Michael D. Newcomb

Michael D. Newcomb was born on December 20, 1952, in Laguna Beach, California. In 1974, he earned a bachelor's degree in social ecology from University of California, Irvine. He completed joint studies in developmental psychology and mathematics. In 1976, he earned a master's degree in psychology from University of California, Los Angeles where he later completed a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1979. His doctoral advisor was Peter M. Bentler. He completed a clinical internship at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center where he trained in therapies including family, sex, gestalt, and hypnotherapy. == Career ==

In 1991, Newcomb started his work as a professor at USC Rossier School of Education where he stayed until his death in 2010. He became the chair of the University of Southern California counseling psychology program in 1992. == Awards and honors ==

Newcomb was a fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, and the Western Psychological Association. == Personal life ==

Newcomb died on February 13, 2010, in Santa Monica, California, after a long bout with a degenerative neurological disease. == Selected works ==

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