Pearl S. Berman
Office
Uhler 105
Office Phone
724-427-5566
Email: psberman@iup.edu
Spring 2021 Office Hours
Office hours are available every day. Please schedule your personal Zoom meeting online. You need to schedule your appointment one day in advance so I know when I need to be available on Zoom. Zoom ID 983 928 1658
How I Became Interested in Psychology
Curiosity about why people do the things they do
Areas of Interest
Violence prevention, child abuse and neglect
Current Research
My violence prevention research group consists of both graduate and undergraduate students and has involved them in both publications and presentations at professional conferences. Ongoing projects include the impact of adverse childhood experiences on health, the impact of adverse victimization and perpetration on later victimization and perpetration, the impact of writing news articles documenting the impact of adverse childhood experiences on public opinion, and cultural healing strategies as empowerment activities after trauma.
Professional Organizations
- Academy on Abuse and Violence
- American Psychological Association
- National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence (President-Elect)
- National Committee to End Elder Abuse
- Global Peace Initiative
Newest Projects
- President, National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence.
- Interdisciplinary Minor and Certificate program in Child and Adult Advocacy Studies with the Sociology Department at IUP
- Member of Pacific Speaker's Bureau
- Member of Violence Against Women's Research Consortium
Dr. Berman's Published Books
Degrees/Schools
- BA, Brandeis University
- MA, Bowling Green State University, Clinical Psychology
- PhD, Bowling Green State University, Clinical Psychology
Licensure
Licensed in Pennsylvania for the Independent Practice ofPsychology
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
PSYC 101, 311, 314, 322
Graduate
PSYC 830, 831, 860, 960, 973