Norman Roderic Underwood

Background

Underwood, Norman Roderic was born on June 5, 1941 in Perth, Australia. Son of Rufus Norman and Marion Catherine University.

Education

Bachelor, University Western Australia, 1970. Master of Arts, University Western Australia, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1980.

Career

Lecturer, Mount Lawley Teachers College, Perth, 1972-1975; head department, Claremont Teachers College, Perth, 1976-1982; head department, Western Australian College Advanced Education, Perth, 1983-1984; associate head school, Western Australian College Advanced Education, Perth, 1985-1990; head of school, Western Australian College Advanced Education, Perth, 1990-1991; dean, Edith Cowan U., Perth, since 1992. Consultant U. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1993, Ministry of Health, Vientiene, Laos, 1995. Visiting senior fellow Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, 1995.

Visiting fellow National Institute for Career Edition and Counseling, Cambridge, England, 1983.

Achievements

• Norman Roderic Underwood has been listed as a noteworthy university dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Western Australian Palliative Care Research Group, Perth, 1995. Member training, education and development consultative committee Western Australian Police Force, Perth, 1992-1995. Member Edith cowan University Foundation, 1991-1995.

Member Australian Council of Deans of Health Science, Australian Psychological Society (councillor 1981-1982), Australasian Association for Criminal Justice Administration Educators, Australian consortium for Social and Political Research (university representative 1991-1995), Delta Kappa Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: oenology, travel, music.

Connections

Married Robin Williams, February 5, 1966. Children: Fiona, Sophie, Ragnar.

Father:

Rufus Norman University

Mother:

Marion Catherine University

Spouse:

Robin Williams

child:

Ragnar Underwood

child:

Fiona Underwood

child:

Sophie Underwood