Clayton Dickson, PhD
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Clay first developed his love for rhythms as a young drummer. His decision to forego a career as a rock star and become a professor has been hailed by the music community and regretted by academics world wide!
Clay did his undergraduate training at the University of Western Ontario and received his honours degree with Dr. Cornelius (Case) Vanderwolf in combined Physiology and Psychology in 1989. He moved back to his hometown of Calgary for his PhD which he completed with Dr. Brian Bland in the department of Psychology in 1994. He then performed post-doctoral studies with Dr. Angel Alonso at the Montreal Neurological Institute between 1994 and 1999 (and was also one of the handful of voters who prevented Quebec separation at the time). Following this, he went to Italy to conduct post-doctoral studies under Dr. Marco de Curtis at the National Neurological Institute (Carlo Besta) in Milan. While there, he also cultivated his love for Italian coffee, culture, soccer, and a certain Italian girl.
Clay returned to his home province of Alberta in 2001 to take up a position as Associate Professor in the department of Psychology at the University of Alberta. Although he never thought he would live in Edmonton he has learned to love it AND to cheer for the Oilers hockey team, much to the chagrin of his brother.
Throughout his career, Clay has been funded by and is grateful to: the Heritage Fund, the Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research (AHFMR), the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Killam Foundation, the Savoy foundation, the Human Frontiers Program, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Clay is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Physiology and a member of the Centre for Neuroscience at the U of A and is an AHFMR Medical Scholar. .
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