Background
Friedman, Monroe Son of Isadore and Pearl Friedman.
editor educator consultant psychologist writer
Friedman, Monroe Son of Isadore and Pearl Friedman.
Bachelor of Science, Brooklyn College, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1959.
Human factors scientist Systems Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1959—1964. Professor Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, since 1964, director Contemporary Issues Center, 1970—1979. Editorial consultant Greenwood Press, 1991—1992, Prentice Hall, 1991—1992.
Visiting professor Tilburg (The Netherlands) University, 1982—1983, University Leuven, Belgium, 1990—1991. Consultant President's Committee on Consumer Interests, Washington, 1966, Consumer Interests Foundation, Washington, 1972—1973, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1973—1974, United States General Accounting Office, Washington, 1973—1974, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, 1976—1977, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, 2001—2002. Board directors Consumer Interest Research Institute, Washington.
Reviewer consumer education literature Federal Reserve Board, Washington, since 2004. Senior peer counselor Center Healthy Aging, Santa Monica, California, 2007—2008. Member insight panel New York Times, since 2006.
Member board directors FAME Santa Monica Redevelopment Corporation, since 2010. Presenter in field; issue co-editor Journal American Culture, 2011.
President American Council Consumer Interests, 1989—1990. Member & secretary treasurer Santa Monica Commission Senior Community, 2008—2010. Member executive council Emeritus College, Santa Monica, California, since 2005.
Fellow American Psychological Association (division Population and Environmental Psychology, division Teaching Psychology, division International Psychology, member program review committee 2007, 2008, 2009, division Media Psychology, division Adult Development and Aging, Society Psychological Study Social Issues, member fellows selection committee since 2010), American Psychological Society (charter), American Association Applied and Preventive Psychology (charter), American Council on Consumer Interests (distinguished, Applied Consumer Economics award, 1991, 97), Society for Consumer Psychology, Society for the Psychological Study Social Issues, Society for Psychology Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, and Society for the Study Peace, Conflict and Violence (member program review committee 2008). Member International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (United States representative board trustees 1982—2005, science committee, 2001, 02,), International Association Applied Psychology (United States representative board trustees economic psychology division 1988—2005, science committee, 1998), Foundation Society Consumer Affairs Professionals (chair research agenda committee 1984-1987, trustee), American Psychological Association (member, media referral panel, since 2008, spkrs.' bureau since 2009).
Married Rita Joyce Shaffer, September 2, 1956. Children: Ethan, Mark, Jordan.