Fundraising Committee Chair

Dr. Crayton graduated from Oberlin College (1961) and the University of Rochester Medical School (1966).  He was a research neurophysiologist at the University of London Laboratory of Psychoneuroendocrinology (1964-65) and at the National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology (1966-70).  After his residency in psychiatry at The University of Chicago, he has held academic research appointments at The University of Chicago and Loyola Medical School.  He is currently Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Loyola Medical School.  Over the past 25 years he has had a strong research interest in the effects of the environment on human functioning with a special focus on brain function.  The author of over 80 scientific publications, he has been a grant awardee of the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration, and numerous foundations and private sponsors. He has extensive experience in the statistical analysis of large data sets.  He is also an avid amateur botanist and birder.

Contact Email: john.crayton@leafindiana.org