MARK E. MATTSON
Associate Professor, Psychology Department LL813
Fordham University
New York, NY 10023
(212) 636-6356 mattson@fordham.edu
Degrees
August 1987 S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook
May 1983
S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook
May 1979
S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook
Ph.D. in Psychology: Experimental Program
M.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology
Honors
2002
1985
FCLS Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Fordham University
Departmental Pre-doctoral Teaching Fellowship
1998
1996
1987
National Service Award, Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
elected Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Associate Member of Sigma Xi
2011
1995
Who’s Who in America 2011, 65th edition
Who's Who in the East, 25th edition
Research
2016
2006
1997
Fordham University Faculty Fellowship awarded
Fordham University Faculty Fellowship
Fordham University Faculty Fellowship
1993
Fordham University Faculty Research Grant:
Representation of Syllables: Intersyllabic Consonants
1991
Fordham University Faculty Research Grant:
The Syllable as a Representation in Speech Production
1986
Grant-in-Aid of Research from Sigma Xi
1979-1983
Research Assistant: NSF Grant #BNS 7906024 to Bernard J. Baars
1981
Visiting Graduate Student: Department of Communication, The Ohio
State University, Columbus
1979-1980
Visiting Graduate Student: Center for Human Information Processing,
University of California, San Diego
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Teaching
Fordham University (Assistant Professor: 1989-2012; Associate Professor: 2012-now)
Undergraduate:
PSYC 1200 Foundations of Psychology
PSYC 2000 Statistics
PSYC 2010 Research Methods Laboratory
PSYC 2300 Sensation and Perception
PSYC 2401 Memory Laboratory
PSYC 2500 Cognition
PSYC 2501 Cognition Laboratory
PSYC 3000 Systems of Research Methodology
PSYC 3320 Consumer Behavior
PSYC 4000 History and Systems of Psychology
PSYC 4330 Music and Psychology
PSYC 4997 Honors Thesis in Psychology I & II
PSYC 4999 Research Tutorial
SERV 0099 Service Learning
HOLU 2201 Identity and Experience: Intelligence
CCCL 1022 Language and Knowing
Graduate:
PSYC 6066 History and Systems of Psychology
PSYC 7990 Teaching of Psychology
PSGE 5203 Introduction to Research
Clarkson University (Assistant Professor: Aug. 1986-June 1989)
PY 151 General Psychology
PY 350 Artificial Intelligence
PY 360 Memory
PY 369 Engineering Psychology
PY 496 Directed Research
PY 498 Senior Thesis
S. U. N. Y. at Stony Brook (Instructor: Aug. 1983-July 1986)
PSY 103 Survey of Psychology
PSY 319 Human Learning
PSY 321 Sensation and Perception
PSY 348 Human Memory
PSY 370 Psychology of Language
S. U. N. Y. at Stony Brook (Teaching Assistant: Sept. 1980-Dec. 1983)
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Publications
Mattson, M.E., Wertz, F.J., Fogarty, H., Klenck, M. & Zabriskie, B. (Eds.) (2015). Jung in the
academy and beyond: The Fordham lectures 100 years later. New York: Spring Journal.
Mattson, M.E., Wertz, F.J., Fogarty, H., Klenck, M. & Zabriskie, B. (2015). Introduction. In
M.E. Mattson, F.J. Wertz, H. Fogarty, M. Klenck, & B. Zabriskie (Eds.) Jung in the
academy and beyond: The Fordham lectures 100 years later (pp. 1-11). New York:
Spring Journal.
Mattson, M.E. (2015). The 1912 International Extension Course in Medical and Nervous
Diseases: The instructors and the Fordham context. In M.E. Mattson, F.J. Wertz, H.
Fogarty, M. Klenck, & B. Zabriskie (Eds.) Jung in the academy and beyond: The
Fordham lectures 100 years later (pp. 51-63). New York: Spring Journal.
Mattson, M.E. (2012). Autobiographical memories of Grateful Dead concerts: Two descriptive
approaches. Reprinted in N. Meriwether (Ed.) Reading the Dead: A critical survey (pps.
206-219). Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press.
Mattson, M.E. (2012). History of psychology at Fordham University. In R.W. Rieber (Ed.)
Encyclopedia of the history of psychological theories (pp. 444-446). New York:
Springer.
Mattson, M.E. (2012). History of activation network theories. In R.W. Rieber (Ed.)
Encyclopedia of the history of psychological theories (pp. 4-6). New York: Springer.
Henkel, L.A. & Mattson, M.E. (2011). Reading is believing: The truth effect and source
credibility. Consciousness and Cognition, 20, 1705-1721.
Mattson, M.E. (2010). Review of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology. General
Psychologist, 45, 2, 36-37. (reprinted Fall 2012, 47, 2, 69-70)
Mattson, M.E. (2009). Autobiographical memories of Grateful Dead concerts: Two descriptive
approaches. In N. Meriwether (Ed.) Dead letters: Essays on the Grateful Dead
phenomenon Volume IV (pp. 207-220). Columbia SC: Dead Letters Press.
Mattson, M.E., & Baars, B.J. (1992). Laboratory induction of nonspeech action errors. In B.J.
Baars (Ed.) Experimental slips and human error: Exploring the architecture of volition
(pp. 151-193). New York: Plenum Press.
Mattson, M.E., & Baars, B.J. (1992). Error-minimizing mechanisms: Boosting or editing? In
B.J. Baars (Ed.) Experimental slips and human error: Exploring the architecture of
volition (pp. 263-287). New York: Plenum Press.
Mattson, M.E. (1987). Sources of competing activation in action errors. Dissertation Abstracts
International, 48, 6.
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Baars, B.J., & Mattson, M.E. (1983). Review of Attention and Performance IX, J. Long & A.
Baddeley (Eds.). Cognition and Brain Theory, 6, 376-380.
Baars, B.J., & Mattson, M.E. (1981). Consciousness and intention: A framework and some
evidence. Cognition and Brain Theory, 4, 247-263.
Erickson, T.D., & Mattson, M.E. (1981). From words to meaning: A semantic illusion. Journal
of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 20, 540-551.
Presentations: Speech Error Experiments
Mattson, M.E. (2005, March). Control of speech errors: Time pressure, criterion, and awareness of task purpose.
Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA.
Mattson, M.E., Collier, R.R., Emery, N.M., Gess, A.L., Hirsch, A.M., Lipnitsky, J., & Truax, T.J. (2003, March).
Control of speech errors: The role of time pressure. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological
Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Mattson, M.E., Dickie, D., Hoeffner, K.E., Murphy, K., Nickowal, J., & Woodford, B. (2001, April). Control of
speech errors: A replication with self-report measures. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological
Association conference, Washington, D.C.
Mattson, M.E., Jacobus, C., Korkofigas, E., Pfeiffer, D. & Rahm, C. (2000, April). Control of speech errors: Error
rate correlates. Poster presented at Eastern Psychological Association conference, Baltimore MD.
Mattson, M.E., Constante, S.C., Dell'Oro, M., Miraglia, R., & Suarez, S. (1999, April). Control of speech errors:
Awareness of task purpose and error criterion. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association
conference, Providence RI.
Mattson, M.E., Neville, A.E., Patino, C.M., Silverberg, S.S., & Wilson, J.L. (1998, February). Voluntary control of
speech errors. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston, MA.
Mattson, M.E., Hernandez, C.J., Carotenuto, C.C., & Minardo, J.S. (1996, April). The role of the boundary
consonant in ambisyllabic words. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference,
Philadelphia, PA.
Mattson, M.E., Lang, E., & Corris, C. (1994, April). Are some syllable errors really morpheme errors? Paper
presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Providence, RI.
Mattson, M.E., Levi, Z., & Ferris, D. (1993, April). The type of syllable boundary affects the likelihood of exchange
errors. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Arlington, VA.
Mattson, M.E., Ferris, D., & Levi, Z. (1992, April). The boundaries of syllables: Laboratory induction of exchange
errors. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Boston.
Mattson, M.E., Stravitz, A., Baars, B.J., & Cruickshank, G. (1991, April). The psychological reality of syllables:
Laboratory induction of exchange errors. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association
conference, New York.
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Presentations: Music and Psychology
Mattson, M.E. (2015, February). Personal and psychological aesthetics of transcendent performances by the
Grateful Dead and related bands. Paper presented at Southwest Popular/American Culture Association
Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2014, November). Errors and expressive variations in Grateful Dead performances:
A review. Paper presented at the So Many Roads Conference and Symposium, San Jose State University,
San Jose, CA.
Mattson, M.E. (2014, February). Human error and expressive variations in jam band performances. Paper
presented at Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2013, February). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Comes a
Time (1971-1994). Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2012, February). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Before and
after the teleprompter. Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Conference, Albuquerque NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2011, April). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Doin’ that
Rag (1969). Paper presented at Joint Conference of the National PCA/ACA and Southwest/Texas Popular
Culture Conference, San Antonio TX.
Mattson, M.E. (2010, February). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Days
Between (1993-1995). Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2009, March). “One man gathers what another man spills”: Lyric variations in live musical
performances by the Grateful Dead. Poster presented at Eastern Psychological Association conference,
Pittsburgh PA.
Mattson, M.E. (2009, February). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Truckin’
(1970-1995). Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque,
NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2008, February). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Foolish
Heart (1988-1995). Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2007, February). Human error and creative variations in the music of the Grateful Dead: Here
Comes Sunshine (1992-1995). Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association
Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2006, February). Human error and creative variation in the music of the Grateful Dead: Here
Comes Sunshine (1973-1974). Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association
Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2005, February). Human error and creative variation in the music of the Grateful Dead. Paper
presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E., & Jacobus, C.J. (2004, April). Music and excitement: Buildups in the music of the Grateful Dead.
Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and PCA/ACA Conference, San Antonio TX.
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Jacobus, C.J., & Mattson, M.E. (2003, March). The emotional response to music: The effect of build-ups on arousal.
Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Baltimore, MD.
Mattson, M.E. (1990, December 3). The psychology of music. Visiting Artist under the Arts-as-Catalyst component
of the Excellence Initiative Project at Bloomfield College, NJ.
Presentations: History of Psychology
Mattson, M.E. (2012, October). Placing the 1912 Jung lectures in their Fordham context. Presentation at
conference on Jung in the Academy and Beyond: The Fordham Lectures 100 Years Later, Fordham
University, Bronx, NY.
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Mattson, M.E. (2012, April). Using PowerPoint to present a faculty genealogy. Presentation at 40th Hunter
Psychology Conference, New York, NY.
Takooshian, H.T. & Mattson, M.E. (2011). DVD: Writing a department history: Why and how? Psychology oral
history projects. Prepared for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
Saziman, A., Starr, F.N., Kohl, V.C., Ferrar, J., Stinson, M., & Mattson, M.E. (2011, March). Faculty genealogy of
Fordham University psychology: Part I. Poster presented at Eastern Psychological Association conference,
Cambridge, MA.
Mattson, M.E., Scheinholtz, J., Nickols, R.A., & Barnett, P.A. (2010, March). Applying psychology: The Graduate
School of Education at Fordham University. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association
conference, Brooklyn, NY.
Mattson, M.E. (2009, December). A history of the social sciences at Fordham College at Lincoln Center 1968-1996.
Presentation at Social Science Colloquium, Fordham University.
Mattson, M.E. (2009, March). Psychology at Fordham University: 75 Years of doctorates, dissertations, and
mentors. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association conference, Pittsburgh PA.
Mattson, M.E. (2008, November). Workshop: Writing a department history: Why and how? Presented at 20th
Annual Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, Fordham University.
Mattson, M.E. (2008, September). Psychology at Fordham University: An overview 1862-1968. Paper presented at
Fordham University conference on History of Psychology in New York: Exceptional Place, Exceptional
People.
Mattson, M.E. (2008, April). Two snapshots: Psychology faculty at Fordham University in the 1950s. Paper
presented at 36th Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention, NYC.
Mattson, M.E., Nadien, M.B., & Takooshian, H.T. (2008, March). Undergraduate psychology education at
Fordham College at Lincoln Center 1968-1996. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association
conference, Boston MA.
Mattson, M.E. (2007, November). Resources for a departmental history. Presented at 19th Annual Greater New
York Conference on Behavioral Research, Hofstra University, Hempstead NY.
Mattson, M.E. (2007, March). Stages of institutional development in psychology at Fordham University. Paper
presented at Eastern Psychological Association conference, Philadelphia PA.
Mattson, M.E. (2006, October). Psychology and Catholicism at Fordham University: A case study. Paper presented
at Symposium: Psychology, Religion and Catholicism at Annual National Conference of the Society of
Catholic Social Scientists, University of Dallas, TX.
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Mattson, M.E. (2006, June). Psychology and Catholicism at Fordham University. Paper presented at Cheiron
XXXVIII: International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Sarah Lawrence
College, Bronxville NY.
Mattson, M.E. (2006, March). Rev. William C. Bier, S.J.: Defender of the faith and defender of psychology. Paper
presented at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Baltimore MD.
Mattson, M.E. (2005, November). Psychology before the Psychology Department at Fordham University. Paper
presented at Greater New York Conference on Behavioral Research, NYC.
Mattson, M.E. (2005, April). Founders and chairs of the Psychology Department at Fordham University. Paper
presented at 33rd Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention, NYC.
Mattson, M.E. (2004, April). The history of psychology at Fordham University: An update. Poster presented at the
Eastern Psychological Association conference, Washington DC.
Presentations: Memory
Henkel, L. A., & Mattson, M. E. (2010). General knowledge about information encountered in reliable and
unreliable sources: Illusory truth as a function of source reliability and repetition. Paper presented at the
51st annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.
Mattson, M.E. (2003, February). Memory for Grateful Dead concerts II: Analysis of Internet newsgroup reports.
Paper presented at Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Mattson, M.E. (2002, February). A qualitative study of memories of Grateful Dead concerts. Paper presented at
Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Presentations: Moses Illusion
Mattson, M.E. (1997, April). Can people be inoculated against a semantic illusion? Paper presented at the Eastern
Psychological Association conference, Washington, D.C.
Mattson, M.E., Corris, C., Berkowitz, H., & Kosek, R. (1995, April). Individual differences in a semantic illusion:
Field dependence and domain knowledge. Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association
conference, Boston.
Mattson, M.E. (1990, April). A preliminary distributed memory simulation of the Moses illusion. Poster presented
at the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Philadelphia.
Mattson, M.E. (1989, April). Priming in a semantic illusion. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological
Association conference, Boston.
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Presentations: Teaching
Nasso, F.V, Glenwick, D.S. & Mattson, M.E. (2012, October). The effect of transitional programs on scholastic and
functional living skills in children with autism. Paper presented at New England Psychology Association
Conference, Worcester MA. Later published in FURJ: Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal, Spring
2014).
Mattson, M.E. (1989-2012). Applying to graduate psychology programs. Presentation at Fordham's Annual
Symposium on Graduate Psychology, New York.
Mattson, M.E. (1999, August). Undergraduate research and practice. Presented as part of Symposium: Graduate
School Admissions and Survival, American Psychological Association meeting, Boston MA.
Mattson, M.E. (1997, November 24). Avoiding common errors in applying to graduate school. Invited address at
St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY.
Mattson, M.E. (1997, October). Five common errors and how to overcome them. Presented at the New England
Psychological Association meeting, North Easton, MA.
Mattson, M.E., & Greenberg, J. (1997, April). Supporting student-originated research projects. Paper presented at
the Eastern Psychological Association conference, Washington, D.C.
Mattson, M.E. (1995, October). Planning for a doctorate and career in psychology. Workshop talk presented at
the New England Psychological Association meeting, Wenham, MA.
Mattson, M.E. & Hernandez, C.J. (1995, April). Undergraduate research experience. Paper presented at 23rd
Annual Psychology Convention, Hunter College, NYC.
Mattson, M.E. (1994, October). Ten common mistakes in applying to graduate school. Presentation at the New
England Psychological Association meeting, Hamden, CT.
Mattson, M.E. (1993, March). Who benefits from extra credit? Paper presented at conference on Teaching of
Psychology: Ideas and Innovations, Ellenville, NY.
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Other Professional Activities
2009-2014
2011-2012
2002-2009
1995-1997
1991-1995
1999-2009
Associate Dean, Fordham College at Lincoln Center
Acting Associate Chair for Undergraduate Psychology at Lincoln Center
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Psychology at Lincoln Center
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Psychology at Lincoln Center
Coordinator of Psychology Area at Lincoln Center
Psychology Department Executive Committee
2001-2014
1992-1998
1995-1997
1998-2003
1998-2003
1993-2009
Fordham College at Lincoln Center College Council
Fordham College at Lincoln Center College Council
Fordham College at Lincoln Center Dean's Advisory Committee
Fordham College at Lincoln Center Academic Performance Review Committee
Fordham College of Liberal Studies College Council
Fordham College at Lincoln Center Pre-medical Committee
2003-2006, 2008, 2012
2007-2008
2007
2007-2009
2003-2005
1999-2002
Fordham College at Lincoln Center representative to Arts and Sciences Council
President of Fordham chapter of Sigma Xi
Chapter delegate to Sigma Xi Annual Meeting
Hearing Committee of the Faculty Senate
Senator for Lincoln Center: Faculty Senate
University Tenure Review Committee (Chair in 2000)
1998-2006
2002-2004
2001-2002
1992-1993
Psi Chi Faculty Consultant
Chair, Membership Committee, Division 1, American Psychological Association
Co-chair, Membership Committee, Division 1 of APA
Assistant Chair, Division 1 Program, APA 1993
2011-2012
organized with Jungian Psychoanalytic Association: conference on Jung in the
Academy and Beyond: The Fordham Lectures 100 Years Later
Area Co-Chair, Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus, Southwest/Texas Popular
Culture Association Conference
organized Fordham University Conference on History of Psychology in
New York
2009-2010
2008, September
2013-present
2014
2006, 2010
2009
2008
1992-1993
2008
2001
1999, 2001
2000
1997
1991-1992
Reviewer for Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
Reviewer for textbook chapter: Sinauer Associates
Reviewer for journal: History of Psychology
Reviewed book proposal: Psychology Press/Routledge/Taylor & Francis
Reviewed textbook proposal for Sage
Reviewer for journal: Consciousness and Cognition
Reviewer for 20th Greater NY Conference on Behavioral Research
Reviewer for 13th Greater NY Conference on Behavioral Research
Reviewer for Cognitive Science Conference
Reviewer for APA conference: Division 2 & Psi Chi
Reviewer for Division 2 Program, APA 1998
Reviewer for Annual Greater New York Conference on Social Research
April 1999
Workshop on Planning Ethical Research: Multicultural
Issues, Fordham University: Certificate of Completion
EPA Institute: attended professional development workshop:
Teaching History of Psychology
February 1998
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Professional Societies
American Psychological Association
Eastern Psychological Association
Division 1: Society for General Psychology
Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology
Division 26: Society for the History of Psychology
Cheiron: International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
President of Fordham University Chapter 2007-2008
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