Sharon Carlson Wilsnack

Background

Wilsnack, Sharon Carlson was born on July 31, 1943 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Lloyd Willard and Venita Maxine Carlson.

Education

Bachelor, Kansas State University, 1965; postgraduate, Albert-Ludwigs U., Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1965-1966; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1972.

Career

Teaching fellow, research fellow department social relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1971; clinical psychology intern, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1968-1969; supervising psychologist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1971-1974; associate in psychology department psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1972-1974; director regional alcoholism rehabilitation program, South Center Community Mental Health Center, Bloomington, Indiana, 1974-1978; from associate professor to professor, director preclinical curriculum in psychiatry, U. North Dakota School Medicine Health & Sciences, Grand Forks, since 1978; Adjunct Professor Department Psychology, U. North Dakota, Grand Forks, since 1989; Chester Fritz distinguished professor, U. North Dakota School Medicine, Grand Forks, since 1989. Adjunct assistant professor Psychology Department Indiana U., Bloomington, 1975-1978. Associate director International School Alcohol Studies, Grand Forks, since 1978.

Member alcohol training review commission National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, Maryland., 1972-1976, member alcohol prevention review commission, 1979-1983, Chairman.prevention and epidemiology research review committee, 1984-1988. Member of national advanced.bd. national Alcohol Education Project/Association of Junior Leagues, New York City, 1985-1990;chairman science advisory board New York state Research Institute on Alcoholism, Buffalo, since 1988. Board directors Neuropsychiat.

Research Institute, Fargo, since 1987. Member planning committee National Conference on Mental Health and Addictive Disorders in WomenInst. of Medicine NAS, Washington, 1991. Member of national advising committee National Resource Center for the Prevention of Perinatal Abuse of Alcohol and Other Drugs, United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome Administrator, Washington, 1992-1994.

Member commission to study fetal alcohol syndrome Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1994-1995. Member of national advisory county on alcohol abuse and alcoholism unites states department Health and Human Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1995. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Sharon Carlson Wilsnack has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical psychologist, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Psychological Association (North Dakota liaison to commission on women in psychology, planning committee national conference on women's health 1993-1995, fellow 1997), North Dakota Psychological Association (treasurer 1980-1983, ethics committee chairman 1990-1993), Research Society on Alcoholism (editorial board 1986-1990), Society Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, American Public Health Association, Society Psychological Study Social Issues, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Kettil Bruun Society Socialand Epidemiological Research on Alcohol (organizer, chair international research group on gender and alcohol), American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Organization for Women, Kappa Kappa Gamma (Distinguished Alumnae award 1990), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Richard William Wilsnack, December 29, 1967. Children: Joel, Brian, Peter, Kirsten, Jonathan.

Father:

Lloyd Willard Carlson

Mother:

Venita Maxine Carlson

Spouse:

Richard William Wilsnack

child:

Peter Wilsnack

child:

Brian Wilsnack

child:

Jonathan Wilsnack

child:

Kirsten Wilsnack

child:

Joel Wilsnack