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9/19/2008
Academic Appointments
2006-present Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Neuroscience PhD. Program
George Mason University, Department of Psychology
Fairfax, Virginia
2002-2006 Assistant Professor
George Mason University, Department of Psychology
Fairfax, Virginia
2004 (Fall) Visiting Researcher (pretenure sabbatical)
University of Illinois
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
1998-2002 Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Illinois
Beckman Institute and Department of Psychology
2001-2002 Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Department of Psychology
1997-1998 Visiting Assistant Professor
University of North Florida, Department of Psychology
Education
Ph.D. 1997 University of Kansas
Area: Experimental/Cognitive Psychology
Minor: Quantitative Methods
Title: ÒThe Temporal Dynamics of Attention and the Attentional BlinkÓ
Advisor: James F. Juola
M.A. 1994 University of Kansas
Area: Experimental/Cognitive Psychology
Title: ÒThe Allocation of Visual Attention in Three-Dimensional SpaceÓ
Advisor: James F. Juola
B.A. 1992 University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Major: Psychology
Additional training
APA Advanced Training Institute in fMRI (June 2004)
Research Interests
Broad: Visual attention, perception, memory,
aging, and cognitive neuroscience
Specific: The control of attention;
interactions between working memory representations and attention; task switching; effects of aging on attentional
control; mathematical modeling, statistics, and experimental design;
psychophysiological measurements of cognition.
Grants
1999-2002 "Training
In Cognitive Psychophysiology" – NIH: T32MH019554
PI:
Emanuel Donchin
2002-2004 "Visual Search and Memory" – NIH: R01MH64505
Direct costs: $300,000
Period: December 2002 - November 2005
2007- Sponsor, ASEE/DoD SMART Scholarship Grant to Jason H. Wong
Reasearch appearing in popular media
Begley, S. (2006, March 3) Old brains don't work that
badly after all, especially trained ones. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.
Publications
37. Beck, M.R., Angelone, B.L., Levin, D.T., Peterson, M.S., & Varakin,
A. (in press). Selective attention during change detection leads to implicit learning for probable changes. Consciousness and Cognition.
36. Wong, J. H., Peterson, M.S., & Thompson, J.C. (2008). Visual working memory
capacity for objects from different categories: A face-specific maintenance effect. Cognition, 108, 719-731.
35. Peterson, M.S., Beck, M.R., & Wong, J. H. (2008). Were you paying attention
to where you looked? The role of executive working memory in visual search. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15, 372–377.
34. Bherer, L., Kramer, A.F., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K. & Becic, E. (2008). Transfer effects in task-set cost and dual-task cost after dual-task training in older and younger adults: Further evidence for cognitive plasticity in attentional control in late adulthood. Experimental Aging Research., 34, 188-209.
33. Wong, J. H., Peterson, M. S., & Hillstrom, A. P. (2007). Are changes in semantic
and structural information sufficient for oculomotor capture? Journal of Vision, 7(12):3, 1-10, http://journalofvision.org/7/12/3/, doi:10.1167/7.12.3.
32. Beck, M.R., Peterson, M.S., & Angelone, B. L. (2007). The roles of encoding,
retrieval, and awareness in change detection. Memory and Cognition, 34, 610-620.
31. Erickson, K. I., Colcombe, S. J., Wadhwa, R., Bherer, L., Peterson, M. S., Scalf, P., Kim, J. S.,
Alvarado, M., & Kramer, A. F. (2007). Training-induced functional activation changes in dual-task processing: an fMRI study. Cerebral
Cortex, 17, 192-204.
30. Erickson,
K. I., Colcombe, S. J., Wadhwa, R., Bherer, L., Peterson, M. S., Scalf, P.,
Kim, J. S., Alvarado, M., & Kramer, A. F. (2007). Training-induced
plasticity in older adults: effects of training on hemispheric asymmetry.
Neurobiology of Aging, 28, 272-83.
29. Peterson,
M.S., Beck, M.R., & Vomela, M. (2007) Visual search is guided by
prospective and retrospective memory. Perception and Psychophysics, 69(1), 123-135.
28. Bherer, L., Kramer, A.F., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, S.J.,
Erickson, K.I., & Becic, E. (2006). Testing the limits of cognitive
plasticity in older adults: Application to attentional control. Acta
Psychologica, 123(3). 261-78.
27. Beck, M., Peterson, M.S.,
& Vomela, M. (2006). Memory
for where, but not what, is remembered during visual search. Journal
of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 32, 235-250.
26. McCarley,
J. S., Kramer, A. F., Boot, W. R., Peterson, M.S., Wang, R. F., & Irwin,
D.E. (2006) Oculomotor
behavior and attentional strategies during visual search for multiple targets.
Visual Cognition. 14, 685-703.
25. Beck, M.R.,
Peterson, M.S., Boot, W.R., Vomela, M., & Kramer, A.F. (2006). Explicit
memory for rejected distractors in visual search. Visual Cognition, 14, 2, 150-174.
24. Kramer, A.F,
Boot, W. R., McCarley, J.S., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, A.F., & Scialfa, C.
T. (2006). Aging, memory, and visual search. Acta Psychologica, 122, 288-304.
23. Bherer, L., Kramer, A. F., Peterson,
M., Colcombe, S.J., Erickson, K.I., & Becic, E. (2005). Training effects
on dual-task performance: Are there age-related differences in plasticity of
attentional control? Psychology
& Aging, 20, 695-709.
22. Erickson,
K. I., Colcombe, S. J., Wadhwa, R., Bherer, L., Peterson, M. S., Scalf, P.,
Kramer, A. F. (2005). The neural correlates of dual-task performance after minimizing
effects of task-preparation. Neuroimage, 28, 967-979.
21. Belopolsky,
A., Peterson, M. S., & Kramer, A. F., (2005). Visual search in temporally
segregated displays: Converging
operations in the study of the preview benefit. Cognitive Brain Research, 24, 453-466.
20. Kramer,
A.F., Peterson, M.S., McCarley, J.S., Boot, W.R. (2005). Role of memory in visual
search: A brief review of a developing literature. in Quantification
of Human Information Processing. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
19. Boot, W. R., Kramer, A.F.,
& Peterson, M.S. (2005) Oculomotor consequences of abrupt object onsets and offsets: Onsets dominate oculomotor capture. Perception and Psychophysics, 67, 910-928.
18. Boot, W. R., McCarley, J.S.,
Kramer, A.F., & Peterson, M.S. (2004). Automatic and intentional memory
processes in visual search. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 5, 854-861.
17. Cassavaugh,
N., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M.S. (2004). Aging and the strategic control
of the fixation offset effect. Psychology and Aging, 19, 357-361.
16. Peterson,
M.S., Boot, W.R., & Kramer., A.F. (2004). Landmarks help guide
attention during visual search. Spatial Vision, 17, 497-510.
15. Peterson,
M.S., Kramer, A.F., & Irwin, D.E. (2004). Covert shifts of attention
precede involuntary eye movements. Perception and Psychophysics, 66, 398-405.
14. Bojko, A., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M.S. (2004). Age equivalence
in switch costs for prosaccade and antisaccade tasks. Psychology and Aging, 19, 226-234.
13. Peterson,
M.S., Belopolsky, A.V., & Kramer, A.F. (2003). Contingent visual marking by
transients. Perception and Psychophysics. 65, 695-710.
12. Colcombe,
A., Kramer, A.F., Irwin, D.E., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, S, & Hahn, S.
(2003). Age-related effects of attentional and oculomotor capture by onsets and
singletons as a function of experience. Acta Psychologica, 113, 205-225.
11. McCarley,
J. S., Wang, R. F., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., & Peterson, M. S. (2003)
How much memory does oculomotor search have? Psychological Science. 14, 422-426
10. McCarley, J. S., Kramer, A.F, & Peterson, M.S. (2002) Overt and covert object-based attention. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 9, 751-758.
9. Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., & Hahn, S. (2002). Modulation of oculomotor capture by abrupt onsets during attentionally demanding visual search. Visual Cognition, 9, 755-791.
8. Peterson, M. S., & Kramer, A. F. (2001) Attentional guidance of the eyes by contextual information and abrupt onsets. Perception and Psychophysics, 63, 1239-1249.
7. Kramer, A. F., Scialfa, C. T., Peterson, M. S., & Irwin, D. E. (2001) Attentional capture, attentional control and aging. in C. Folk & B. Gibson (Eds.) Attention, Distraction, and Action. Elsevier
6. Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F. (2001). Contextual cueing reduces interference from task-irrelevant onset distractors. Visual Cognition, 8, 843-859.
5. Kramer, A. F., Cassavaugh, N. D., Irwin, D. E., & Peterson, M. S. (2001) Influence of single and multiple onset distractors on visual search for singleton targets. Perception and Psychophysics, 63, 952-968.
4. Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., Wang, R. F., Irwin, D. E., McCarley, J. S. (2001) Visual search has memory. Psychological Science. 12, 287-292.
3. Peterson, M.S., & Juola, J.F., (2000) Evidence for distinct attentional bottlenecks in attention switching and attentional blink tasks. The Journal of General Psychology, 127, 6-26.
2. Juola, J.F., Duvuru, P, & Peterson, M.S. (2000) Priming Effects in Attentional Gating. Memory and Cognition, 28, 224-235.
1. Juola,
J. F., Koshino, H., Warner, C. B., McMickell, M., & Peterson, M.S. (2000)
Automatic and voluntary control of attention in young and elderly adults. The
American Journal of Psychology, 113, 159-178.
Notable Work in Progress
Peterson, M.S. & Beck Title to be determined. in I. Gilchrist
& S. Everling (Eds.) Oxford Handbook on Eye Movements. Oxford
Presentations and Published Abstracts
58. Tsai, Y.D., Wheeler, A. N., & Peterson, M.S. (November
2008). The effects of task-switching on interrupted tasks: What type of task-switching matters? Neuroscience 2008.
57. Wong, J.H., Peterson, M.S., & Thompson, J.C.
(May 2008). Object similarity in visual working memory: A face-specific memory effect. 8th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences
Society, Naples, FL.
56. Smith, C.S., Tsai, Y.D., Wong, J.H., & Peterson,
M.S. (May 2008). More than meets the eye: Investigating expert and novice differences in action video games 8th Annual Meeting of the
Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.
55. Tsai, Y. D., & Peterson, M. S. (April 2008).
Investigating the distinctions between task-switching and interruptions on working memory performance. 2008 Annual Meeting of the
Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.
54. Brooks, D.T., Smith, C.F., Tsai, Y.D., Wong, J.H.,
& Peterson, M.S. (March 2008). The effect of videogame expertise on eye movements and visual attention. APA Division 21/19 Mid-year
Meeting, Fairfax, VA.
53. Peterson, M.S. (October 2007). When our memory
for scenes is good and when it is poor, and what it tells us about the visual system, attention,
and memory. Presented at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
52. Ratwani, R.M., Andrews, A.E., McCurry, M., Trafton,
J.G., & Peterson, M.S. (October 2007). Using peripheral processing and spatial memory to facilitate task resumption. Proceedings of
the Fifty-First Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD.
51. Hillstrom, A., Wong, J.H., & Peterson, M.
S. (May 2007). Identity change and oculomotor capture. 7th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
50. Wong, J.H, & Peterson, M.S. (May 2007). Identifying
a target during visual search affects the contents of working memory. 7th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
49. Tsai, Y. D., & Peterson, M. S. (May 2007).
People like big bright things: Investigating the effects of saliency on visual search. 7th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences
Society, Sarasota, FL.
48. Ratwani, R., Trafton, G., & Peterson, M.S. (November 2006).
Using spatial information to facilitate task resumption. 47th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Houston, Texas.
47. Beck, M.R., & Peterson, M.S. (November 2006).
Identification of distractors during visual search does not guarantee explicit memory. The 14th Annual Workshop on Object Perception and
Memory, Houston, Texas.
46. Peterson,
M.S. Beck, M.R., & Wong, J.H. (May 2006). Effects of executive functioning
on visual search. 6th Annual Meeting of the
Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
45. Beck,
M.R., Angelone, B.A., Levin, D.L, Peterson, M. S., & Varakin, D.A. (May
2006). Implicit learning of base rate information in change detection occurs
for location but not identity. 6th Annual Meeting of the
Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
44. Tsai,
Y. D., & Peterson, M. S. (May 2006). Examining the influence of saliency
during visual search. 6th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
43. Wong,
J. H., Hillstrom, A., & Peterson, M. S. (May 2006). Morphed objects do not capture the eyes. 6th Annual Meeting of the
Vision Sciences Society,
Sarasota, FL.
42. Bherer,
L., Kramer, A. F., Peterson, M. S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K., & Becic, E.
(April 2006). Training effects on dual-task performance in older adults:
Further evidence for cognitive plasticity in attentional control. Cognitive
Aging Conference-2006, Atlanta, GA.
41. Peterson, M.S., Beck, M.R., Boot, W. R., Vomela, M., & Kramer, A.F. (November 2005). Distractor location, but not identity, is remembered during visual search. 46th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Toronto, Canada
40. Peterson, M.S. (October 2005). Intention and attention: beyond the activation models of attentional guidance. Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study. Fairfax, VA
39. Erickson, K.I., Colcombe, S.J., Wadhwa, R., Bherer, L., Peterson, M.S., Scalf, P.E., Kim, J., Alvarado, M., & Kramer, A.F. (June 2005). The neural correlates of dual-task performance after minimizing effects of task-preparation. 11th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Toronto, Canada
38. Peterson, M.S., Beck, M.R.,
Boot, W.R., Vomela, M., & Kramer, A.F. (May 2005). Little is remembered
about rejected distractors in visual search. 5th
Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL
37. Beck,
M. R., Peterson, M.S., & Angelone, B. L. (May 2005). The roles of attention,
memory, comparison failures, and decision making in top-down influences on
change detection. 5th
Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL
36. Vomela,
M., & Peterson, M.S. (May 2005). Better contextual memory for dense displays. 5th Annual Meeting of the
Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL
35. Boot,
W. R., Becic, E., Kramer, A. F., McCarley, J., & Peterson, M.S. (November
2004). Aging and memory for distractors in visual search. Poster presented at the
45th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN. Abstracts
of the Psychonomic Society , 9, 1080.
34. Peterson,
M.S. (October 2004). Memory representations that guide attention during visual
search. Presented at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
33. Peterson,
M.S., Beck, M. R., & Vomela, M (May 2004). The guidance of attention by
retrospective and prospective memory during visual search. 4th Annual
Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL
32. Beck,
M.R., Peterson, M.S., & Vomela, M (May 2004). Where but not what is
remembered during visual search 4th Annual Meeting of the Vision
Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL
31. Boot,
W. R.., Kramer, A.F., McCarley, J.S., Peterson, M.S., & Scialfa, C. T.
(April 2004). Older adults display a larger memory span than younger adults in
visual search. Cognitive Aging Conference-2004, Atlanta, GA.
30. Bherer,
L., Kramer, A.F., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K., McCarley, J. S.,
& Becic, E. (April 2004). Cognitive plasticity and aging: The effect of laboratory-based dual-task training on
attentional time-sharing. Cognitive Aging
Conference-2004, Atlanta, GA.
29. Boot,
W. R., Peterson, M.S., McCarley, J.S., & Kramer, A.F. (2003).The spatial
dynamics of memory representations formed during visual search. Presented at The
11th Annual Workshop on Object Perception and Memory, Vancouver, Canada.
28. Kramer, A.F, Boot, W.R., McCarley, J.S., Peterson, M.S.,
Wang, R, & Irwin, D.E. (October 2003). The nature of memory representations
that support visual search. Exogenous and Endogenous Control of
Eye Movements, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
27. Peterson,
M.S. (2003). Things remembered and things forgotten: The role of memory in
visual search. Presented at the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
26. Kramer,
A. F., McCarley, J. S., Peterson, M.S., & Boot, W.R. (2003). Role of memory in overt search. Presented at the Munich Visual Search Symposium, Munich, Germany.
25. Peterson,
M.S., Boot, W.R., & Kramer., A.F. (2003). Environmental cues modulate
memory during visual search., Poster presented at the 3rd Annual
Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
24. Peterson,
M.S., Kramer, A.F., & Folk, C. (2002) Contingent oculomotor capture.
Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Kansas
City, KS. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society , 7,
370.
23. Boot, W., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M.S. (2002). Oculomotor consequences of onsets and offsets. Presented at The 10th Annual Workshop on Object Perception and Memory. Kansas City, KS.
22. Belopolsky, A. V., Peterson, M.S., & Kramer, A. F. (2002). Attentional mechanisms of visual marking: An event-related potential study. Presented at The 10th Annual Workshop on Object Perception and Memory. Kansas City, KS.
20. Peterson, M.S. (May, 2002). Using eye movements to measure overt and covert attention. Presented at the Office of Naval Research Attention, Perception and Data Visualization Workshop, Fairfax, VA.
19. Peterson, M.S., & Kramer, A. F. (May, 2002). Covert shifts of attention precede involuntary eye movements. Presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL.
18. Peterson, M.S., Kramer, A. F., & Colcombe, A. (April, 2002). Contextual guidance of attention in younger and older adults. presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference-2002, Atlanta, GA.
17. Bojko, A., Kramer, A. F., Peterson, M.S. (April 2002). No age difference in switch costs in pro and antisaccade tasks. presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference-2002, Atlanta, GA.
16. Peterson, M.S., Belopolsky, A. V., & Kramer, A. F. (2001). Contingent visual marking. Presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Orlando, FL. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 6, 388.
15. McCarley, J.S., Peterson, M.S., Kramer, A. F. , Wang, R. F., & Irwin, D. E. (2001). Visual Search for multiple targets gives no evidence of amnesic covert attention. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Orlando, FL. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 6, 33.
14. Belopolsky, A. V., Kramer, A. F., Peterson, M.S., & Humphreys, G. (2001). Electrophysiological analysis of visual marking. Poster presented at The 9th Annual Workshop on Object Perception and Memory. Orlando, FL.
13. Peterson, M. S., & Kramer, A. F. (2001). Guidance of the eyes by contextual information and abrupt onsets. Federated Laboratory 5th Annual Symposium, College Park, Maryland. Proceedings of Army Research Laboratory Fifth Annual Symposium.
12. McCarley, J. S., Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M. S. (2001). Object-based control of overt attention. Federated Laboratory 5th Annual Symposium, College Park, Maryland. Proceedings of Army Research Laboratory Fifth Annual Symposium.
11. Peterson, M. S., McCarley, J. S, Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D.E., Wang, R. F. (2000). Visual search has memory. Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, New Orleans. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 5, 745.
10. Peterson, M. S., & Kramer, A. F. (2000). Guidance of the eyes by contextual cues and abrupt onsets. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, New Orleans. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 5, 20.
9. McCarley, J. S., Peterson, M. S., & Kramer, A. F. (2000). Overt and Covert Object-based Attention. Poster presented at The 8th Annual Workshop on Object Perception and Memory. New Orleans.
8. Kramer, A. F., & Peterson, M.S. (2000). When attentional capture meets memory-based attentional guidance in visual search. Attraction, Distraction, and Action: An Interdisciplinary Conference and Workshop on Attentional Capture. Villanova, PA.
7. Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., & Hahn, S. (2000). Modulation of oculomotor capture by abrupt onsets during free viewing. Federated Laboratory 4th Annual Symposium, College Park, Maryland. Proceedings of Army Research Laboratory Fourth Annual Symposium.
6. Peterson, M. S., Kramer, A. F., Irwin, D. E., & Hahn, S. (1999). Oculomotor capture by sudden onsets during visual search. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Los Angeles Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 4, 415.
5. Peterson, M. S. (1998). Masking and priming affect response times in attentional blink tasks. Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Dallas. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 3, 571
4. Peterson, M. S., & Juola, J. F. (1997). Spatial and temporal dynamics of attentional gating and the attentional blink. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Philadelphia. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 2, 415.
3. Duvuru, P., Winchell, H., Peterson, M. S., & Juola, J. F. (1996). Semantic priming effects on the attentional blink. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago. Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 1, 265.
2. Juola, J. F., McMickell, M., Peterson, M. S., Woolsey, S., Duvuru, P., & Prins, N. (1995). Processing RSVP word streams. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Los Angeles.
1. Peterson, M. S., & Juola, J. F. (1994). Allocation of attention in 3-d space. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis.
Reviewer
Acta
Psychologica
Cognition
Cognitive
Psychology
Human
Factors
International Journal of Psychology
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Journal
of Experimental Psychology: General
Journal
of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Journal of
Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
Journal
of Vision
Neuropsycholgia
Perception
and Psychophysics
Psychological
Science
Psychology
and Aging
Psychonomic
Bulletin and Review
Spatial
Vision
Trends in Cognitive Science
Visual Cognition
Vision
Research
Grant
Proposal Reviewer, NSF (Human Cognition & Perception)
Grant
Study Section Reviewer, NIH
Affiliations
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Psychonomic Society - Full Member
Society for Neuroscience
Teaching Interests
Visual perception, cognition, and attention; cognitive psychology; statistics and research methods; graduate seminars.
Teaching experience
Courses
Taught
| Graduate Cognition | George Mason University |
2007-2008
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| Graduate Research Methods | George Mason University |
2007-2008
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| Sensation and Perception | George Mason University |
2006-2008
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| Neuroscience of Attention | George Mason University |
2006
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| Grad. Exp. Programming | George Mason University |
2005, 2008
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| Graduate Perception Seminar | George Mason University |
2003
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| Cognitive Psychology | George Mason University |
2003-2008
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| Cognitive Engineering | George Mason University |
2002-2005
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| Engineering Psychology | University of Illinois |
2001
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| Senior Seminar in Perception | University of North Florida |
1998
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| Research Methods | University of North Florida |
1997-1998
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| Computers in Psychology | University of North Florida |
1997-1998
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| Introductory Psychology | University of Kansas |
1995-1996
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Courses Assisted
| Statistics | University of Kansas |
1994-1997
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| Visual Cognition Lab | University of Kansas |
1993-1997
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Graduate students supervised
Miroslava Vomela
Jason Wong
Yi-Fang Tsai
Postdocs supervised
Melissa R. Beck
Undergraduate HONORS students supervised
Denitza Mantcheva (Honors Thesis) (Currently at London School of Economics)
"New
Method for Assessing an Old Phenomenon: Comparing Young and Older Adults on an
Implicit Contextual Learning Task"
– Winner of Best Research Award
Sonia Ferraro (Honors Thesis)
"Captivated
by words: Do words on an object distract attention from an object-oriented
task?"
Dissertation COMMITTEES
Mary Soles (PhD. received 12/2005)
Kathryn Levit (PhD. received 5/2006)
Raj Ratwani (PhD. Received 5/2008)
Meredith Cracraft
Jason Wong
Comprehensive exam COMMITTEES
Raj Ratwani
Jason Wong
Carl Smith
Reshma Kumar
Yi-Fang Tsai
COMMITTEES
Neuroscience Advisory Council
Neuroimaging
Core of the Krasnow Institute (NICKI)
Psychology Department Quantitative Committee
Psychology Department Subject Pool Committee