Mendelsohn, Harold A.

Harold A. Mendelsohn was a social psychologist who taught in the Mass Communications Department at the University of Denver, Denver, Colo. from 1962 to 1988. He received his doctorate from the New School for Social Research in 1956. He served as chair of the Mass Communications Dept. from 1970-1978, and director of the University's Center for Mass Communications Research and Policy. His scholarly interests were mass communications, especially the effects of television on society, public opinion, public health and safety, and the sociology of politics. He published over 50 articles and authored four books.