John Anthony Nevin
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Columbia University (PhD)
John A. (Tony) Nevin | |
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| Born | July 5, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 2018 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | Behavioral momentum |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental Psychology, Quantitative Analysis of Behavior, Behavior analysis |
| Institutions | University of New Hampshire, Columbia University, Swarthmore College |
| Doctoral advisor | William N. Schoenfeld |
John Anthony Nevin (July 5, 1933 – September 23, 2018)[1] was an American psychologist who was a professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire.
Nevin was born July 5, 1933, in New York City. In 1954, he obtained a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Yale University. From 1954-1959, he served in the US Coast Guard. He obtained an M.A. at Columbia University in 1961, and then a Ph.D. in Psychology in 1963; William N. Schoenfeld was his dissertation advisor. From 1963 to 1968, he was Assistant Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College. In 1968, he was appointed Associate Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, and promoted to professor in 1970. He moved to the University of New Hampshire as Professor of Psychology in 1972, retiring in 1995. He remained active as professor emeritus for over 20 years, authoring and co-authoring many articles with colleagues from around the world. In 2015, he published a retrospective summary of his professional work, behavioral momentum.[2]