1985-1989; associate professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1989-1992; associate research scientist, Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo, since 1987; director Center for Study of Adolescence, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1992; professor department social work, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1992; honorary professor, U. Hull, England. Consultant, board directors People Against Violence, Pathways Behavioral Superior vena cava syndrome, Waterloo, Iowa.
Board directors Story County Sexual Assault Care Center and Battered Women's Project, Ames, Iowa, 1982-1985. Member Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence, Buffalo, 1985-1992, Erie County Task Force on Sexual Abuse, Buffalo, 1986-1992. Member American Society Criminology, National Council on Family Relations.
Married Carol Ann Arndt, November 1, 1980. Children: Erika Pauline, Stephen Robert.