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Francis B. Colavita

Francis B. Colavita, PhD

Behavioral differences between species are better understood when we understand the differences in their sensory worlds.

ALMA MATER

University of Indiana

INSTITUTION

University of Pittsburgh

About Francis B. Colavita

Francis Colavita (1939–2009) was an Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for more than 40 years. He also held an adjunct faculty position at Florida Atlantic University. He earned his BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Maryland and his PhD in Physiological Psychology from the University of Indiana. He went on to complete a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Neural Sciences. Professor Colavita’s teaching excellence was rewarded with five teaching awards, including the prestigious Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest award for teaching excellence bestowed by the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Colavita published more than 30 scholarly articles in the areas of sensory processes, perception, and recovery of function following brain damage. He was the author of Sensory Changes in the Elderly.

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Sensation, Perception, and the Aging Process

Francis Colavita (1939–2009) was an Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for more than 40 years. He also held an adjunct faculty position at Florida Atlantic University. He earned his BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Maryland and his PhD in Physiological Psychology from the University of Indiana. He went on to complete a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Neural Sciences. Professor Colavita’s teaching excellence was rewarded with five teaching awards, including the prestigious Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest award for teaching excellence bestowed by the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Colavita published more than 30 scholarly articles in the areas of sensory processes, perception, and recovery of function following brain damage. He was the author of Sensory Changes in the Elderly.

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Short Description	Francis Colavita (1939–2009) was an Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for more than 40 years. He also held an adjunct faculty position at Florida Atlantic University. He earned his BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Maryland and his PhD in Physiological Psychology from the University of Indiana. He went on to complete a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Neural Sciences. Professor Colavita’s teaching excellence was rewarded with five teaching awards, including the prestigious Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest award for teaching excellence bestowed by the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Colavita published more than 30 scholarly articles in the areas of sensory processes, perception, and recovery of function following brain damage. He was the author of Sensory Changes in the Elderly.
Professor First Name	Francis B.
Professor Last Name	Colavita
Professor Title	Professor
Professor Qualification	PhD
Professor Biography	Francis Colavita (1939–2009) was an Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for more than 40 years. He also held an adjunct faculty position at Florida Atlantic University. He earned his BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Maryland and his PhD in Physiological Psychology from the University of Indiana. He went on to complete a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Neural Sciences. Professor Colavita’s teaching excellence was rewarded with five teaching awards, including the prestigious Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest award for teaching excellence bestowed by the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Colavita published more than 30 scholarly articles in the areas of sensory processes, perception, and recovery of function following brain damage. He was the author of Sensory Changes in the Elderly.
Professor Quote	Behavioral differences between species are better understood when we understand the differences in their sensory worlds.
Institution	University of Pittsburgh
Professor Alma Mater	University of Indiana