Peter Suedfeld is renowned for his pioneering research in the field of Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST).
VANCOUVER, BC, June 05, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Peter Suedfeld, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Suedfeld celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Renowned for his pioneering research in the field of Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST), Dr. Suedfeld has distinguished himself as a dean and professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia since 2001. Renowned as a talented psychologist, during his tenure he taught and held various roles on campus, becoming an instrumental figure within his department. Dr. Suedfeld previously held teaching appointments at Rutgers University, the University of Illinois and Trenton State University and was a research associate at Princeton University. He continues to serve as a consultant and lecturer in his field and as an affiliated professor at the University of Haifa in Israel since 2005.
Dr. Suedfeld has studied the reactions and adaptation of crews in the Antarctic, the Canadian High Arctic and space vehicles. He has also focused on the strengths of people as they cope during and after experiencing the extreme and challenging events which characterize such environments. Dr. Suedfeld's methodology has included laboratory experiments in profound stimulus reduction, fieldwork in the Antarctic and the High Arctic, and interviews and questionnaire studies with prisoners in solitary confinement and astronauts.
In more recent years, Dr. Suedfeld has developed and applied methods of quantitative content analysis to archival material produced by individuals in those groups as well as solitary sailors, early explorers, mountain climbers and high-level political and military leaders in situations of personal, national and international stress. Notably, his work in the area of political psychology is largely based on the quantitative analysis of archival materials. Additionally, Dr. Suedfeld has been involved in a series of studies on the survivors of genocide and organized persecution.
Born in Hungary to Jewish parents who died in the concentration camp at Auschwitz, Dr. Suedfeld was able to escape with the help of the International Red Cross, immigrating to the U.S. with his father in 1948. He then served three years in the U.S. Army between 1955 and 1958 . He received a Bachelor of Arts from Queens College, City University of New York, in 1960, followed by a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in experimental psychology at Princeton University in 1962 and 1963, respectively.
Aligned as a member of several industry related organizations, Dr. Suedfeld is most notably the founding president of the International REST Investigators Society. He is also a member and former vice president of the International Society of Political Psychology and former president of the Canadian Psychological Association. Furthermore, he is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. Dr. Suedfeld has disseminated his research findings in several books, including "Psychology and Torture," "Psychology and Social Policy" and "Light from the Ashes," as well as over 300 book chapters and journal articles. He is a former co-editor of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology and remains an associate editor of Environment and Behavior since 1992.
Recognized for his achievements, Dr. Suedfeld was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest civil awards, in 2019. He received the Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, the Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology from the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Harold D. Lasswell Award, which is the highest award for scientific contributions, from the International Society of Political Psychology. He was bestowed with the Canadian Polar Medal and Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Among other accolades, he received the Zachor Award of the Parliament of Canada for contributions by Holocaust survivors to Canadian society. Dr. Suedfeld has secured numerous grants throughout his career from several organizations, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defence Research and Development Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, and the National Institutes of Health. A celebrated Marquis listee, he has been featured in over 60 editions of Who's Who, including Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare and Who's Who in the World.
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