Dr. Pedersen is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Counseling and Human Services in the School of Education at Syracuse University (1996-present). He previously held academic positions at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Syracuse University, the East-West Center, and the University of Minnesota, and served as faculty or visiting fellow at Harvard University, University of Hawaii, and the University of Pittsburgh – Semester at Sea.
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He has had substantial career experience in a variety of international settings including
- Teaching at an Indonesian university in Medan, Sumatra (1962-1965)
- Teaching in the University of Malaya and doing research in Malaysia (1969-1971)
- Full time study of Mandarin in Taiwan (1999-2000)
- Foreign Student Advisor/Counselor in the International Student Advisor’s Office of the University of Minnesota (1971-1978)
- External Examiner at three universities in Malaysia
- Numerous consulting experiences in Asia, Australia, Africa, South America and Europe
- A Senior Fulbright award teaching at National Taiwan University (1999-2000)