BOWLING GREEN, OH, May 21, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Bonnie G. Berger, EdD, Fellow of AASP, APA, NAK with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Berger celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Berger of Bowling Green, Ohio, is renowned as an exercise and sport psychologist and an educator who initially earned a Bachelor of Science from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, in 1962. She subsequently obtained a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Education from Columbia University in 1965 and 1972, respectively. Beginning her athletic endeavors as a swimmer at the YWCA at the age of eight, Dr. Berger has participated in the college varsity sports of basketball and volleyball and on the synchronized swimming team at Wittenberg University.
Recognized as a professor emerita of Bowling Green State University in 2019, Dr. Berger previously served as a professor and the director of the School of Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies between 1999 and 2019. She also was active at the University of Wyoming as a professor and the associate dean of the College of Health Sciences from 1996 to 1999 and the School of Physical and Health Education from 1993 to 1996. In addition, Dr. Berger has served as a visiting professor/fellow at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia and at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Western Australia.
Dr. Berger's association with Brooklyn College began in 1971 as an assistant professor before rising through the ranks from an assistant professor to a professor between 1971 and 1983. Dr. Berger also was affiliated with Brooklyn College as the director of the Sport Psychology Laboratory and the deputy chair of the department of physical education from 1989 to 1993. She further flourished as an assistant professor at Dalhousie University from 1969 to 1971 and at the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1965 and 1966. Dr. Berger began her career in education as a teacher at George Rogers Clark Junior High School in Springfield, OH from 1962 to 1964 and subsequently as a supervisor of physical education at Agnes Russell Elementary School in New York City in 1964 to 1965.
Noted as both a scholar and a consultant in the field of exercise psychology, Dr. Berger flourished as an invited keynote speaker for the International Society of Sports Psychology, the American College of Sports Medicine, the Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology and the British Psychological Society. She is also the author of more than 80 research study journal publications, as well as "Free Weights for Women" in 1984 and multiple editions of "Foundations of Exercise Psychology," which are textbooks utilized around the world. Moreover, Dr. Berger has thrived as an editorial board member for the International Journal of Sport Psychology, Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, Quest, and The Sport Psychologist. The Association of Applied Sport Psychology elected Dr. Berger as president-elect, president, and past-president from 2009-2012. She is also a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America), and the National Academy of Kinesiology. Likewise, Dr. Berger maintains her affiliation with the American College of Sports Medicine; the American Psychological Association; the International Society for Sport Psychology; the National Academy of Kinesiology; the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity; the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Shape America; and Zonta International.
Her favorite activities include swimming, skiing, jogging, and working out at the gym as well as traveling to national parks and forests and to international destinations.
Her son (Stephen Casher), his wife (Mandie Casher), and Dr. Berger's two grandchildren (Nakita and Nikoli Casher) have contributed tremendously to her life.
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