Dr. Herbert Clark

Professor

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Biography

Herbert H. Clark is a prominent psycholinguist and the Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at Stanford University. His research interests focus on cognitive social processes in language use, emphasizing interactive processes during conversation, low-level disfluencies in speech, and the understanding of discourse emergence. Clark is well-known for his theory of 'common ground,' which posits that individuals engaged in conversation share knowledge that contributes to meaningful dialogue. Together with Deanna Wilkes-Gibbs, he developed a collaborative model to explain how people coordinate to determine definitive references in conversations. His influential publications include 'Semantics Comprehension,' 'Psychology of Language: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics,' and 'Arenas of Language Use.'

Research Interests

Experience

Albert Ray Lang Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology, Stanford University.

Professor

1975-01-01 — 2010-01-01

Department of Psychology, Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Professor at Stanford University's Department of Psychology.

Associate Professor

1969-01-01 — 1975-01-01

Department of Psychology, Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Associate Professor at Stanford University's Department of Psychology.

Assistant Professor

1966-01-01 — 1969-01-01

Department of Psychology, Carnegie-Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University's Department of Psychology.

Awards

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Honorary Doctorate

2012-06-01
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Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award

2009-01-01
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John Simon Guggenheim Fellow

1975-01-01
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NSF Graduate Fellowship

1963-01-01

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
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