Join us for a conversation with Dr. Peter Suedfeld\, a Professor Emeritus of Psychology a t the University of British Columbia.
On November 9–10\, 1938\, Nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the Jewish population in Germ any and recently invaded territories. This event came to be called Kris tallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass t hat littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owne d businesses\, synagogues\, and homes.
Dr. Suedfeld's research focuse s on the strengths of people as they cope during and after experiencing ext reme\, unusual\, challenging\, and traumatic events and environments. He ha s also engaged in a series of studies on survivors of genocide and persecut ion. Peter has received many awards\, among them the Canadian Psychological Society's Donald O. Hebb Award\, its highest award for distinguished scien tific contributions\, as well as the Society's Gold Medal for distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to Canadian psychology. In 2016\, Pete r was awarded the Canadian Honours Polar Medal. He was also invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada for his groundbreaking research on the psych ological impacts of extreme environments.
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