Edith Silverglied Lisansky Gomberg was a professor and researcher in psychology and social work with special interest and expertise in the areas of alcohol problems and drug abuse in women. She received her B.A. in Psychology at Brooklyn College in 1938, her Masters at Columbia University in 1940 and her Ph.D. at Yale in 1949. She has taught at several institutions including Yale, University of Puerto Rico and the University of Michigan.
She began her career at the University of Michigan in 1974 as a Professor in the School of Social Work. Since then, she held a number of different positions in various units of the University including a research scientist at the Institute of Gerontology, Faculty Associate at the Institute for Social Research, Associate Director of the Clinical Research Training in Alcoholism at the Alcohol Research Center, and Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry.
Her curriculum vitae (1999) cites "alcohol and drug studies," "gender and deviant behavior," "adaptation of the elderly: drugs, alcohol, gender differences," and "ethnicity and race issues," as her fields of interest and expertise. She is well-known and widely published and was often called upon for her expertise in the subject area. She was asked to speak often at many conferences, served on committees and boards, consulted on several research projects, and reviewed many publications.
Gomberg passed away on January 9, 2005 in Ann Arbor. Additional information on Edith's professional and personal life can be found on a website created by her family at http://www.edithgomberg.com
From the guide to the Edith Gomberg papers, 1940-2003, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
