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Carmi Schooler

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Carmi Schooler
Born1933
DiedMay 11, 2018(2018-05-11) (aged 84–85)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHamilton College
New York University
Known forPersonality
Structural equation modeling
Spouse
(m. 1956⁠–⁠2018)
ChildrenJonathan Schooler
Lael Schooler
AwardsMember of the Sociological Research Association
Fellow of the American Psychological Society
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
Sociology
InstitutionsNational Institute of Mental Health
University of Maryland, College Park
Thesis Social influence on perceptual judgments of chronic schizophrenics  (1959)
Doctoral advisorMarie Jahoda
Other academic advisorsRobert K. Merton

Carmi Schooler (1933 – May 11, 2018) was an American social psychologist known for his work on personality and structural equation modeling.[1]

Early life and education

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Schooler was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, in 1933. He was educated at the Bronx High School of Science and later attended Hamilton College and New York University (NYU). He received his Ph.D. from NYU in 1959 under the supervision of Marie Jahoda.[2][3] Another one of his advisors in graduate school was Robert K. Merton.[4]

Academic career

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Schooler began working at the National Institute of Mental Health's Socioenvironmental Studies Laboratory in 1959, and continued to work there until 2007. For his last twenty-two years there, he was the laboratory's chief. In 2007, he joined the University of Maryland, College Park, where he became a senior scientist in the Department of Sociology. He was a fellow of the American Psychological Society and a member of the Sociological Research Association. He was elected chair of the American Sociological Association's Social Psychology Section in 2003[4] and received their Cooley-Mead Award for Distinguished Scholarship in 2016.[3]

Personal life

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Schooler married his wife, Nina, in 1956. They had two sons: Jonathan and Lael.[5] Carmi Schooler died on May 11, 2018, at the age of 84.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Schooler '54 Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from ASA; Reflects on Hamilton Education". Hamilton College. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  2. ^ Trahair, R. C. S. (1994). From Aristotelian to Reaganomics: A Dictionary of Eponyms with Biographies in the Social Sciences. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 341. ISBN 9780313279614.
  3. ^ a b c Lucas, Jeff (2018-10-16). "Obituaries". Footnotes. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  4. ^ a b "Schooler, Carmi". University of Maryland. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  5. ^ Schooler, Carmi and Nina (2007-12-01). "A Family Affair". APS Observer. 20. Retrieved 2018-12-18.