Donald N. Bersoff | |
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| Born | Donald Neil Bersoff March 1, 1939 |
| Died | March 26, 2024 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | New York University (BS, MA, PhD) Yale Law School (JD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, law |
Donald Neil Bersoff (born March 1, 1939) is an American psychologist, attorney and academic. He was the president of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2013. Before being elected president, Bersoff served as APA general counsel and held several leadership positions within the organization. He has been a faculty member at several law schools and he developed the nation's second joint graduate program in psychology and law. Bersoff has written four editions of a popular book on ethics and psychology.