Noise Pollution Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.999

New York

Education 

Ph.D.  Columbia University

M.A.   Columbia University

B.A.    Hunter College

Academic and Professional Honors (A Partial Listing)

Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi, Phi Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Lambda Theta.

Fellow, American Psychological Association.

Hunter Hall of Fame, Hunter College, New York City.

Regional Certificate of Appreciation, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2. For achievements in the protection of the environment.

Estelle Samuelson Award in Psychology & Rehabilitation, League for the Hard of Hearing, NYC.

The Theresa Lato Award for Environmental Service, Bronx Council for Environmental Quality.

National Organization for Women (NOW). Honored as Outstanding Woman by Brooklyn chapter in 1974 and Bronx chapter in 1988.

Recognized in Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who of American Women, Community Leaders of the World, Who’s Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology, World’s Who’s Who of Women in Education, etc.

Experience (A Partial Listing)

Professor Emerita, Lehman College, City University of New York, 1992.
Expert Witness & Consultant, Environmental Psychology, Present.

Chair, Department of Psychology, Lehman College, 1988-1991.

Director, Women’s Studies, Lehman College, 1985-1991.

Consultant on Noise Abatement, New York City Transit Authority, 1982-1985.

Consultant on Passenger Safety and Services, New York City Transit Authority, 1977-1982. 

Appointments and Elected Offices (A Partial Listing) 

Phi Beta Kappa Senator, 2000-Present. 

Phi Beta Kappa Associations, National Chair, 1985-1997

Council on the Environment of New York City, Member & Chair of Noise Committee, 1985- Present (Mayoral Appointment)

Hunter College Scholarship and Welfare Committee, Board of Directors, 1997-Present

Hunter College Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 1994-1998

American Psychological Association, Member of Public Information Committee, 1979-1982

Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences,
Member of the Committee on Public Transportation Marketing & Fare Policy, 1977-1986

Other Activities (A Partial Listing)

Chair and Invited Speaker at Conferences Sponsored By:

U.S. Department of Transportation, American Psychological Association, Institute of Noise Control Engineering of USA, Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Canadian Assn. for Sound Ecology, Queensland Division of Noise Abatement &Air Pollution (Australia).

Scholarly Lectures and Invited Addresses:

Phi Beta Kappa Mid-Atlantic District, National Council for Transportation Disadvantaged, Ethical Culture Society of New York, National Council of Jewish Women, League for the Hard of Hearing, City Club of New York, Americans for Democratic Action, New York Mensa.
League for the Hard of Hearing  Consultant
Advisor to anti-noise groups in the United States, Canada, and London
Assisted in Design of 1979 N.Y.C. Subway Map,  Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYC.
Mini Institute Inc.  Member, Board of Directors of non-profit educational and training program for over one-thousand children, young adults and community members in Harlem, 1976-1979.
Radio and Television Programs:
National (e.g. World News Tonight) and local news programs and talk shows. TV (Canada)-The Journal, Witness, Undercurrents & Marketplace. Radio - London, Australia, Germany, Netherlands

Press and Magazine Interviews:

New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Daily News
New York Post
Newsday
El Diario
New Jersey Record
Press in Canada, London, Australia and Japan
New York
New Yorker
Allure
Smithsonian
New Scientist
Parents
McCall’s
Redbook
U. S. News and World Report
Glamour
AP story on my books in July 1996 and children’s book in July 2001.
Two AP stories on my noise work on June 10, 1996 and August 1, 1990.

Publications

Available upon Request