Susan Iversen
Susan Diana Iversen CBE FMedSci (born 28 February 1940)[1] is a British experimental psychologist. She is a former Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford[3]
Sue Iversen CBE FMedSci | |
---|---|
Born | Susan Diana Iversen February 28, 1940[1] |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Spouse(s) | Leslie Iversen (1961-2020 (his death)) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Oxford |
Doctoral students | Heather Berlin[2] |
Early life and education
She attended Girton College, Cambridge. At Cambridge she did a BA in Zoology followed by a PhD in Experimental Psychology.
Career and reseearch
Iversen was a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge from 1964-75. From 1981-93 she was a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. She served as president from 1984-86 of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, which publishes the Journal of Psychopharmacology, and the Experimental Psychology Society from 1988-90. She was a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford from 1993-2005, and also Professor of Psychology. She served as head of the department of Experimental Psychology from 1993-2000.
Awards and honours
Iverson was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 1999.[4] She served as editor of Neuropsychologia from 1997-2000. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours.
Personal life
She married Leslie Iversen in 1961. They have a son and a daughter. She is the daughter of Jack and Edith Kibble.
References
- "Susan Diana IVERSEN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- Berlin, Heather (2003). Impulsivity, the orbitofrontal cortex and borderline personality disorder. ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 498650103. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.275651.
- "History". www.psychol.cam.ac.uk. April 5, 2013.