Michael Donald Newcomb (December 20, 1952 – February 13, 2010) was an American psychologist.
In 1974, he earned a bachelor's degree in social ecology from University of California, Irvine.
[1] He completed a clinical internship at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center where he trained in therapies including family, sex, gestalt, and hypnotherapy.
[1] In 1991, Newcomb started his work as a professor at USC Rossier School of Education where he stayed until his death in 2010.
[1] Newcomb died on February 13, 2010, in Santa Monica, California, after a long bout with a degenerative neurological disease.