Norine G. Johnson

Norine G. Johnson
Born (1935-12-03)December 3, 1935
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died November 19, 2011(2011-11-19) (aged 75)
Boston, Massachusetts
Fields Pediatric psychology
Known for Past president, American Psychological Association

Norine G. Johnson (December 3, 1935 – November 19, 2011) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association.

Biography

Johnson completed a bachelor's degree at DePauw University.[1] She earned a PhD in clinical psychology from Wayne State University in 1972.[2] Johnson served on the APA Council of Representatives and convinced the organization to sell Psychology Today; the APA owned the publication at the time but it was costing the organization millions of dollars.[3] She assumed the APA presidency in 2001.[4]

Johnson was the director of psychology for a children's hospital, ran a private practice and was on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine.[2] She wrote a historical novel titled An American Family Myth.[5] She died of cancer on November 19, 2011.[6] The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29 of the APA) awards the Norine Johnson, PhD, Psychotherapy Research Grant.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Florence Denmark; Michele Antoinette Paludi (2008). Psychology of Women: A Handbook of Issues and Theories. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-275-99162-3.
  2. 1 2 "Norine G. Johnson Clinical Psychology Scholarship". Wayne State University. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ DeAngelis, T. (2007). "Women Leaders: Norine G. Johnson, PhD". Monitor on Psychology 38 (7): 86. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Former APA presidents". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lawrence, J. M. (December 1, 2011). "Norine Johnson; child psychologist studied strong women". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Cantor, Dorothy; Goodheart, Carol (April 2012). "Norine G. Johnson (1935-2011)". American Psychologist 67 (3): 244–245. doi:10.1037/a0027713. PMID 22468786. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Norine Johnson, PhD, Psychotherapy Research Grant". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
Educational offices
Preceded by
Patrick DeLeon		 110th President of the American Psychological Association
2001 		Succeeded by
Philip G. Zimbardo
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