Helen Crawford
d. November 15, 2016
Helen Crawford
Dr. Helen Joan Crawford of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away on November 15, 2016. She was a world renown psychologist who spent her career researching the brain and pain control through hypnosis. She was wonderful mother and grandmother.
The daughter of Albert Carl Waller and Frances Gertrude Ryland Waller, Helen was born on September 21, 1943 in Fresno, California and grew up in Friant, California. After received a B.A. in early education from Fresno State University, Helen received a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California at Davis in 1974. She worked at the Laboratory of Hypnosis Research at Stanford University, under her mentor Dr. Ernest (Jack) Hilgard. From 1978 to 1987, she taught and conducted research at the University of Wyoming then worked at Virginia Tech from 1987 until 2004, where she received the honor of professor emerita of Psychology. Helen collaborated with researchers and medical professionals around the world to understand the neuropsychophysiology of the brain and teach them how to use hypnosis to reduce pain levels. Her research was widely published in various scientific journals and books, and she appeared on several documentaries and news television programs about hypnosis. Helen loved to travel and was visiting professor and scholar at numerous universities throughout Europe, including the Imperial College of Medicine in England, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Aalborg University in Denmark, and the University of Rome in Italy.
Helen loved teaching and working with her many students as she guided them in the development of their interests and careers. She served as president of the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in 1989-1991, and president of the Division 30 of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1984-1985. Her scholarly work has earned her numerous awards, including the Ernest R. Hilgard Award for Scientific Excellence from the International Society of Hypnosis, the Bernard B. Raginsky Award for Leadership and Achievement from the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and the APA Division 30 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scientific and Professional Hypnosis.
In 2004, Helen had an anoxic brain injury due to cardiac arrest. She moved to Arkansas to live with her daughter in 2005. She loved being a grandmother and was very proud of her granddaughter Elena. Helen's brain injury impaired her in many ways, but she continued to spread her joy, compassion and desire to help all those around her. We thank all of her caregivers, you were her butterflies and sunshines.
Helen was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Gertrude Ryland Waller; her father, Carl Albert Waller; and her brothers, Carl Waller, Richard Waller and Jim Waller. She is survived by her son, Arthur Thomas Crawford of St. Charles, Missouri; her daughter, Julienne Francesca Crawford, and son-in-law, Christopher Davies, of Little Rock, Arkansas; her beloved granddaughter, Elena Ryland Davies, of Little Rock; her former husband, Kenneth Edgar Crawford of Blacksburg, Virginia; and her many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Her amazing life will be remembered and honored in a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 1818 Reservoir Road in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., (501)224-2200. Helen's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
1818 Reservoir Road
Little Rock, AR
The daughter of Albert Carl Waller and Frances Gertrude Ryland Waller, Helen was born on September 21, 1943 in Fresno, California and grew up in Friant, California. After received a B.A. in early education from Fresno State University, Helen received a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California at Davis in 1974. She worked at the Laboratory of Hypnosis Research at Stanford University, under her mentor Dr. Ernest (Jack) Hilgard. From 1978 to 1987, she taught and conducted research at the University of Wyoming then worked at Virginia Tech from 1987 until 2004, where she received the honor of professor emerita of Psychology. Helen collaborated with researchers and medical professionals around the world to understand the neuropsychophysiology of the brain and teach them how to use hypnosis to reduce pain levels. Her research was widely published in various scientific journals and books, and she appeared on several documentaries and news television programs about hypnosis. Helen loved to travel and was visiting professor and scholar at numerous universities throughout Europe, including the Imperial College of Medicine in England, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Aalborg University in Denmark, and the University of Rome in Italy.
Helen loved teaching and working with her many students as she guided them in the development of their interests and careers. She served as president of the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in 1989-1991, and president of the Division 30 of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1984-1985. Her scholarly work has earned her numerous awards, including the Ernest R. Hilgard Award for Scientific Excellence from the International Society of Hypnosis, the Bernard B. Raginsky Award for Leadership and Achievement from the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and the APA Division 30 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scientific and Professional Hypnosis.
In 2004, Helen had an anoxic brain injury due to cardiac arrest. She moved to Arkansas to live with her daughter in 2005. She loved being a grandmother and was very proud of her granddaughter Elena. Helen's brain injury impaired her in many ways, but she continued to spread her joy, compassion and desire to help all those around her. We thank all of her caregivers, you were her butterflies and sunshines.
Helen was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Gertrude Ryland Waller; her father, Carl Albert Waller; and her brothers, Carl Waller, Richard Waller and Jim Waller. She is survived by her son, Arthur Thomas Crawford of St. Charles, Missouri; her daughter, Julienne Francesca Crawford, and son-in-law, Christopher Davies, of Little Rock, Arkansas; her beloved granddaughter, Elena Ryland Davies, of Little Rock; her former husband, Kenneth Edgar Crawford of Blacksburg, Virginia; and her many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Her amazing life will be remembered and honored in a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 1818 Reservoir Road in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., (501)224-2200. Helen's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
Service
NOV 19. 2:00 PM (CST)
Unitarian Universalist Church1818 Reservoir Road
Little Rock, AR
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