Hiram Fitzgerald

University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, and Associate Provost Emeritus, Michigan State University, USA

About the author:

My major areas of research include the study of infant and family development in community contexts, the impact of fathers on early child development, implementation of systemic community models of organizational process and change, the etiology of alcoholism, and broad issues related to the scholarship of engagement.

What I want to achieve:

For most of my 53 years in academia, my research has focused on the variety of systemic/ecological issues that impact the development and well-being of children within the context of their relationships with their caregivers and caregiving environments.

My previous positions:

  • Fulbright-Hays Senior Scientist, Institute for Psychophysiological and Speech Disorders, Beograd, Yugoslavia (1973-1974).
  • Honorary Professor, School of Psychology, Universidad Regiomontana, Mexico (1979).
  • Consulting Psychologist, Grand Cayman Islands, Ministry of Education (1982).
  • Silver Anniversary Professor, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia (2016).
  • Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan (1995-2018).
  • Adjunct Professor, Bankwest-Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University, Perth Australia (2020-2022).

Awards & accomplishments:

  • Fellow of APA Division 7: Developmental Psychology, American Psychological Association (1975).
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University (1984).
  • Selma Fraiberg Award, Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (1986).
  • Charter Fellow, American Psychological Society (1989).
  • Fellow of APA Division 34: Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology, American Psychological Association (1995).
  • Fellow of APA Division 37: Society for Child and Family Policy, American Psychological Association (1995).
  • Distinguished Contributions Award, World Association for Infant Mental Health (1996).
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, Lebanon Valley College (1996).
  • Designation as University Distinguished Professor (1998).
  • Phi Kappa Phi, Distinguished Member (2005).
  • Dolley Madison Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to the Development and Well-Being of Very Young Children, National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families (2006).
  • Honorary President, World Association for Infant Mental Health (2008).
  • Elected to the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (2014).
  • Fellow of APA Division 50: Society of Addiction Psychology, American Psychological Association (2015).
  • Fellow of APA Division 43: Society for Couple and Family Psychology, American Psychological Association (2015).
  • Inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame (2015).
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Michigan Campus Compact (2017).

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