Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D.
From The Space Library
Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D.
Sheryl Bishop is a social psychologist and associate professor and director for the space life sciences Ph.D. curriculum in the department of preventive medicine and community health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. She is also a faculty member at the International Space University, Strasbourg, France. Since 1990, Ms. Bishop has investigated human performance and group dynamics in teams in extreme environments, including deep cavers, mountain climbers, desert survival groups, polar expeditioners and Antarctic winter-over groups, and various simulations of isolated, confined environments for space. She routinely presents at various scientific conferences and is published in both the medical and psychological fields on topics as diverse as psychometric assessment, research methodology, outcomes research, psychosocial group dynamics, and human performance in extreme environments. She has participated in several television documentaries on space and extreme environments for Discovery Channel, the BBC and 60 Minutes.
