After graduating, she worked for the United States Navy as a management specialist and as research psychologist for the Department of the Army.
[1] Reuder was a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Queens College, CUNY from 1954 until her retirement in 1986.
As an experimental psychologist, her research focused on varied topics including magnitude estimation,[4] associative learning,[5] tactile discrimination,[6] and effects of orientation (ego vs. task) on problem solving.
The award is named for Denmark and Reuder who were charter members of Division 52 and recognized for their scholarly contributions, international outlook, and mentoring.
[12] Recipients include Ellyn Kaschak, Sharon Horne, M. Brinton Lykes, and Oliva Espín.