Meet Janet
Dr. Janet Belsky, a psychologist, professor, and textbook author, has spent her career describing the cutting- edge research in human development. Janet’s sparkling classroom lectures and story-like prose have captivated thousands of undergraduates over decades. Her textbooks in aging and lifespan development have been translated into several languages and are used at hundreds of universities around the world. She also is the author of the only book to survey the social science research in gerontology for a general audience.
Janet received her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from the University of Chicago in l976. She worked as a practicing psychologist in hospitals and nursing homes and has taught basic freshman classes in lifespan development at City University in New York, and Middle Tennessee State University for over 45 years.
Janet's Pioneering Textbooks
Are Being Used Around the World
Select Credentials and Experience
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
University of Chicago
Post Doctoral Fellow in Behavior Therapy
Cornell University Medical College
B.A. Honors, Psychology
University of Pennsylvania
Professor, Psychology
Middle Tennessee State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, Adjunct Professor
Psychology, Lehman College, CUNY and Yeshiva University School of Social Work
Clinical Psychologist
Howe Avenue Long Term Care Facility, New Rochelle Hospital and Medical Center. N.Y.
Clinical Psychologist
North Central Bronx Hospital
Clinical Psychologist
Philadelphia Geriatric Center
Founding member and President, Board of Directors
Elders First (Rutherford County’s first freestanding adult day care program)
Volunteer instructor, lifelong learning program
Celebration, Florida
