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Name:             Robert B. Graham, Professor, Psychology Dept., East Carolina University

Education:     B.S. (1956) University of Redlands, Redlands, CA

            M.A.    (1959) Texas Technological College, Lubbock, TX

            Ph.D.  (1966) Texas Technological College, Lubbock, TX

            NIH Special Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for Neurobiological Sciences and                Division of Neurosurgery.  University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (1968-1970)

Research Associate in Neurosurgery, and Associate Member, Center for Neurobiological Sciences, University of Florida.  (1970-1972)

Research and Publication:

Graham, R. B. (1999). Unannounced quizzes raise test scores selectively for mid-range students, Teaching of Psychology,  (in press).

Means, L.W., Navey, B.R., Bass, E.W.Jr., Holsten, R. D., & Graham, R. B. (1998). A comparison of visual- and response-generated cues in a spatial DMTS task for rats. Physiology & Behavior, 63, 635-642.

Graham, R. B.  (1998).   A Computer Tutorial on principles of stimulus generalization, Teaching of Psychology,  25, 149-51.

Graham, R. B.  (1997).   A Computer Tutorial on consequences in operant learning, Teaching of Psychology,  24, 216-217.

Graham, R. B.  (1993).   A Computer Tutorial for use in Psychology of Learning Courses, Teaching of Psychology,  21, 115-116.

Graham, R. B.  (1990). Physiological Psychology, Wadsworth Publishing Co.: Palo Alto.

Graham, R. B., (1977). Study Guide for Shepard's Psychology:  The Study of a                          Science, SRA, Inc.:Palo Alto.

Jones, M. B., Vierck, C. J., and Graham, R. B. (1973).  Line-gap discrimination on the skin.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 36,      563-570.

Munson, J. B. and Graham, R. B. (1973).  Localization of lateral geniculate spikes in alert, sleeping and reserpine-treated cats.  EEG Journal, 35, 323-326.

Munson, J. G. and Graham, R. B. (1972).  Midbrain reticular formation and PGO waves:  Hypothesized relations.  Psychophysiology, 9, 129.

Munson, J. B. and Graham, R. B. (1971).  Visual system excitability temporally related to fast and slow components of nystagmus in the cat. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience, First Annual Meeting, 51.

Munson, J. B. and Graham, R. B. (1971)  The superior colliculus evoked responses and its enhancement following PGO waves in the cat:  Role of visual cortex.  Proceedings of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Vol. IX. XXV International Congress,        Munich, GFR.

Munson, J. B. and Graham, R. B. (1970).  Lateral Geniculate spikes in sleeping, awake and reserpine-treated cats:  Correlated excitability changes in superior colliculus and related structures.      Experimental Neurology, 326-336.

Munson, J. B. and Graham, R. B. (1970).  Experimental evidence for the identity of lateral geniculate "PGO" waves of waking, sleeping and reserpine-treated cats.  Fed. Proc. Red. American Society of Experimental Biology, 29, 792.

Presentations

Bernstein, M., Stiehl, S., Graham, R. & Bickle, J. (1998). Responses of simulated LGN relay neurons and V1 cortical columns in a biologically plausible neural net. Poster presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, November, 1998.

Means, L.W. O’Neal, M. F. & Graham, R. B. (1997). Variables affecting spatial working memory in the rat. Poster presented at the Minisymposium: Neuroscience Research at East Carolina University Today and Tomorrow, Greenville, NC, May 1997.

Bickle, J., Graham, R. & Bernstein, M. (1997). Modeling a ‘voluntary’ selective visual attention mechanism using parieto-frontal cell properties and connectivities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, October 1997.

Graham, R. B., (1997). Do students really cram for tests? (And does it really make any difference?) Poster presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Teaching: American Psychological Society, Washington, DC, June, 1997.

Graham, R. B., (1997).  Raising test scores with pop quizzes. Poster presented at Ninth Southeastern Conference on teaching of Psychology, Kennesaw State College, Feb. 1997.

Graham, R. B., (1997).  Do students like pop quizzes? Poster presented at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., Jan. 1997.

Graham, R. B., (1996).  A computer tutorial for teaching the Hull-Spence theory of discrimination. Poster presented at Eighth Southeastern Conference on teaching of Psychology, Kennesaw State College, Feb. 1996.

Graham, R. B., (1996).  Controlling student study behavior through computerization of course content.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, August 1996

Graham, R. B., (1995).  Basic principles of stimulus generalization. Poster presented at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., Jan. 1995.

Carlson, R. M., Mumford, S. P., Graham, R. B., Peterson, G. M, & Means, L. W., (1995).  Prefrontal and parietal cortical lesions fail to disrupt performance by rats on tasks requiring allocentric and egocentric spatial working and reference memory. Poster presented at annual meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, May 1995.

Graham, R. B., (1994). A computer tutorial for physiological psychology courses.  Poster presented at Sixth Southeastern Conference on teaching of Psychology, Kennesaw State College, Feb. 1994.

Graham, R. B., (1994).  Understanding consequences in operant conditioning.  Poster presented at the First Annual Conference on Teaching; American Psychological Society, Washington, DC, June, 1994.

Graham, R. B., (1993).  A computer tutorial for teaching discrimination learning.  An invited software presentation at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., Jan. 1993.

Graham, R. B., Munson, J. B. and King, F. A. (1969).  Superior colliculus excitability changes coincident with rapid eye movements and lateral geniculate body monophasic waves in the cat.  Paper read at meeting of the Association for the Psychophysiological Study of Sleep.

Grant Awards

1984   Does the left hemisphere of the human brain have greater visual channel capacity than the right hemisphere? Awarded by Research/Creative Activity Committee, ECU.  Final report on file in Senate Office.

1991  Improving student success with computer-based tutorials.  Summer stipend awarded by the Teaching Grants Committee. Final report on file in Senate Office.

1993  Can Computerization of Course Content Be Used to Improve Student Study Habits?  Summer stipend awarded by the Teaching Grants Committee.  Funded.  Final report on file in Senate Office.

1994  Do the parietal and frontal lobes of the brain make separate contributions to working memory?  Research grant awarded by the Research and Creative Activity Committee.

1997  A tutorial on electrical events at synapses. Summer stipend awarded by the Teaching Grants Committee.