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...Maher began his career at Harvard in 1960 as a lecturer in the psychology department and left in 1964 to teach at the University of Wisconsin, Madison...
Before returning to Harvard in 1972, Maher served as dean of the faculty at Brandeis University. During his tenure at Harvard, he taught undergraduates, extension school students, and graduate students. He also served as chair of the psychology department twice and as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...
Psychiatry professor and colleague Theo C. Manschreck described Maher as a “pioneer in the field” of psychopathology research and said his book “The Principles of Psychopathology: An Experimental Approach” changed the field of schizophrenia research. Published during a time when most research was focused on description and rating of individual patients, Maher encouraged the use of more systematic experimental psychology methods to study schizophrenia...
Former students said they also found Maher to be an accessible, patient and humorous mentor...
Courtenay M. Harding came to Maher as a graduate student at the University of Vermont looking for help with a study. Although Harding was not a Harvard student, Maher met with her every Friday for 18 months to discuss the methodology and design of her study...