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9/3/2007

 

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

 

35.     Peterson, M.S., Beck, M.R., & Wong, J. H. (in press). Were you paying attention to where you looked? The role of executive working memory in visual search. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

 

34.      Wong, J. H., Peterson, M.S., & Hillstrom, A. P. (in press). Smoothly morphing semantic and structural information is insufficient for oculomotor capture. Journal of Vision.

 

33.      Bherer, L., Kramer, A.F., Peterson, M.S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K. & Becic, E. (in press). 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.

 

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.

 

 

Presentations and Published Abstracts

 

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