Professor Department of Psychology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4235 Office: 215 Psychology Building email: j-grau@tamu.edu Phone: (979) 845-2584 Fax: (979) 845-4727 Vitae

J. Grau received his undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he majored in molecular biology and psychology. At Colorado, he worked with Dr. Steve Maier from 1977-1981. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, working with Dr. Robert Rescorla. He also benefited from the mentorship of P. Rozin, D. Kemler-Nelson, M. Seligman, R. Solomon, and R. Gallistel.

Dr. Grau then went to the University of North Carolina as a Visiting Assistant Professor, where he worked with M. Meagher and Dr. M. Gallagher. He was recruited to A&M in 1987 and is currently a professor in both psychology and neuroscience. His research has been funded (since 1986) by NSF, NIDA, NIMH and NINDS. He was among the first to receive a University Faculty Fellow Award at A&M and currently holds the Mary Tucker Currie Professorship in Liberal Arts.

J. Grau is married to M. Meagher and they have two children, Alex (19) and Katherine (16). Dr. Meagher is also a professor in Psychology and Neuroscience. Alex is currently attending New York University where he is majoring in computer science and mathematics. Katherine is a junior in high school and is highly involved with the debate team.

Professor
Department of Psychology and Faculty of Neuroscience
Texas A&M University

B.A. University of Colorado, Psychology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 1981
M.A. University of Pennsylvania, Psychology, 1982
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Psychology, 1985

Phi Beta Kappa, APA Fellow (Divisions 3, 6 & 28)
President of Division 6 (2004-2005, elected 2003)
University Faculty Fellow Award (2000-2005; $100,000)
University Research Award, 2001
Mary Tucker Currie Professor of Liberal Arts (2005-2010)

Research Assistant Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, 1978-1981, under Dr. S. F. Maier

Research Assistant Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 1982, under Dr. R. A. Rescorla

Instructor (Learning) Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 1984-1985

Vis. Asst. Professor Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985-1987

Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, 1987-1992

Visiting Scholar Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 1993-1994

Associate Professor Department of Psychology and Faculty of Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, 1992-1998

Visiting Scholar Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Spring, 1998

Professor Department of Psychology and Faculty of Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, 1998-present