Arthur J. Bachrach
Encyclopedia
Arthur J. Bachrach (March 20, 1923) is an American psychologist
and administrator, who was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University
, and Director of the Environmental Stress Program and Chair of Psychophysiology
at the Naval Medical Research Institute at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
, where he received his Ph.D. in 1952.
Bachrach married Mary Susan Clement on September 11, 1954. Their first son John was born in 1957 and second son Hunter was born in 1958.
Bachrach kept working at the Faculty in the University of Virginia Medical School
, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry. In 1962, he left the University of Virginia to accept the position of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University
. From 1969 to 1987 he worked as Director of the Environmental Stress Program and Chair of Psychophysiology
at the Naval Medical Research Institute at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
At the end of the 1950s he was among the first members of the Society for General Systems Research
. He was Senior Editor and Co-editor on several publications of the Underwater Physiology Symposia and a member of the Founding Editorial Board of the Undersea Biomedical Research Journal, a publication of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
.
After retiring, Bachrach and his wife, moved to Taos, New Mexico
where they had established a home and a bookshop named "Moby Dickens," which they had founded in 1984. The bookshop is now managed by their daughter-in-law, Charlotte. Both remain active, with Art specializing in rare and out-of-print books. The out-of-print division is affectionately known as "Moldy Dickens". Bachrach is an active member of the D. H. Lawrence Society of North America.
Bachrach was awarded the U. S. Navy's Civilian Meritorious Achievement Medal
in 1987, and the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences' New Orleans Grand Isle (NOGI) Award in 1973 and NOGI fellowship in 2007.
Bachrach participated as a researcher on the Navy's deep diving undersea program SeaLab III
. When he became director of the Naval Medical Research Institute at the National Naval Medical Center
, he supervised and developed underwater and extreme environment research (cold, heat) projects at the Institute as well as collaborative projects in Sweden, Canada, Japan, France and the United Kingdom. For example the 1982 research of the performance and physiology of the JIM suit
system. He was also consultant to the Navy's marine mammal program and a member of the Navy's Shark Research Panel.
had spent three six month visits to Taos between 1922 and 1925. After researching these, Art Bachrach, relates many tales of Lawrence’s time there. He has come to know people who freely recalled the Lawrences. They shared information about the circle of artists and friends who surrounded the Lawrences and their lifestyles. Bachrach provides information on Lawrence's writings and the influence living in the mountains of New Mexico had upon him.
Psychologist
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and administrator, who was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, and Director of the Environmental Stress Program and Chair of Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology is the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes. While psychophysiology was a general broad field of research in the 1960s and 1970s, it has now become quite specialized, and has branched into subspecializations...
at the Naval Medical Research Institute at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
Biography
Art Bachrach served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946, and then studied at University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, where he received his Ph.D. in 1952.
Bachrach married Mary Susan Clement on September 11, 1954. Their first son John was born in 1957 and second son Hunter was born in 1958.
Bachrach kept working at the Faculty in the University of Virginia Medical School
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry. In 1962, he left the University of Virginia to accept the position of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
. From 1969 to 1987 he worked as Director of the Environmental Stress Program and Chair of Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology is the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes. While psychophysiology was a general broad field of research in the 1960s and 1970s, it has now become quite specialized, and has branched into subspecializations...
at the Naval Medical Research Institute at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
At the end of the 1950s he was among the first members of the Society for General Systems Research
Society for General Systems Research
The Society for General Systems Research is predecessor of the current International Society for the Systems Sciences , known to be one the first interdisciplinary and international co-operations in the field of systems theory and systems science...
. He was Senior Editor and Co-editor on several publications of the Underwater Physiology Symposia and a member of the Founding Editorial Board of the Undersea Biomedical Research Journal, a publication of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is the primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide.-History:The Undersea Medical Society grew from the close associations of a small group of scientists...
.
After retiring, Bachrach and his wife, moved to Taos, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
Taos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American...
where they had established a home and a bookshop named "Moby Dickens," which they had founded in 1984. The bookshop is now managed by their daughter-in-law, Charlotte. Both remain active, with Art specializing in rare and out-of-print books. The out-of-print division is affectionately known as "Moldy Dickens". Bachrach is an active member of the D. H. Lawrence Society of North America.
Bachrach was awarded the U. S. Navy's Civilian Meritorious Achievement Medal
Meritorious Civilian Service Award
The Meritorious Civilian Service Award is commonly the second highest award and medal provided to civilian employees within agencies of the federal government of the United States...
in 1987, and the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences' New Orleans Grand Isle (NOGI) Award in 1973 and NOGI fellowship in 2007.
Undersea research
At the Arizona State UniversityArizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
Bachrach participated as a researcher on the Navy's deep diving undersea program SeaLab III
SEALAB (United States Navy)
SEALAB I, II, and III were experimental underwater habitats developed by the United States Navy to prove the viability of saturation diving and humans living in isolation for extended periods of time...
. When he became director of the Naval Medical Research Institute at the National Naval Medical Center
National Naval Medical Center
The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, USA — commonly known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital — was for decades the flagship of the United States Navy's system of medical centers. A federal institution, it conducted medical and dental research as well as providing health care for...
, he supervised and developed underwater and extreme environment research (cold, heat) projects at the Institute as well as collaborative projects in Sweden, Canada, Japan, France and the United Kingdom. For example the 1982 research of the performance and physiology of the JIM suit
JIM suit
The JIM suit is an atmospheric diving suit , which is designed to maintain an interior pressure of one atmosphere despite exterior pressures, eliminating the majority of physiological dangers associated with deep diving...
system. He was also consultant to the Navy's marine mammal program and a member of the Navy's Shark Research Panel.
D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico
D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation...
had spent three six month visits to Taos between 1922 and 1925. After researching these, Art Bachrach, relates many tales of Lawrence’s time there. He has come to know people who freely recalled the Lawrences. They shared information about the circle of artists and friends who surrounded the Lawrences and their lifestyles. Bachrach provides information on Lawrence's writings and the influence living in the mountains of New Mexico had upon him.
Publications
Bachrach has authored or edited fourteen books, and published over 180 articles in scientific journals and chapters in textbooks and symposia. Books, a selection:- 1954, Outline of abnormal psychology, edited by Gardner Murphy and Arthur J. Bachrach.
- 1961, Perception (in experimental foundations of clinical psychology. with Israel Goldiamond.
- 1962, Experimental foundations of clinical psychology.
- 1962, Psychological research; an introduction.
- 1987, Stress and performance in diving
- 2006, D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico : "the time is different there"
External links
- Moby Dickens Bookshop in Taos.
- Art Bachrach video.
- Selected publications by AJ Bachrach