Oon Pashalian Shahinian

Background

Shahinian, oon Pashalian was born on June 28, 1926 in New York City. Daughter of Leon and Margaret (Mardirosian) Pashalian.

Education

Bachelor in Mathematics, CUNY, 1946; Master of Arts in Industrial Psychology, New York University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Psychology, New York University, 1957.

Career

Research associate in psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1951-1953; substitute in psychology, Queens College, CUNY, 1953-1954; researcher, Aging Community Service Society, New York City, 1955-1958; assistant personnel manager, N.W. Moody Corporation, Flushing, New York, 1958-1959; staff associate, Herrold Associations, New York City, 1959-1960; field interviewer, Lea, Inc., Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1960-1972; research psychologist, New York State Department Mental Hygiene, Queens Village, New York, 1961-1968; research associate, Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York, 1965-1969; placement counselor, Alpha Employment Agency, Great Neck, New York, 1971-1972; administrative assistant, New York State Psychological Association, New York City, 1972; teacher placement counselor, York College CUNY, Jamaica, New York, 1972-1976; assistant professor, St. John's U., Jamaica, 1977-1978; visiting lecturer in human development, Empire State College, State University of New York Long Island Regional Center, 1979-1980; principal administrative associate, City Hospital at Elmhurst, New York, since 1981.

Achievements

• Oon Pashalian Shahinian has been listed as a noteworthy Psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary, trustee Student Fund of the Union of Marash Armenians, New York City, since 1982. Past secretary Career Advisory Council Great Neck Public Schools, 1980-1985. Past board directors Hye Bardez Nursery School, Bayside, New York.

Past executive secretary, board directors New York Armenian Home for the Aged, Flushing. Past chairman scholarship committee Armenian Relief Society, secretary The Armenian-American Society for Studies on Stress and Genocide, since 1988. Co-chair Armenian International Women's assosiation, New York, since 1993.

Member American Psychological Association, Nassau County Psychological Association (employment committee), Eastern Psychological Association, Metropolitan New York Association Applied Psychology, Psi Chi.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, swimming.

Connections

Married Zareh Shahinian, December 5, 1960 (deceased August 1987). 1 child, John Zareh.

Father:

Leon Pashalian

Mother:

Margaret (Mardirosian) Pashalian

Spouse:

Zareh Shahinian

child:

John Zareh Shahinian