berliner is a past president of the american educational research association, and of the division of educational psychology of the american psychological association. berliner is a regents' professor emeritus of education at arizona state university. among other honors he is an elected member of the national academy of education, the international academy of education, and a fellow (1988) of the center for advanced study in the behavioral sciences. he is the winner of the e.l. thorndike award in educational psychology, the distinguished contributions award of the american educational research association, the friend of education award of the nea, and the brock international prize for distinguished contributions to education.