From the Editor Women in Ascent

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Published: Apr 24, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/hindsight.v51i2.30274
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editorial, women, optometry, education, health professions

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David A. Goss, O.D., Ph.D.
Indiana University

Abstract

Dr. Goss introduces the articles in this issue and describes the steady increasing number of women entering the profession during the course of the last 50 years, providing statistics on women applying to and entering optometry schools between 1971 and 2018.

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Goss, D. A. (2020). From the Editor: Women in Ascent. Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History, 51(2), 33–34. https://doi.org/10.14434/hindsight.v51i2.30274
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Vol. 51 No. 2 (2020): Special Issue: Women in Leadership and Service
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Editorial Material

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Author Biography

David A. Goss, O.D., Ph.D., Indiana University

David A. Goss holds degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University, Pacific University, and Indiana University. Before entering graduate school at Indiana, he practiced optometry in the office of Drs. Lande and Crouch in Storm Lake, Iowa. He served on the faculty of Northeastern State University College of Optometry (Tahlequah, Oklahoma) from 1980 to 1992. He has been professor of optometry at Indiana University since 1992.

Dr. Goss has been a member of the Editorial Board for Optometry and Vision Development (1997–2012), a member of the Review Board for the Journal of Behavioral Optometry (2004–2012), and a member of the Journal Review Board for Optometry and Visual Performance (2013–present).

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