Robert E. Clark

Address:

Department of Psychiatry 0603
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093

e-mail:

reclark@ucsd.edu

telephone:

 (858) 534-7396

FAX:

(858) 534-1569

Education:

B.S. 1988, Psychology
Regis College
Denver Colorado

Ph.D. 1994, Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Professional Memberships:

Society for Neuroscience
American Psychological Society
Psi Chi National Honor Society

Professional Experience:

 11/01 to present
Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD
1/00 to 10/01
Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD
03/94 to 2/99
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD

Research Experience:

1994-present: University of California, San Diego
Medial temporal lobe memory system in nonhuman primates. Classical conditioning in humans and monkeys with brain damage. Neurobiology of visual recognition memory in rats.

1989- 1994: University of Southern California
Neural substrates underlying classical eyeblink conditioning. Reversible lesion by cooling, electrophysiological stimulation and recording.

1987-1989: Regis College
Facilitative affects of cross-modality transfer training in rats with posterior cortical aspirations.

Teaching Experience:

Year

Position

Class

Institution

Level

1999

Instructor:

Cognitive Neuroscience.

UCSD

undergraduate

1998

Co-organizer:

Cognitive Neuroscience

UCSD

graduate

1994

Head teaching assistant

Introduction to Psychology

USC

undergraduate

1993

Teaching assistant

Human Neuroanatomy Lab

USC

graduate

1992

Teaching assistant

Physiological Psychology

USC

undergraduate

1992

Teaching assistant

Animal Learning, Memory

USC

undergraduate

1991

Teaching assistant

Physiological Psychology

USC

undergraduate

1991

Teaching assistant

Animal Learning, Memory

USC

undergraduate

1990

Teaching assistant

Introduction to Psychology

USC

undergraduate

1990

Teaching assistant

Introduction to Psychology

USC

undergraduate

1989

Teaching assistant

Introduction to Psychology

USC

undergraduate

1989

Teaching assistant

Introduction to Psychology

USC

undergraduate

Awards:

 2002: Academic Senate Grant UCSD, "Memory in the rodent brain."
2001: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Grant. "Time-dependent Contribution of the Hippocampus to Memory"

1995: Individual National Research Service Award. ?Cooling Lesions Effects on Declarative Memory.

1995: Postdoctoral Fellowship: "Neuroplasticity of Aging" training grant II.

1994: Postdoctoral Fellowship: "Neuroplasticity of Aging" training grant I.

1994: "Outstanding Dissertation Award" Department of Psychology, University of Southern California.

1992-1994: Research Assistantship. University of Southern California.

1989-1994: Teaching Assistantship. University of Southern California.

1988: Magna Cum Laude: Regis College

1987: Psi Chi National Honor Society: Founding Member, Regis College.

Publications