Nancy Russo

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Nancy Russo
Born (1943-05-03) May 3, 1943 (age 80)
Education University of California, Davis
Cornell University
Relatives Lucio F. Russo (father-in-law)
Scientific career
Fields Psychology
Institutions Arizona State University
Notable students Hortensia Amaro

Nancy Felipe Russo (born May 3, 1943) [1] is an American psychologist and Regents Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. [2] She has received media attention for her research on the psychological effects of abortion. [3] [4]

Russo was born in Oroville, California and graduated from Oroville High School in 1961. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis before earning her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1970. After working at the City University of New York's Richmond College and the American Psychological Association, she joined the faculty of Arizona State University, where she taught from 1985 until retiring in 2010. [5] In 1996, she received the ward for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest from the American Psychological Association. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest: Nancy Felipe Russo". American Psychologist. 51 (4): 339–341. April 1996. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.51.4.339. ISSN   1935-990X.
  2. "Nancy Felipe Russo". Arizona State University. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. Meikle, James; correspondent, health (2005-10-28). "Abortion does not increase depression risk, study finds". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. Bazelon, Emily (2007-01-21). "Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. "Nancy Russo's career in public policy, education, psychology earn her 2019 OUHSD Hall of Fame induction". Oroville Mercury-Register. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2023-10-19.