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American psychologist (1945–2018)

Sharon Stephens Brehm Born (1945-04-18)April 18, 1945 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. Died March 30, 2018(2018-03-30) (aged 72) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. Alma mater Duke University (B.A., Ph.D.) Harvard University (A.M.) Known for Past president of the American Psychological Association Scientific career Fields Social psychology

**Sharon Stephens Brehm** (April 18, 1945 – March 30, 2018) was an American psychologist who served as president of the [American Psychological Association](/source/American_Psychological_Association) (APA). She was a professor of psychology at the [University of Kansas](/source/University_of_Kansas). She held administrative roles at [Binghamton University](/source/Binghamton_University) and [Ohio University](/source/Ohio_University), before becoming chancellor of [Indiana University Bloomington](/source/Indiana_University_Bloomington).

## Early life and career

Brehm was born in [Roanoke, Virginia](/source/Roanoke%2C_Virginia) on April 18, 1945.[1] She earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from [Duke University](/source/Duke_University). She went to [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) for an AM in clinical psychology and then returned to Duke to earn a PhD in clinical psychology.[2]

Brehm spent 15 years at the [University of Kansas](/source/University_of_Kansas), where she taught psychology and directed the honors program.[2][3] She served as dean of arts and sciences at the [Binghamton University](/source/Binghamton_University) from 1990 to 1996.[4] She later served as provost at [Ohio University](/source/Ohio_University) and she was chancellor at [Indiana University Bloomington](/source/Indiana_University_Bloomington) between 2001 and 2003.[5]

She served as the 2007 president of the APA.[2] During her term, the organization created the Presidential Task Force on Integrative Healthcare for an Aging Population, APA-SRCD Task Force on Math and Science Education (with the [Society for Research in Child Development](/source/Society_for_Research_in_Child_Development)) and the Presidential Task Force on Institutional Review Boards and Psychological Science.[2]

## Personal life and death

Brehm met psychologist [Jack Brehm](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Brehm&action=edit&redlink=1) [[pl](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brehm)] when she went to work for him as a graduate assistant. The couple got married in 1968. Though they divorced several years later, they continued to work together and even co-authored a book.[6] Jack Brehm constructed the theory of [reactance](/source/Reactance_(psychology)) and Sharon adapted it to the clinical psychology setting.[7]

In a 2013 interview, Brehm discussed her [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease) diagnosis, the early symptoms of which had appeared in 2010.[8] She died from complications of the disease on March 30, 2018, at the age of 72.[9]

## Works

- *Psychological Reactance: A Theory of Freedom and Control* (with J. W. Brehm, 1981)

- *Intimate Relationships* (with Rowland Miller and Daniel Perlman, multiple editions)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sharon Paine Stephens Brehm - View Obituary & Service Information"](http://www.allencares.com/m/obituaries/Sharon-Brehm/Memories).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-APAPres_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-APAPres_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-APAPres_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-APAPres_2-3) ["Sharon Stephens Brehm, PhD"](http://www.apa.org/about/governance/president/sharon-s-brehm.aspx). [American Psychological Association](/source/American_Psychological_Association). Retrieved May 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYT_3-0)** ["Biography of Sharon Stephens Brehm, Ph.D."](https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200759/http://events.nytimes.com/ref/college/faculty/coll_pres_brehmbio.html?8bl) *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Archived from [the original](https://events.nytimes.com/ref/college/faculty/coll_pres_brehmbio.html?8bl) on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Coker_4-0)** Coker, Eric. ["Meet the dean: Anne McCall to lead Harpur College into new era"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232607/http://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/perspective/featured-stories/anne-mccall.html). [Binghamton University](/source/Binghamton_University). Archived from [the original](http://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/perspective/featured-stories/anne-mccall.html) on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IU_5-0)** ["Sharon Brehm elected president of American Psychological Association"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054113/http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/2720.html). [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University). Archived from [the original](http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/2720.html) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wright_6-0)** Wright, Rex, Greenberg, Jeff, Brehm, Sharon (2004). [*Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior: Building on Jack Brehm's Contributions to Psychology*](https://books.google.com/books?id=PE54AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA3). [Psychology Press](/source/Psychology_Press). pp. 5–6. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [113563310X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/113563310X). Retrieved May 24, 2014.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Engle_7-0)** Engle, David, Arkowitz, Hal (2006). [*Ambivalence in Psychotherapy: Facilitating Readiness to Change*](https://books.google.com/books?id=3I63p5uMcnkC&pg=PA44). [Guilford Press](/source/Guilford_Press). p. 44. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [159385255X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/159385255X).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Denny_8-0)** Denny, Dann. ["Sharon Brehm on living with Alzheimer's: 'This is my new reality'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234112/http://news.indiana.edu/releases/iub/iu-in-the-news/dnb-09-10-2013-2.shtml). [Indiana University](/source/Indiana_University). Archived from [the original](http://news.indiana.edu/releases/iub/iu-in-the-news/dnb-09-10-2013-2.shtml) on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Indiana University mourns passing of former IU Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm](https://news.iu.edu/stories/2018/04/iub/releases/02-passing-of-former-bloomington-chancellor-sharon-brehm.html)

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