Thomas C Dalton

Thomas C. Dalton has been at California Polytechnic State University since 1983. He currently holds an appointment as Senior Research Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and Provost's Office and has been a special consultant to the President's Office. Dr. Dalton also has been a visiting fellow at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego since 1999. He has been a member of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness since its founding in 1996, and serves on the Executive...See more

Thomas C. Dalton has been at California Polytechnic State University since 1983. He currently holds an appointment as Senior Research Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and Provost's Office and has been a special consultant to the President's Office. Dr. Dalton also has been a visiting fellow at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego since 1999. He has been a member of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness since its founding in 1996, and serves on the Executive Committee of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (2005-2008). Dr. Dalton also chairs the History on Child Development Committee of the Society for Research in Child Development (2005-2007). In addition, he holds memberships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Society for Infant Studies, and the Cheiron (the Society for the study of the History of the Behavioral Sciences). Dr. Dalton has published several books and articles in the fields of human development, public policy, and the history of science and philosophy of mind. Dr. Dalton recently published an intellectual biography, "Becoming John Dewey: Dilemmas of a Philosopher and Naturalist in 2002," which received the Cheiron best book award in 2003. Victor W. Bergenn is executive director of the Council on Educational Psychology in New Jersey, which furnishes information to educators about best practices in teaching and learning. Dr. Bergenn taught at Briarcliff College, where he was a colleague of the pioneering infant experimmenalist, Myrtle McGraw. He has worked and published in the field of educational testing and has developed measures to more effectivelyidentify how children differ in their individual styles of learning. Dr. Bergenn is co-editor with Thomas Dalton of a widely acclaimed book, "Beyond Heredity and Environment: Myrtle McGraw and the Maturation Controversy," published in 1995. See less