Rutherford, Alexandra -

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Personal Information
First Name: 
Alexandra
Last Name: 
Rutherford
Department / Program: 
OTHER
Other: 
Psychology
University Affiliation: 
York University
Phone: 
4167365115
Extension: 
33230
Email Address: 
alexr@yorku.ca
Area of Research
Subject: 
Psychology
Geographical Region: 
United States of America
Time Period: 
20th Century
Specific Area of Research: 
History of behavioural psychology; B. F. Skinner and the social and cultural contexts in which his work was popularized from 1940-70; history of women in psychology and feminist epitemiology.
Academics
PHD Program: 
Clinical and History of Psychology
PHD University: 
York University
PHD Date: 
2001
Major Publications: 
Fancher, R. & Rutherford, A. (2012). Pioneers of psychology, 4th Edition. New York: Norton. Rutherford, A., Capdevila, R., Undurti, V., & Palmary, I. (Eds.). (2011). Handbook of international feminisms: Perspectives on psychology, women, culture, and rights. New York: Springer. Pickren, W. E. & Rutherford, A. (2010). A history of modern psychology in context. New York: Wiley. Rutherford, A. (2009). Beyond the box: B. F. Skinner’s technology of behavior from laboratory to life, 1950s-1970s. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Membership in Academic Societies: 
American Psychological Association (APA) -Division 1 (General Psychology) -Division 2 (Teaching of Psychology) - Division 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues) - Division 26 (Society for the History of Psychology) - Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women)
Courses Taught: 
Abnormal Psychology, History of Psychology, Personality, Historical and theoretical foundations of psychology (Fall, 2009) Technologies of behavior (Winter, 2010) History of professional practices and the emergence of clinical psychology (Fall, 2004, Winter 2007) Description and explanation in psychology (Fall, 2002