Hi Division 28 Members,
Stephen C. Fowler, one of our former Division Presidents, passed away on Monday after battling with Parkinson’s disease. I received this news from John Stanford who is one of Steve’s former graduate students. He summarized his work as follows: “Steve was a pioneer in developing instrumentation to quantify behavior in animals (especially rats and mice). The measurement devices he created allowed for detection and quantification of previously undetectable or unquantifiable phenomena, such low-amplitude tremor and rapid tongue movements. He invented the force plate actimeter that is marketed by BAS. Steve was interested in the motor side effects of antipsychotic drugs, but collaborators enlisted him to help with a wide range of research topics. In addition, Steve mentored a number of successful students and junior faculty. Steve was extremely generous with his time.”
John also inquired about the possibility of publishing an obituary or special issue in Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology to commemorate Steve’s career; if you are interested, please contact John (JSTANFORD@kumc.edu) or me (wlynch@virginia.edu).
Thanks, Wendy
Wendy J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
President, APA Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse)
Physical Address: 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive (Aurbach Building), Room G164
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