Susan Diana Iversen CBE FMedSci (born 28 February 1940)[2] is a British experimental psychologist. She is a former Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford[3]
Sue Iversen | |
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| Born | Susan Diana Iversen 28 February 1940[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
| Spouse | Leslie Iversen (1961–2020 (his death)) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Doctoral students | Heather Berlin[1] |
Early life and education edit
She attended Girton College, Cambridge. At Cambridge she did a BA in Zoology followed by a PhD in Experimental Psychology.[when?]
Career and research edit
Iversen was a fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, from 1964 to 1975. From 1981 to 1993 she was a fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. She served as president from 1984 to 1986 of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, which publishes the Journal of Psychopharmacology, and the Experimental Psychology Society from 1988 to 1990. She was a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1993 to 2005, and also professor of psychology. She served as head of the department of Experimental Psychology from 1993 to 2000. Iversen has been an effective mentor to many early career scientists who have gone on to become prominent in the field.
Awards and honours edit
Iverson was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) in 1999.[4] She served as editor of Neuropsychologia from 1997 to 2000. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours.
Personal life edit
She married Leslie Iversen in 1961.[citation needed] They have a son and a daughter.[citation needed] She is the daughter of Jack and Edith Kibble.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Susan Diana IVERSEN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ^ "History". www.psychol.cam.ac.uk. 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Fellow | Academy of Medical Sciences". www.acmedsci.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.