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Marcia Johnson, PhD

Sterling Professor Emeritus of Psychology; Department Chair, Psychology

Contact Information

Marcia Johnson, PhD

Mailing Address

  • Department of Psychology

    P.O. Box 298205

    New Haven, CT 06520-8205

    United States

Education & Training

  • BA
    University of California, Berkeley, Psychology (1971)
  • PhD
    University of California, Berkeley, Experimental Psychology (1971)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Distinguished Scientific Contribution AwardAmerican Psychological Association2006
William James Fellow AwardAssociation for Psychological Science2006
Master Mentor AwardAmerican Psychological Association Division 202005
Mentorship AwardYale University Graduate School2005
FellowCenter for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences1987
FellowJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation1984
James McKeen Cattell Fund Sabbatical Award1983

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Faculty Development Committee of the National University of Singapore Initiative Working GroupMember2009 - Present
Princeton University Psychology Department Advisory CommitteeMember2007
Yale UniversityCommittee Member2005 - 2006
Princeton University Neuroscience Center Advisory CommitteeMember2005
Yale UnibersityCommittee Member2005 - Present
President's Advisory Committee of the Division of Social SciencesMember2004 - 2006
Society of Experimental PsychologistsBoard Member2004 - 2006
Yale UniversityCommittee Member2004 - 2005
Association for Psychological ScienceCommittee Member2004 - Present
NIH Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Integrated Review Group (IFCN 7) Study SectionMember2002 - 2004
Magnetic Resonance Research CenterCommittee Member2002 - Present
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale UniversityCommittee Member2000 - 2004
Society for Applied Research in Memory and CognitionBoard Member1994 - 1997
Publications Committee, American Psychological SocietyMember1993 - 1994
Society of Experimental PsychologistsChairperson1993 - 1994
The James McKeen Cattell FundBoard Member1993 - Present
Society of Experimental PsychologistsMember1993 - Present
Psi Chi/APA committee to award Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research AwardMember1991 - 1994
Psychonomics SocietyBoard Member1989 - 1994
American Psychological AssociationMember1989 - 1992
Committee on Scientific Awards, American Psychological AssociationMember1980 - 1983
Association for Psychological Science (Fellow), American Psychological Association (Fellow), Member, Psychonomic Society, Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Society of Experimental Psychologists, Memory Disorders Research Society, Eastern Psychological Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Sigma XI