Rhoda Unger

Rhoda Unger
BornFebruary 22, 1939
Brooklyn, New York
DiedApril 19, 2019
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupation(s)Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies
SpouseBurton M. Unger
Awards
  • APF Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest (2007)
  • AWP Distinguished Publication and Career Achievement Award (1994)
Academic background
Alma materBrooklyn College; Harvard University
Academic work
InstitutionsMontclair State University; Brandeis University

Rhoda K. Unger (1939-2019) was a feminist psychologist known for her position at the forefront of female activism in psychology.[1] Unger was strongly committed to promoting social justice within society and women in science.[2] She was a professor of psychology at Montclair State College for almost thirty years and was granted the status of Professor Emerita in 1999. After her retirement, Unger was a resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University.[3]

Unger was a pioneering figure in the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP), the Society for the Psychology of Women (American Psychological Association, Division 35), and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). She served terms as President of the Society for the Psychology of Women (1980-1981)[4] and President of the SPSSI (1998-1999),[5][6] and was the inaugural editor of SPSSI's journal Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.[2]

  1. ^ "Rhoda Unger - Psychology's Feminist Voices". www.feministvoices.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. ^ a b Capdevila, R. (2020). "Rhoda K. Unger (1939–2019)". American Psychologist. 75 (6): 870. doi:10.1037/amp0000628. S2CID 221619494.
  3. ^ "Alumni". www.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  4. ^ "Presidential Timeline". www.apadivisions.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. ^ "SPSSI | Past SPSSI Presidents - Sorted by Date". www.spssi.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  6. ^ Unger, Rhoda K. (2000). "The 1999 SPSSI Presidential Address: Outsiders Inside: Positive Marginality and Social Change". Journal of Social Issues. 56 (1): 163–179. doi:10.1111/0022-4537.00158. ISSN 1540-4560.