LORNA SMITH BENJAMIN

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

Education

• Bachelor of Science 1955, Psychology, Oberlin College
• Ph.D. 1960, Psychology/Learning theory; neurophysiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Project: Nonnutritive Sucking in Rhesus Monkeys

Honors & Awards

• I submitted written materials, was admitted to the Board examination, took it in San Diego in December 2011, and passed. Was elected as a fellow in the American Academy of Clinical Psychology. American Board of Professional Psychology, 12/20/2011
• Elected Fellow of Division 29, Psychotherapy. (Finally I applied in response to increased prodding from the Division President). American Psychological Association, 08/08/2009
• Bruno Klopfer award “for outstanding long-term professional contributions to the field of personality assessment.” . Society for Personality Assessment, 03/06/2007
• Visiting Professor. December 4 to 8. 2006; April 2-6, 2007; November 26-30, 2007; June 1-4, 2008. University of Western Ontario, London, Canada., 2006
• Distinguished Research Career Award. Santa Barbara, CA, June, 2002. International Society for Psychotherapy Research., 2002
• Distinguished Research Award, May, 2002. Utah Psychological Association, 2002
• Superior Teaching Award. College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah, 2001
• Honorary doctoral degree, Filosophie Doctor Honoris Causa, FDHC. October, 1997. University of Umea, Umea, Sweden. , 1997
• Walker-Ames Visiting Professor, October 1995. University of Washington, Seattle., 1995
• “Most Knowledgeable Professor.” 1994. University of Utah Department of Psychology Student’s Psy Chi Award, 1994
• Cited (February 1994) as one of the nation’s 327 Best Mental Health Experts. Good Housekeeping, 1994
• Superior Research Award, 1993. College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Utah,, 1993
• President, 1991-92. International Society for Psychotherapy Research., 1991
• Distinguished contribution to personality and its assessment. March, 1986. Millon Conference Award., 1986
• listed since 1982. Who’s Who in America., 1982
• Murray Lecturer. April, 1982. East Lansing, Michigan State University, 1982
• Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, Honors program graduate, . Oberlin College, 1955

Languages

• English, fluent.
• German, fluent.

Geographical Regions of Interest

• Canada
• Chile
• Germany
• Italy. International Teaching activities are described in the section on Teaching, additional teaching activities.
• Norway
• Sweden