Elizabeth Midlarsky

American psychologist

Elizabeth Midlarsky (1941-2023) was an American professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Education

Elizabeth Midlarsky completed a Bachelor of Arts at Brooklyn College. She earned a Master of Arts and doctor of philosophy from Northwestern University.^[1]

Career

Midlarsky was a psychologist and a professor of clinical psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University.^[1] Midlarsky was a pioneer in the field of altruism, inspired by helpers during the Holocaust. Applying clinical psychology, Midlarsky researched what caused people to help others with no benefit to themselves, as well as the impacts of being rescued from the genocide in survivors and their descendants.^[2]

Personal life

Midlarsky was Jewish.^[2] She was married to Manus Midlarsky, and they had three children together. Her middle daughter is a Rabbi and married to a Rabbi. Midlarsky died on January 4, 2023.^[3]

Selected works

Books

Midlarsky, Elizabeth; Kahana, Eva (1994). Altruism in Later Life. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9780803927681.^[4]
Denmark, Florence; Gielen, Uwe; Krauss, Herbert H.; Midlarsky, Elizabeth; Wesner, R. (2006). Violence in Schools: Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 9780387288116.

References

^ ^a ^b "Midlarsky, Elizabeth (em142) | Teachers College Columbia University". Teachers College - Columbia University. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
^ ^a ^b Stanley-Becker, Isaac (November 29, 2018). "'They got me. I'm afraid.': Swastikas spray-painted on a Jewish professor's office at Columbia". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
^ "Sad News: The passing of Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky | January | 2023 | Newsroom | Teachers College, Columbia University".
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Reviews of Altruism in Later Life:
- Shapiro, S. (February 1995). "Review". Choice. 32 (6): 1008. ISSN 0009-4978.
- Jerrome, Dorothy (September 1995). "Review". Ageing and Society. 15 (3): 431–432. doi:10.1017/S0144686X00002683. ISSN 0144-686X. S2CID 145184004.
- Williamson, J. (September 1995). "Review". Age and Ageing. 24 (5): 457. doi:10.1093/ageing/24.5.457. ISSN 0002-0729.