Alexandra W. Logue

Alexandra W. Logue is an academic and behavioral scientist. She is currently a Research Professor in CASE (Center for Advanced Study in Education) of the Graduate Center of The City University of New York^[1] She is also a member of the Graduate Center’s Behavior Analysis Training Area in the Psychology Ph.D. Program.^[2] From 2008 to 2014, she was the Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost of CUNY, the CUNY system’s Chief Academic Officer.^[3][4] She also served as provost and a professor at NYIT.^[5]

Education

Alexandra W. Logue attended Harvard University, receiving her A.B. in Psychology Magna Cum Laude in 1974, and her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology in 1978.^[1] As a senior in college and in graduate school she interacted extensively with B. F. Skinner, as well as with other members of the Harvard University behavior analysis faculty.^[6] Her dissertation was entitled "Taste Aversion and the Generality of the Laws of Learning", a version of which was subsequently published in Psychological Bulletin.^[7]

Academic Life

In 1978, Logue became a faculty member in the Psychology Department of SUNY Stony Brook, rising from the rank of Assistant Professor to Professor.^[1] During this period she taught experimental psychology and statistics, and conducted extensive research and published on mathematical models of choice behavior (self-control and impulsiveness),^[8] food preferences and aversions,^[9] and the history of behaviorism.^[10] In 1986 she published the first edition of her book The Psychology of Eating and Drinking.^[11] The publication of this book and its subsequent editions, as well as her being a supertaster, have been widely covered in The New York Times and other media.^{[12][13][14][15]} While a faculty member, she published another book, entitled Self-Control: Waiting Until Tomorrow for What You Want Today, in 1995,^[16] as well as over a hundred articles and chapters.^[1] She was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.^[1] Her research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the McDonnell Foundation.^[17]

Scholarship

Logue has brought her expertise in experimental psychology to bear on issues concerning higher education.^[18][19] This work has ranged from examination of self-control and impulsiveness in higher education administrators^[20] to developing mechanisms for assessing administrative performance,^[21] to conducting large randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of academic programs designed to increase college student success.^[22][23] She has advocated for the application of social science techniques to higher education administration^[24] and has published a series of articles on such matters for Inside Higher Ed.^{[21] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]}

References

External links

• Press Release: CUNY Board Appoints Dr. Alexandra W. Logue as Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost
• Official Biography
• Personal Website (awlogue.com)