Psychology of Space Exploration
2008, he received the Emeritus Distinction Award from the College of Liberal Arts
of Pennsylvania State University.
Draguns can be reached at the Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA 16802, or at [email protected], telephone 814-238-
1504, or fax 814-863-7002.
Edna R. Fiedler received her B.S. degree from Trinity University, San Antonio,
Texas, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of
Colorado. Subsequently, she went on for further training in clinical child psychol-
ogy. She joined the faculty of the Department of Psychology, St. Mary’s University,
San Antonio, Texas, rising to the rank of professor and department chair. In 1989,
she became director of an Air Force–wide screening program that screened all
incoming recruits for psychopathology incompatible with a career in the mili-
tary. She also was research director for the Neuropsychiatric Division of Wilford
Hall, Lackland Air Force Base. From 1998 to 2003, Fiedler was a branch man-
ager at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Federal Aviation Agency (FAA),
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The FAA position involved working closely with var-
ious national and international counterparts and committees. Currently, she serves
as the Health and Science Liaison for the National Space Biomedical Research
Institute (NSBRI) and is a faculty member of the Psychiatry Department, Baylor
College of Medicine. In this role, she coordinates efforts among NSBRI team leads
and NASA’s research and operational elements. Fiedler regularly publishes in peer-
reviewed journals and has served on numerous academic and research committees.
Her honors include teaching and job performance awards at St. Mary’s University,
the FAA, and NASA. She is a member of the American Psychological Association
and the American Psychological Society. She can be reached at [email protected] or
NSBRI, Suite NA 425, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
Albert A. Harrison received his B.A. and M.A. in psychology from the
University of California, Santa Barbara, and his Ph.D. in social psychology from
the University of Michigan. In 1967, he joined the faculty of the Department of
Psychology at the University of California, Davis, and in 1979, he advanced to
professor. Now professor emeritus, he is the author or coauthor of approximately