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Interview Of John J. Rooney, Ph.D., John J. Rooney Phd, Lauren Woodring
Interview Of John J. Rooney, Ph.D., John J. Rooney Phd, Lauren Woodring
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Dr. John J. Rooney was born in 1923 to a working class family in South Philadelphia. He went to primarily Catholic schools and during his childhood, witnessed three World Series from his house. He started attending La Salle University in 1940, majoring in chemistry. During World War II, he left school to join the Navy as a flight instructor. He came back to La Salle and graduated in 1946. From there, he went to Temple University to get a master’s and then Ph.D. in psychology. During this time, he simultaneously went to school, taught first chemistry and then psychology at …
Interview Of Thomas Mccarthy, Ph.D., Thomas Mccarthy, Michael Dicamillo
Interview Of Thomas Mccarthy, Ph.D., Thomas Mccarthy, Michael Dicamillo
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Dr. McCarthy served in World War II, graduated in 1950 from Catholic University with a major in psychology, received a Master’s degree in psychology from Catholic University, and began working at La Salle College in 1952. While at La Salle, he earned his Ph.D. in psychology from University of Ottawa in 1956. He directed the Counseling Center at La Salle.