Michael P Domjan

Michael P Domjan is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Signature Course Faculty. He served as Department Chair (1999–2005) and Founding Director of the Imaging Research Center (2005–2008). His research focuses on functional approaches to classical conditioning, sexual conditioning, and taste aversion learning. Domjan has been honored with the D. O. Hebb Award and an honorary doctorate from Konrad Lorenz University. His work is supported by NSF and NIH grants, including a MERIT Award and a Golden Fleece Award. He edits journals and authored the textbook Principles of Learning and Behavior, used globally. Domjan teaches courses on Music and Psychology and Learning & Memory, and leads the Tertis/Pavlov Project linking music and psychology via YouTube videos.

• Education: Ph.D., McMaster University

Research interests include Pavlovian conditioning mechanisms, evolutionary constraints on learning, and applications in music psychology. His studies explore conditioned sexual behavior in quails, memory consolidation, and stimulus-response relationships. Domjan's YouTube channel reaches global students, and his work bridges music theory with psychological principles.

Awards include the Hebb Award (2014), honorary doctorate (201?), MERIT Award, and Proxmire's Golden Fleece (notable critique of research spending).

Advising includes guiding Ph.D. students now faculty in U.S., Colombia, and Turkey. Grants span decades with NSF/NIH support. Domjan's Tertis/Pavlov Project features YouTube videos exploring music-psychology connections.