Karen Gunderson Hayward

Background

Hayward, Karen Gunderson was born on June 16, 1944 in Patterson, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Victor Charles and Louise Josephine (Torgerson) Gunderson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. North Carolina, 1966; Master of Arts, Corpus Christi State University, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1991.

Career

Pediatrics staff nurse, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1966-1967; public health nurse, DeKalb County Health Department, Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia, 1967-1968; pediatrics staff nurse, Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, 1975-1976; nurse, Corpus Christi (Texas) State University, 1980-1981; treatment coordinator, Southside Community Hospital, Corpus Christi, 1981-1986; teaching assistant, University Texas, Austin, 1987; research assistant, University Texas, Austin, 1987-1990; associate instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1988-1989; research analyst, Texas Commision on Alcohol-Drug Abuse, Austin, since 1990.

Achievements

• Karen Gunderson Hayward has been listed as a noteworthy Psychologist, researcher, psychotherapist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member APA, National Organization for Women, American Association of University Women, Executive Women in Government, Society for Research in Child Development, National Association for Perinatal Addiction Research and Education (member of advisory board), Society for Research in Addiction Medicine, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, jogging, gardening, traveling in mountains, states, and national parks.

Connections

Married Robert Wilson Madry Junior, June 18, 1966 (divorced July 1980). Children: Lisa Katherine, Robert Wilson III, Eric Charles. Married Warren Chase Hayward, March 7, 1994.

Father:

Victor Charles Gunderson

Mother:

Louise Josephine (Torgerson) Gunderson

Spouse:

Warren Chase Hayward

Spouse:

Robert Wilson Madry Junior

child:

Robert Wilson III Hayward

child:

Eric Charles Hayward

child:

Lisa Katherine Hayward