Jason P. Clarke is a cognitive psychologist who received his PhD from the New School for Social Research. He has taught courses in visual perception, consciousness, and research methods at the New School. His research focuses on visual sensory memory for natural scenes and the relationship between attention, perception, and consciousness. He has published papers in Visual Cognition and the Journal of Vision and presented his work at the Vision Sciences Society. His advisors include Drs. Arien Mack, Marcel Kinsbourne, and William Hirst.

1. Jason P. Clarke
Visual Perception Laboratory,
Department of Psychology, New School for Social Research,
80 Fifth Avenue, 7th
floor,
New York City, NY 10011
clarj081@newschool.edu
Education__________________________________________________________
Ph.D. - New School for Social Research, NYC, NY. (2009 – 2014; ABD)
Cognitive, Social and Developmental Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Arien Mack
Dissertation: On Visual Sensory Memory for Natural Scenes (May, 2014)
Ph.D. Committee: Dr. Arien Mack, Dr. Marcel Kinsbourne, Dr. William Hirst
M.A. - New School for Social Research (2007 – 2009)
Psychology
Advisor: Arien Mack
B.A. (Hons) – University College London, UK. (1992 – 1995)
Classical Studies
University Teaching Positions Held____________________________________
Perception (Adjunct Professor Online course) - William Paterson University, Spring 2014
Consciousness: Introduction to the Psychology, Neuroscience and Philosophy (Instructor) – Eugene Lang
School for Liberal Arts, New School University, Spring 2014
Perception (Adjunct Professor) – William Paterson University, Fall 2013
Consciousness: Introduction to the Psychology, Neuroscience and Philosophy (Instructor) – Eugene Lang
School for Liberal Arts, New School University, Spring 2011
Fundamentals of Visual Perception (Instructor) - Eugene Lang New School for Liberal Arts, New School
University, Spring 2013
Fundamentals of Visual Perception (Instructor) - Eugene Lang New School for Liberal Arts, New School
University, Spring 2012
Fundamentals of Visual Perception (Instructor) - Eugene Lang New School for Liberal Arts, New School
University, Fall 2011
Visual Perception and Cognition (Graduate Teaching Assistant) - New School for Social Research, Spring
2012 (Dr. Arien Mack)

2. Visual Perception and Cognition (Graduate Teaching Assistant) - New School for Social Research, Spring
2011 (Dr. Arien Mack)
Research Methods (Graduate Teaching Assistant) - New School for Social Research, Spring 2013 (Dr. Arien
Mack)
Guest lectures______________________________________________________
Visual Perception and Cognition – Dr. Arien Mack – Spring 2012 (one lecture)
Research Assistantships______________________________________________
Senior Research Assistant and Lab Manager (2008 – 2012) Visual Perception Lab, New School for Social
Research
- Worked on the psychophysics of natural scene perception; unconscious processing; attention,
inattention and consciousness; gist perception; priming. Six years experience using programming
software SuperLab 5 and PsychoPy, statistics software SPSS, as well as Adobe Photoshop and
Illustrator. Currently learning Python.
Publications________________________________________________________
Mack, A. & Clarke, J. (2012). Gist perception requires attention. Visual Cognition, 20 (3), 300-327.
Abstract Publications_____________________________________________
Clarke, J., Mack, A., Kuvaldina, M., Slesar, C., & Erol, M. (2011). No gist perception without attention. Journal
of Vision, 11, 11.
Slesar C., Mack, A., Clarke, J., & Erol, M. (2011). Two object priming. Journal of Vision, 11, 11.
Clarke, J., Ro, T., & Mack, A. (2013). The persistence of inattentional blindness and the absence of priming
from natural scenes. Journal of Vision, 13, 9.
Conference Presentations___________________________________________
Clarke, J., Mack, A., Kuvaldina, M., Slesar, C., & Erol, M. (2011). Vision Sciences Society, Poster.
Slesar C., Mack, A., Clarke, J., & Erol, M. (2011). Two object priming. Vision Sciences Society, Poster.

3. Clarke, J., Ro, T., & Mack, A. (2013). The persistence of inattentional blindness and the absence of priming
from natural scenes. Vision Sciences Society, Poster.
Webster, K., Clarke, J., Mack, A., & Ro, T. (2014). The role of color in inattentional blindness. Vision Sciences
Society, Poster.
Publications in preparation___________________________________________
Ro, T., Clarke, J., Webster K., & Mack, A. (in preparation). The role of color in inattentional blindness.
Clarke, J & Mack, A. (in preparation). Natural scene perception and iconic memory.
Awards and Memberships____________________________________________
New School Dissertation Fellowship 2012-2013
New School University Teaching Fellowship 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Vision Sciences Society Member 2011, 2013, 2014
NSSR Scholarship Award 2010, 2011, 2012
Referees___________________________________________________________
Dr. Arien Mack,
Department of Psychology,
80 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor,
New York, NY, 10011
Tel: 212.229.5727 ext. 3105; Email: mackarie@newschool.edu
Dr. Marcel Kinsbourne,
Department of Psychology,
80 Fifth Avenue, 7th floor,
New York, NY, 10011
Tel: 212.229.5727 ext. 3103; Email: kinsboum@newschool.edu
Dr. William Hirst,
Department of Psychology,
80 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor,
New York, NY, 10011
Tel: 212.229.5376 ext. 4967; Email: hirst@newschool.edu