Michael D. Newcomb
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{{Infobox scientist
|name = Michael D. Newcomb
|birth_date = {{birth date|1952|12|20}}
|birth_place = Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2010|2|13|1952|12|20}}
|death_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
|education = University of California, Irvine (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (MA, PhD)
|doctoral_advisor = Peter M. Bentler
|workplaces = USC Rossier School of Education
|doctoral_students = Christine Blasey Ford
}}
Michael Donald Newcomb (December 20, 1952 – February 13, 2010) was an American psychologist. His research focused on drug etiology, as well as nuclear anxiety and other topics.
Early life and education
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.{{Cite journal|last=Scheier|first=Lawrence M.|date=2010|title=Michael D. Newcomb (1952–2010).|journal=American Psychologist|language=en|volume=65|issue=6|pages=616|doi=10.1037/a0019536|issn=1935-990X}} 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
= Articles =
- {{Cite journal|last1=Newcomb|first1=M D|last2=Maddahian|first2=E|last3=Bentler|first3=P M|author-link3=Peter M. Bentler|date=1986|title=Risk factors for drug use among adolescents: concurrent and longitudinal analyses.|journal=American Journal of Public Health|language=en|volume=76|issue=5|pages=525–531|doi=10.2105/AJPH.76.5.525|pmid=3485928|pmc=1646592|doi-access=free}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Newcomb|first1=M. D.|last2=Bentler|first2=P. M.|author-link2=Peter M. Bentler|date=1989|title=Substance use and abuse among children and teenagers|journal=The American Psychologist|volume=44|issue=2|pages=242–248|pmid=2653136|doi=10.1037/0003-066x.44.2.242}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Newcomb|first1=Michael D.|last2=Harlow|first2=L. L.|date=1986|title=Life events and substance use among adolescents: Mediating effects of perceived loss of control and meaninglessness in life.|journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|volume=51|issue=3|pages=564–577|doi=10.1037/0022-3514.51.3.564|pmid=3489832}}
= Books =
- {{Cite book|title=Consequences of adolescent drug use : impact on the lives of young adults|last=Newcomb|first=Michael D.|date=1988|publisher=Sage Publications|others=Bentler, Peter M.|isbn=978-0803928473|location=Newbury Park, Calif.|pages=|oclc=16645238|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/consequencesofad0000newc}}
- {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/druguseinworkpla0000newc|url-access=registration|title=Drug Use in the Workplace: Risk Factors for Disruptive Substance Use Among Young Adults|last=Newcomb|first=Michael D.|date=1988|publisher=Auburn House Publishing Company|isbn=9780865691827|language=en}}
- {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NdoaAAAAYAAJ|title=Sexual Abuse and Consensual Sex: Women's Developmental Patterns and Outcomes|last1=Wyatt|first1=Gail Elizabeth|author-link1=Gail E. Wyatt|last2=Newcomb|first2=Michael D.|last3=Riederle|first3=Monika|date=1993|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9780803947337|language=en}}
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