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Education:
Institution Degree Conferred Field of Study
University of Leicester, U.K. B.A. 1966 Psychology
University of Aston, U.K. M.Sc. 1967 Applied Psychology
University of Keele, U.K. Ph.D. 1970 Neurocommunication
University of Keele, U.K. D.Sc. 2004 Visual Processing
Research and Professional Experience:
2003- Head, Smith-Kettlewell Brain Imaging Center.
2002 Organizer, Fall Vision Meeting, San Francisco CA.
1990-2003 Associate Director, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA.
1995-98 Member, ARVO Program Committee (Visual Psychophysics Section).
1994-95 Chair, Noninvasive Assessment of the Visual System, OSA Topical Meeting.
1990-2005 Associate Director, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA.
1981- Senior Scientist, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA.
1977- External Doctoral Thesis Advisor, Dept. of Psychology, University of
California, Berkeley.
1986-87 Adjunct Professor, School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley.
1985-89 Visiting Professor, UCLA Medical Center, Jules Stein Eye Institute.
1978-80 External Doctoral Thesis Advisor, Dept. of Psychology, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA.
1978-82 Honorary Research Associate, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, U.K.
1975-81 Scientist, Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Institutes of
Medical Sciences, Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.
1974-75 Research Fellow, Dept. of Sensory and Perceptual Processes, Bell
Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.
1973-74 Research Fellow, Dept. of Psychology, University of Bristol, U.K.
1972-73 Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
(Psychology Courses: Experimental, Introductory, History, Social Issues,
Vision).
1972 Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of California,
Los Angeles, CA. (Course: Perception).
1970-72 Research Fellow, Dept. of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Dissertations:
M.Sc. A study of the electrical activity of the brain in a simple decision task.
University of Aston, Birmingham (1967). (Supervisor: G. Harding)
Ph.D. A psychophysical study of the dynamics of colour vision using wavelength
modulated light. University of Keele, Staffs (1970).
(Supervisor: D.M. Regan)
D.Sc. Analysis of the Mechanisms of Human Visual Processing.
University of Keele, Staffs (2004).
Honors:
The William A. Kettlewell Chair of Res. in Visual Science (2002-03).
The Catherine D. Kettlewell Endowed Chair (1995-96).
William A. Kettlewell Chair of Research in Visual Science (1984-85).
1982 Garland Clay Award, Editorial Council of the American Academy of Optometry
for "Binocular Facilitation in the Visual-Evoked Potential of Strabismic
Amblyopia" with P. Apkarian and D. Levi.
Post-doctoral Fellowships -
Dynamic analysis of the brain during intensity, real and apparent movement, and stereoscopic movement stimulation, Foundation Fund for Research in Psychiatry, 70-481 (1970-72) Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Visual Psychophysics (1973-74) University of Bristol, U.K.
Stereoscopic Vision (1974-75) Bell Laboratories, New Jersey.
Travel Fellowships: Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation (1978); Wellcome Foundation (1980), Rockefeller Foundation (2004).
Grants Awarded (Direct Costs):
Etiology and Diagnosis of Visual Disorders, EY 2124
($124,000, 1977-1980).
Normal and Abnormal Spatial Development in Children, EY 3622
($222,000, 1981-1984).
Spatial Organization of Human Vision, EY 3884 (with K. Nakayama).
($224,000, 1981-1984)
Normal and Abnormal Spatial Development in Infants, EY 3622 ($504,000, 1984-1988)
(with A.M. Norcia).
Temporal Visuogram as a Diagnostic Technique in Glaucoma, EY 6555
($278,000, 1986-1991).
Temporal Mechanisms of the Retinal Light Response, NSF BNS-85-11099
($103,500, 1985-1987).
Linearity and Non-linearity in the Retinal Light Response, NSF BNS-87-11217
($213,000, 1987-1990).
Contrast, Disparity and Stereopsis, NIH EY 7890
($390,000, 1991-1995).
A Generalized Autocorrelation Theory for Image Analysis, NIMH MH49044
($545,000, 1991-1997).
Structure of the Human Cortical Depth Representation, NEI EY 7890
($900,000, 2000-2005)
Long-Range Processing in Dorsal-Occipital Cortex NEI EY 13025
($900,000, 2000-2006)
Editorships:
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Open Medical Imaging Journal (2007- )
Editorial Board, Clinical Ophthalmology (2007- )
Exective Editor, Vision Res. (1999- )
Distributing Editor, Perception (1999- )
Associate Editor, Perception & Psychophysics (1985-93).
Feature Editor, Spatial Vision (1994-95).
Professional Society Memberships:
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Psychonomic Society
Optical Society of America
Society for Neuroscience
Grant Reviews:
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
National Institute of Mental Health
Science Research Council, Canada
Science Research. Council, Australia
Journal Reviews:
American Journal of Optometry and Physiological Optics
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Glaucoma
Journal of Comparative Neurology
Journal of Experimental Psychology
Journal of the Optical Society of America
Journal of Neurophysiology
Nature
Nature Neuroscience
NeuroImage
Perception
Perception & Psychophysics
Psychological Reviews
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Science
Spatial Vision
Vision Research
Professional Societies:
ARVO
Boston Vision Club
Eastern Psychological Association
Electroencephalography Society
European Conference on Visual Perception
Experimental Psychology Society
Society for Neuroscience
Optical Society of America
Psychonomic Society
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Society for Information Display
New York Academy of Sciences
Vision Sciences Society
Society for Neuroscience
Professional Society Activities:
Organizer, Fall Vision Meeting (2002)
Vision Sciences Society Review Panel (2002-)
European Conference On Visual Perception Review Panel (2001-)
SPIE Review Pane (1999-)
Section Chairman (Binocular Vision), Annual Interdisciplinary
Conference (1978).
Committee Member: Committee to Evaluate "Investigative Ophthalmology and
Visual Science".
Festschrift Participations
Matthew Alpern
Fergus Campbell
Carter Collins
Russell DeValois
Jay Enoch
Geoff Henry
Arthur Jampolsky
Richard Jung
Bela Julesz
Ivo Kohler
Martin Regan
Gerald Westheimer
Invited Colloquia:
Bell Laboratories
Brandeis University
Bristol University
Cambridge University
Columbia University
Dalhousie University
Harvard University
Institute of Ophthalmology, London
Massachusetts College of Optometry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
University of Montreal
New York University
Northwestern University
Rochester University
Rockefeller University
Saint Andrews University
Stanford University
State University of New York, School of Optometry
University of Amsterdam
University of California (Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Diego)
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University
Yale University
Consultancies:
Park Hilton Hotel, Seattle, WA.
Point West Office Building, Sacramento, CA.
Federal Express Building, Sacramento, CA.
Daly Center, Daly City, CA.
