Entity | Gordon T. Heistad

Gordon T. Heistad (b. 1925) was a psychologist at the University of Minnesota. Heistad appeared on radio programs at the University of Minnesota's KUOM station as well as the University of Michigan's radio station. On these programs, he spoke about his work and the field of psychology as a whole for a general public audience. Heistad's work centered on psychopharmacology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1954 and worked at the University of Minnesota for the majority of his career. Heistad retired in 1990 and died in 1999.