Dr. Joseph Bilotta, an eminent scientist in the field of fish visual
neurophysiology and psychophysics, died suddenly and unexpectedly on
January 2, 2006. A native of Niagara Falls, NY, Joe was born October 21,
1955. His passion for learning took him on a journey from an Associate
Degree in Mathematics in 1975 from Niagara County Community College to a
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology conferred by the City University of New
York in 1987 under the mentorship of Dr. Israel Abramov. Joe continued his
training at Vanderbilt University, working as a post-doctoral fellow in
the laboratory of Dr. Maureen Powers. In 1991, Joe joined the faculty of
Western Kentucky University as an assistant professor of Psychology, and
quickly moved through the ranks, becoming full professor in 2001.