“It was with sadness that members of the Department of Psychology learned earlier this week that their colleague and friend, Dolores Pushkar, had died,” said former colleague William Bukowski, a professor in the department.
“Dolores was valued for her dedication to teaching and research, her persistent commitment to life-long learning and her loyalty to her colleagues, students and friends,” he says. In 2013, she was designated a Distinguished Professor Emerita.
During her time at Concordia Pushkar directed a busy and productive laboratory focused on different aspects of developmental psychology. Her research was continually funded by federal and Quebec research agencies from 1973 until the time of her retirement.
She published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and chapters in scholarly books. Pushkar was a founding member of the Centre for Research in Human Development and its director from 1991 to 1998. She was also an avid hiker who appreciated outdoor adventures.
“I am sorry for the loss that I know we all feel,” said Virginia Penhune, chair of the Department of Psychology, who remembered Pushkar as a respected colleague.
Pushkar’s daughters Leslie and Alice will be hosting a celebration of her life on the Loyola Campus on Monday, September 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. in room RF-110 of the Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Center.
All who wish to share their memories of Professor Pushkar are welcome.
“I look forward to coming together to remember a remarkable member of the department and university,” says Penhune.
Read more about the life of Dolores Pushkar in the Montreal Gazette.