▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Marie ▁Jah oda . ▁Another ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁advis ors ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁was ▁Robert ▁K . ▁M erton . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁School er ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ' s ▁So cio environment al ▁Studies ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁there ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁For ▁his ▁last ▁twenty - two ▁years ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁labor atory ' s ▁chief . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁senior ▁scient ist ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Soci ology . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Psych ological ▁Society ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Soci ological ▁Research ▁Association . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Soci ological ▁Association ' s ▁Social ▁Psych ology ▁Section ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁received ▁their ▁Co ole y - M ead ▁Award ▁for ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Sch olar ship ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁School er ▁married ▁his ▁wife , ▁N ina , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons : ▁Jonathan ▁and ▁La el . ▁Car mi ▁School er ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3