Peter Suedfeld, PhD

Dean and Professor Emeritus

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of Psychology

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Race, Social / Personality

Contact Information

psuedfeld@psych.ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-5713

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Decision-making under stress; psychology of extreme environments (polar, space, etc.); genocide; sensory deprivation; flotation tanks; resilience; political psychology

Languages

Hungarian

Spanish

In the Media

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