Continental Who's Who

Florence Denmark, PhD

Florence Denmark, Ph.D. is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Lifetime Achiever for her work with Pace University.  

Pace University is a private educational institution located in New York City, accepting students from around the globe, functioning under the principle that opportunity is of the greatest importance.  

Dr. Florence Denmark, a psychologist with over four decades of experience in her field, studies and teaches Social Psychology and observes the history of the feminine role in psychology. In the 14 years she’s spent in her position, she has researched the mistreatment and discrimination of women in her field, citing that she has always been interested in why people do the things that they do. Dr. Denmark advises to find mentors to those seeking to enter her profession.  

In her attendance at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Denmark earned her Master of Arts in psychology, then her Ph.D. in social psychology, graduating in 1958.  

Dr. Denmark was once the President of the APA, also known as the American Psychological Association.  

In honor of her outstanding work, Dr. Denmark has received several awards throughout her career, including the Distinguished Leader Award from the Committee on Women in Psychology of the American Psychological Association, as well as the Outstanding Leadership and Distinguished Career awards from the American Psychological Association.  

In her free time, Dr. Denmark appreciates the performance arts such as theatre and the opera, or watching her favorite football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. She also dedicates her time volunteering at the United Nations.  

Dr. Denmark dedicates this recognition in loving memory of her late husband, Robert Wesner, her son, Richard Denmark, and her mentors, Virginia Sexton, Mary Reuder, and Robert Petraturne. For more information, please visit www.pace.edu.