Joe L. Martinez, Jr. earned a BA in Psychology from the University of San Diego in 1966, an MS in Psychology from New Mexico Highlands University in 1968 and completed a Ph.D. at the University of Delaware in 1971 with a specialization in Physiological Psychology. He is interested in how the brain... Read more

Joe L. Martinez, Jr. earned a BA in Psychology from the University of San Diego in 1966, an MS in Psychology from New Mexico Highlands University in 1968 and completed a Ph.D. at the University of Delaware in 1971 with a specialization in Physiological Psychology. He is interested in how the brain stores information and he has over 185 publications. His popular edited book (with Ray Kesner), Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2nd edition was recently (2007) published by Academic Press. He served for 13 years as a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley where he is now an emeritus professor. Currently, he holds the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Chair in the Biology Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received the Raza Recognition Award in 1986 by the University of California, Berkeley, “…in acknowledgment of your support and commitment to the McNair Scholars Program and its goals. We are grateful to you for your contribution to increasing the number of lowincome, first-generation and underrepresented college students who pursue doctoral study.” the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1994, For having guided the lives of literally thousands of students and hundreds of women and ethnic minorities to educational pursuits and careers in science as a teacher, advisor, role model friend and confidant. National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse, “Outstanding Mentorship Award, 2001, “Dedication in bringing young Latino and Native American students into careers in the sciences and significant contribution to the field of drug abuse as a researcher and as a role model.” He received (along with James Townsel) the Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs’, 2003 Education Award at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in New Orleans in November 2003, …”in recognition of his contributions to education and training in neuroscience.” Currently he is an Associate Editor for the American Psychologist, serves on the Peer Review Advisory Committee for the Center Scientific Review, the Committee on Diversity in Neuroscience for the Society for Neuroscience, the Steering Committee of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse and he directs the American Psychological Association’s Diversity Program in Neuroscience and the Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival (SPINES), a month long course, at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA.

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