CURRICULUM VITAE as of 1999 (selected items)
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EDUCATION
Ph.D.(Psychology)
Yale University
Dissertation: "Inter-Examiner Reliability of the
Rorschach Technique"
M.A. (Psychology)
Columbia University
Thesis: "The Relation Between Intelligence
and School Withdrawal Among Negro Boys"
B.A. (Psychology)
Brooklyn College
EMPLOYMENT
Professor of Psychology, Emerita, Department of Psychiatry, The
University of Michigan
Research Associate, Neuropsychology, Ann Arbor Veterans'
Administration Hospital
Associate Director, Clinical Research Training in Alcoholism,
Alcohol Research Center, The University of Michigan
Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work, University of Michigan
Adjunct Professor, Psychology, Rutgers University
Professor, School of Social Work, The University of Michigan
Faculty Associate, Institute for Social Research, The University of
Michigan
Research Scientist. Institute of Gerontology, The University of
Michigan
Research Psychologist, Veteran's Administration Medical Center
Neuropsychiatric Service, Ann Arbor
Associate Professor, Graduate Program, Department of
Psychology, University of Puerto Rico
Planning Associate, Connecticut Department of Mental Health
Clinical Psychologist, Children's Services of Psychological
Services, Incorporated, Hamden Connecticut, group private
practice Clinical Psychologist at Children's Center, and Clinical
Psychologist at Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden
Connecticut
Postdoctoral trainee, West Haven Veteran's Administration
Hospital, West Haven, Connecticut
Private practice of psychodiagnostic evaluation, by referral
(part-time)
Lecturer, Yale Summer School of Alcohol Studies (to 1962) and
Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies (1962 -1977)
Lecturer and Research Associate, Center of Alcohol Studies, Yale
University
Clinical Psychologist, Connecticut Commission on Alcoholism
Outpatient Clinics in New Haven. Waterbury and Stamford,
Connecticut
Reader, Yale University - Professor Mark A. May and Irvin L. Child
Clinical Psychologist, Bridgeport Mental Hygiene Clinic, Bridgeport,
Connecticut
Lecturer, Yale University, Summer Rorschach Course
Research Assistant to Dr. Julian B. Rotter and Dr. Robert Maimi, at
Norwich State Hospital, Norwich, Connecticut, Supervisor of Psychology
Intern Training
Intern, Rockland State Hospital Children's Unit, Orangeburg, New York
HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Mary E Ives Fellow, Yale University, 1944
Elizabeth Avery Colton Fellow, American Association of University Women,
1955
Pioneer Award, National Council on Alcoholism Office of Women, October,
1977
Michigan Alcohol and Addiction Association Distinguished Service Award for
outstanding achievement in treatment and prevention of substance abuse,
October, 1979
Honorary Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1984
Gold Medallion, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies. Service to research
and education in alcohol studies, 1986
Invitation, 3rd annual Betty Ford Lecture at the 1989 National Conference
of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse,
Washington, D.C.
Award for outstanding contribution to the understanding of women and
addiction, The Women's Chemical Dependency Program, Columbus Hospital,
Chicago, 1991
Marvin Burke Visiting Scholar Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia. First recipient, 1996
MEMBERSHIPS
The Psychonomic Society
Sigma Xi
Sociedad Interamericana de Psicologia
Research Society on Alcoholism
Alcohol and Drug Study Group, American Anthropological Association
Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)
The Gerontological Society of America
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Editorial Board, Substance Abuse (Plenum) 1994-
Editorial Board, Journal Of Studies on Alcohol, 1992-
Editorial Board, Journal of Substance Abuse, 1987-
Editorial Board, Drugs & Society, 1986-
Editorial Board, Health Values, 1989-
Editorial Board, Journal of Social Work and Policy In Israel, 1987-
Field Editor, Prevention: Scientific Editorial Board, Science Matters, 1990
Editorial Board, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1971
Editorial Board, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1975-1980
Editorial Board, Focus on Women, Journal of Addictions & Health, 1978-1983
Editorial Board, Digest of Alcoholism Theory and Application, 1980-1983
Editorial Referee, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
Editorial Referee, The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
Editorial Referee, Policy Studies Quarterly
Editorial Referee, British Journal of Addiction
Editorial Referee, Health & Social Work
Editorial Referee, Addiction Research
Editorial Referee, Southern Medical Journal
Editorial Referee, Drug & Alcohol Dependence
Editorial Referee, Applied Developmental Science
Editorial Referee, Psychological Reports/Perceptual and Motor Skills
Editorial Referee, Journal of Women's Health
Editorial Referee, Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
Editorial Referee, American Journal of Public Health
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Secretary-Treasurer, Connecticut Psychological Association, 1959-1962
Elected to City Council of Hamden, Connecticut, 1964-1965
Committee for the Advancement of the Profession, Association de Psicologia
de Puerto Rico, 1969-1971
Board of Trustees, Washtenaw Council on Alcoholism, 1973-1976
National Council on Alcoholism/Michigan; Co-chair and Chair of the
Michigan Forum on Women and Alcohol, 1975-1977; Board of Directors of
NCA/Michigan, 1977-1979 and Co-chair of Research Committee
President, Ann Arbor Multiethnic Alliance, 1977-1980
Governing Board, Hillel Foundation, The University of Michigan, 1978-1980
Co-chair, Committee on Women in the Workplace, ALMACA, 1978-1980 and
Committee on Research, ALMACA (Association of Labor/Management Alcoholism
Counselors), 1980-
National Council on Alcoholism: Chair, Task Force on Research, Blue Ribbon
Study Commission on Alcoholism and Aging, 1979-1985
State of Michigan Governor's Advisory Group on Seniors and Substance
Abuse. Office of Services to the Aging, 1978-1980
National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: Chair, Panel on
Prevention and Study Team, Study to Assess the Scientific Opportunities of
Alcohol-Related Research, 1979-1980
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Psychosocial Research
Review Committee, 1981-1982
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism: Review Board for the
4th Special Report to Congress on Alcoholism and Health, 1981
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Review Board for the
1982 Alcohol Research Center Proposals
Wingspread Conference on Aging and Alcoholism, Presentation, 1981
Congressional Hearings on Drug and Alcohol Abuse Legislation
Reauthorization, chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman. Invited testimony and
follow-up correspondence, 1981
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Mini-Conference:
organized and chaired in Washington, DC on Women, Alcohol and Health, 1984
Minorities Access to Research Careers (MARC): Supervised student from
Tuskegee University, 1985. Research supervision produced data analyses,
paper to be published
Sigma Xi: Chair and Organizer of the Centennial Meeting of Sigma Xi
Chapters in Southeastern Michigan. Guest speakers: Stephen Jay Gould,
Walter Sullivan (NY Times) and Lt. Governor Griffiths, 1986
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Site visit team to the University of
Kentucky, committee reader for gerontology/alcohol/medication proposal,
1987
Addiction Research Foundation: Invited participation in case study
research with elderly problem drinkers, 1989
Research Society on Alcoholism, Membership Committee, 1989-1991
Annual Community Activity: Judge at the annual Southeastern Michigan
Science Fair for alcohol/drugs research, Washtenaw Council on Alcoholism,
1980-1993
Telephone interviews with media: Ms. Magazine (1985), New Jersey TV
Network (1986), Senior Medical Review (1986), Chicago Reader (1987),
Mademoiselle (1988), Good Morning America-ABC (1988), Los Angeles Times,
Detroit Free Press, Ann Arbor News (1989), Redbook, Glamour, Good
Housekeeping, Remedy, etc.
Publications Committee, Association for Medical Education Research in
Substance Abuse, 1991-1994
Consultant to the American Psychiatric Association Committee for the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV, on Substance Use and Abuse, 1992-1994
Alcohol Treatment Research Center Advisory Board, Rutgers Center of
Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University, 1989-1995
Appointed to the Mark Keller Award Committee, Journal of Studies on
Alcohol, 1996-
American Medical Association. Organized and participated in Ad Hoc
Committee on Alcoholism in the Elderly, which produced Alcoholism in the
Elderly: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention. Guidelines for the Primary Care
Physician, AMA, 1996
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Columbia University.
Study of Older Women and Substance Abuse Advisory Board, 1997-
MORE COMING SOON (publications)....

Edith's collection of nametags and ID badges
from many of her guest lectures, symposia,
and meetings. They hang outside her office
door on a Puerto Rican flag which flew above
the 42-foot sailboat "Alexis", which she and
Henry owned and enjoyed in Puerto Rico.