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–)
Note: The above appointments 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 Please do not cite these appointments in a way that implies that I actually do any work for these two institutions.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 (Current)
- Principal Investigator, National Center for Food Protection and Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2004–
- Deputy Editor, CIDRAP Business Source Weekly Briefing, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota, 2006–
- Expert Working Group, CIDRAP Comprehensive Influenza Vaccine Initiative, 2010–
Selected Professional Positions (Past)
- 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
- Working Group on Biodefense and Public Communications, Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, 2003–2004
- Crisis and Terrorism Preparedness Advisory Committee, Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health, New York Academy of Medicine, 2005–2006
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
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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