John M. Pearce

John Martindale Pearce FLSW FRS is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Cardiff University,^[1] with expertise in experimental psychology and behavioural neuroscience.^[2]

Education

In 1971, Pearce received a BSc in psychology from the University of Leeds^[3] In 1976, Pearce received a DPhil in experimental psychology from the University of Sussex.^[3]

Career and research

After graduating from the University of Sussex in 1976, Pearce began his academic career as a research fellow, at the University of York from 1976 to 1978, and then at the University of Cambridge from 1978 to 1980, working with Tony Dickinson.^[3][4] Pearce spent the following twelve years of his career working at Cardiff University, firstly working as a lecturer in psychology at University College, Cardiff, and then as a reader in the School of Psychology at University of Wales College of Cardiff until 1992.^[3]

Pearce has also been a visiting professor at Duke University, and a visiting fellow at Indiana University and the University of Canterbury.^[3]

In his research, Pearce focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of intelligence in animals, with particular emphasis placed on learning^[3] and how animals respond to features of their environment.^[2] His research projects have received funding from BBSRC, Australian Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.^[3]

Awards and honours

• 2001 - Quad-L Award from the University of New Mexico for contribution to the study of learning, memory and cognition^[3]
• 2006 - Elected Fellow of the Royal Society^[2]
• 2009 - Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation^[3]
• 2010 - Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales^[1]
• 2011 - Elected Fellow of the Eastern Psychological Association^[5]
• 2012 - British Psychological Society Award for Excellence in Psychology Education^[3]
• 2012-14 - President of the Experimental Psychology Society^[6]

References

1. Wales, The Learned Society of. "John Pearce". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
2. "John Pearce". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
3. Leeds, Professor John Pearce FLSW FRS-BSc; Psychology, DPhil Sussex Emeritus Professor School of. "Professor John Pearce - People". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
4. Boakes, Robert A. (2023). Pavlov's Legacy: How and What Animals Learn. Cambridge University Press. p. 293. ISBN 9781316512074. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
5. "EPA Fellows | Eastern Psychological Association". www.easternpsychological.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
6. "Previous Committee Officers". Experimental Psychology Society. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2023-09-12.