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Michael Craig Barris, PhD

BarrisOccupation: Neurophysiologist
Born: Dunkirk, New York, February 19, 1944

Education:
PhD, City University of New York (1976)
AB, University of Rochester (1966)

Career:
Neurophysiologist, Assistant Professor of Optometry, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL (1995-1998)
Visiting Assistant Research Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1994)
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (1990-1992)
Research Assistant in Psychology, Queens College, Flushing, NY (1989)
Assistant Professor of Optometry, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1983-1988)
Fellow in Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (1976-1979)

Career Related:
Adjunct Instructor of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY (1980-1981); Adjunct Lecturer of Psychology, Queens College, Flushing, NY (1971-1976)

Civic:
Trustee, Village of Fredonia, New York (2018-2019)

Creative Works:
Contributor, 43 Articles to Vision Research, Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Documenta Ophthalmologica, Annals of Neurology, Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Optometry and Vision Science

Achievements:
Developing a laser speckle visual stimulator of evoked cortical potentials. Discovering that the visual sensitivity of women increases on the day of basal body temperature rise. Confirming that the electro-oculogram Arden ratio is inversely proportional to ocular malignant melanoma mass.

Awards:
Recipient, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Fight-For-Sight (1981); Grantee-in-Aid, Research National Society to Prevent Blindness (1981); Recipient, Institutional Research Grantee, American Cancer Society (1976); Recipient, National Research Service Fellowship, National Eye Institute (1976)

Political Affiliation:
Democrat

Family:
Son of W. Record Barris and Thelma M. (Snow) Barris

Memberships:
Former Member, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Member, Optical Society of America; Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Hobbies:
Opera fan

Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 1992-1993, 1st Edition (pub. 1992)
Who’s Who in Optical Science and Engineering – 1985
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 1980

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