Gary Winkel is an environmental psychologist noted for his contribution to the establishment of the Environment and Behavior, a journal seen as an indication of the recent growth of Environmental Psychology as a field. He is a professor of Environmental Psychology at the

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Education and career

Winkel received his Ph.D. in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

at the

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with a minor in

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. After receiving his degree, he served as an assistant professor of

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and

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at the

and was involved in research on museum and exhibit design as well as a project concerned with the redevelopment of downtown

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. In a study undertaken with Geoffrey Hayward, Winkel observed people in

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subway stations to investigate the causes of congestion and suggested improvements to different elements in the public space. During this period, he also worked jointly with Philip Thiel and Francis Ventre on the development of the first interdisciplinary journal focused on person/environment relationships. The journal was called

Environment and Behavior ''Environment and Behavior'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the fields of environmental psychology and environmental studies. The editor-in-chief is Stanley T. Asah (University of Washington). It was established in 1969 and ...

and served as its first editor in 1969, continuing until 1980. Winkel maintained that the jit was intended to provide a platform for the discussion of the relationships between physical environment and behavior. In 1968, Professor Winkel joined the Environmental Psychology Program at the

. There, in collaboration with William Ittelson,

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, and

Leanne Rivlin Leanne Rivlin (born 1929) is an originator of the Environmental Psychology Doctoral Program at the CUNY Graduate Center in the late 1960s. Biography Education *Ph.D., M.A. Teachers College, Columbia University (1953,1957) *B.A. Brooklyn College B ...

, he was the co-author of the first textbook in environmental psychology titled Introduction to Environmental Psychology. His research interests moved in the direction of hospital design and he worked for seven years as a research and design consultant to Bellevue Hospital in

. Subsequently, he began working with Professor

Susan Saegert Susan Camille Saegert (born 12 October 1946), Guadalupe, Texas is Professor of Environmental Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She was previously Professor of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University (Peabody College) ...

of the Environmental Psychology Program on housing and community related research which has continued until the present. In addition to his interests in housing research, Professor Winkel has focused on methodological and statistical issues related to field research in environmental psychology.

Selected bibliography

Books

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