Dr. Peter M. Sandman
Curriculum Vitae
Part 1: General Information
Curriculum Vitae (Part 1) Table of Contents
Education
- B.A. Princeton University, 1967 (Psychology)
- M.A. Stanford University, 1968 (Communication)
- Ph.D. Stanford University, 1971 (Communication)
Academic Employment
- Instructor, Stanford University, 1968–1970 (Communication)
- Instructor, California State College at Hayward, 1970 (Journalism)
- Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, 1971–1972 (Journalism)
- Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, 1972–1975 (Natural Resources and Journalism; Coordinator, Environmental Communications Program)
- Associate Professor, University of Michigan, 1975–1977 (Natural Resources)
- Adjunct Professor, Ithaca College, 1976 (Television-Radio)
- Associate Professor, Rutgers University, 1977–1983 (Communications; Coordinator, Cook College Communications Program)
- Professor, Rutgers University, 1983–1994 (Journalism; Humanities & Communications; Human Ecology)
- Founder and Director, Environmental Communication Research Program (later Center for Environmental Communication), Rutgers University, 1986–1992
- Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Public Health, Rutgers University, 1986–2004
- Visiting Scholar, Tufts University, 1990–1991, Urban and Environmental Policy
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University, 1994–2004
Current Appointments
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (1987–)
- Research Professor, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University (1994–)
- Research Affiliate, Health & Risk Communication Department, University of Haifa (2016–)
Note: The first two appointments listed above haven’t been active for some years; they are “current” only in the sense that nobody has ever notified me that they’re over. Please do not cite these appointments in a way that implies that I actually do any work for these two institutions.
Current Professional Memberships
- International Association for Public Participation
- Society for Risk Analysis
Selected Professional Positions
- Editorial Advisory Board, Environment and Behavior, 1976–1986
- Consultant on Communications, American College of Physicians, 1976–1979
- Specialist in Communications, Cooperative Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1977–1986
- Consultant on Communications, The Cousteau Society, 1977–1979
- Consulting Editor, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978–1981
- Executive Committee, Science Writing Educators Group, 1978–1981
- Consultant on Communications, President’s Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, 1979
- Public Information Committee, American Cancer Society (New Jersey), 1981–1986; Vice Chair, 1983–1986
- Editorial Board, Public Relations Research and Education, 1982–1988; renamed Public Relations Research Annual, 1988–1991; renamed Journal of Public Relations Research, 1991–1994
- Communications Coordinator, New Jersey Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze, 1982–1985
- Consulting Editor, Random House, 1982–1989, McGraw-Hill, 1989–1996
- Board of Directors, New Jersey Environmental Lobby, 1984–1990
- Advisory Committee, Environmental/Occupational Health Information Program, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1984–1989
- Communications Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund, 1985–2007
- Board of Directors, Nuclear Dialogue Project, 1985–1990; President, 1986–1990
- Consultant on Risk Communication, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986–1988
- Science Review Panel, Radium/Radon Advisory Board, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, 1987–1988
- Board of Advisors, Graduate Program in Technical and Science Communication, Drexel University, 1988–1994
- Committee to Survey the Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite (consultant), Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1992
- National Lead Poisoning Prevention Education Project (consultant), President’s Commission on Environmental Quality, 1992–1993
- Editorial Advisory Board, National Association of Professional Environmental Communicators, 1993–1998
- Advisory Board, Corporate Environmental Data Clearinghouse, Council on Economic Priorities, 1994–2002
- Board of Faculty Advisors, SustainAbility, 1997–2010; U.S. Advisory Group (“Buzz”), 2002–2005
- SARS Scientific Research Advisory Committee, World Health Organization, 2003
- Associate, Futureye, 2003–
- Working Group on Biodefense and Public Communications, Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, 2003–2004
- Principal Investigator, National Center for Food Protection and Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2004–2009
- Crisis and Terrorism Preparedness Advisory Committee, Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health, New York Academy of Medicine, 2005–2006
- Deputy Editor, CIDRAP Business Source Weekly Briefing, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota, 2006–2011
- Expert Working Group, CIDRAP Comprehensive Influenza Vaccine Initiative, 2010–2012
- Associate, Reputation Limited (RL Expert), 2013–
Biographical Listings
- American Men and Women of Science
- Contemporary Authors
- Dictionary of International Biography
- International Authors and Writers Who’s Who
- International Who’s Who in Education
- International Who’s Who of Professionals
- Men of Achievement
- Who’s Who in America
- Who’s Who in American Education
- Who’s Who in Entertainment
- Who’s Who in Public Relations
- The Writers Directory
Note: I used to maintain these listings. Then – along with millions of other people – I started getting endless offers to list me in various biographical directories that seemed to earn their profits from the people listed, not from any actual users. Unable to distinguish spam directories from legitimate ones, in 2010 I stopped responding to them all.
Media Employment
- Reporter, Toronto Star, 1966
- Stringer, Time, 1966–1967
- Senior Editor, The Magazine, 1970
- Contributing Editor, Apartment Ideas (Apartment Life), 1971–1975
- Freelance writer, 1966— (10 trade books; approximately 40 popular magazine articles)
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