Background
Vogel, Roberta Burrage was born on June 13, 1938 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Demosthenes Edwin and Vivian Helen (Bessellieu) Burrage.
Vogel, Roberta Burrage was born on June 13, 1938 in Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Demosthenes Edwin and Vivian Helen (Bessellieu) Burrage.
Bachelor, Temple University, 1960. Master of Arts, Temple University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1967.
Instructor Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1966—1967, assistant professor, 1967—1968. Group leader, member staff Center Learning and Change, New York City, 1970—1975. Staff psychologist, supervisor group therapy North Richmond (Staten Island) Community Mental Health Center, 1971—1972.
Assistant professor College Staten Island, City University New York, 1972—1974, associate professor, since 1974, director special programs, since 1979. Educational consultant Office Student Affairs and Special Programs, since 1981, chairperson department student development, SEEK program, since 1984. Director clinical services Black Psychology Institute, New York City, 1978—1981.
Evaluator science proposals National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1981. Consultant Steinway Family and Child Development Center, since 1984. Education committee Mayor's Commission on Black New Yorkers, 1987.
Board directors Martin Luther King Junior Heritage House, 1972. Board directors treasurer New Morning Day Care Center, 1975—1977. Member advisory board Staten Island Branch Urban League, since 1980, chairman education committee, 1981—1984, member task force education New York branch, 1981—1982.
Chair advisory board Staten Island Branch New York Urban League, 1984—1988. Member Staten Island Human Rights Advisory Council, Staten Island Mediation Council. Member of American Psychological Association, National Council Negro Women, New York Urban League National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Tri-State Association Educational Opportunity, Staten Island Mental Health Society (board directors since 1987), Richmond County Psychological Association, Association Black Psychologists, New York Society Clinical Psychologists, New York Association Black Psychologists (director 1975-1981, president 1982-1983).
Children from previous marriage: Duane Stephen, Shoshana Lynn.