Mark E. Bouton, PhD

Mark E. Bouton, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at the University of Vermont, where he has been teaching since 1980. For most of those years, Dr. Bouton's research has investigated the relationships between context, conditioning, and memory and has had an impact on our understanding of extinction, one of the most basic behavior change processes. His current research and writing further explores the connections between associative learning theory and neuroscience, timing processes, and cognitive behavioral therapy. He is also finishing a textbook on Learning Theory for Sinauer Associates (Sunderland, Massachusetts). Dr. Bouton's research has been supported by the National Science Foundation since 1981, and more recently by the National Institute of Mental Health. He has been a Fulbright Scholar (United Kingdom), a James McKeen Cattell Scholar, a University Scholar at the University of Vermont, and a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Stanford). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, and is currently Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes and on the editorial board of Behavioral Neuroscience.