Welcome to the
Spatial Cognition Laboratory
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Welcome to the Spatial Cognition Laboratory |
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Holly received her Bachelor's
degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1987, her Ph.D. from Stanford
University in 1992, and has been a faculty member at Tufts since 1994.
In addition to her work, she enjoys running road races, hiking, and spending
time with her family.  Bailey
BonuraDoctoral Student (co-advised with Asst. Prof. Thomas)
Bailey received her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in
early 2008. Throughout her undergrad, as well as the six months following
graduation, she was a research assistant in UCSB's Spatial Thinking
Laboratory where she researched topics including the effects of individual
differences in spatial ability on a person's ability to mentally or manually
rotate complex virtual objects. She was also a research assistant in the
Laboratory for Attention Brain and Behavior at UCSB where she investigated
the neural correlates involved in attentional control using EEG/ERPs. Her
current research interests include investigating the interaction between
perspective and organization in younger and older adults' learning of
spatial layouts. Besides her work, Bailey enjoys sleeping, eating, and
spending time with family and friends....
Tad Brunye received his Ph.D. in experimental cognition from Tufts University in May, 2007. He presently is a cognitive psychologist for the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) in Natick, MA, and an Instructor and Visiting Scholar here in the department of psychology. He studies spatial memory, working memory, spatial language and discourse comprehension, multimedia learning, educational system design, and spatial visualizations.
Aaron recently graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor's in psychology, completing an honor's thesis in Professor Bharucha's laboratory, examining the effects of several music characteristics on induced affective states. Here in our lab, Aaron is investigating the effects of shifting perspectives in spatial visualizations and high arousal states on navigation through virtual environments. He is also co-managing the daily activities of the laboratory along with Grace Giles.
Grace recently graduated from Middlebury College with a bachelor's in neuroscience, working in Professor Collaer's laboratory, examining stress-induced impairments in hippocampal-dependent cognitive tasks. Here in our lab, Grace is investigating the acute effects of caffeine and taurine on a range of cognitive processes such as perception, working memory, and navigation. She is also co-managing the daily activities of the laboratory along with Aaron Gardony.
Caroline received her Ph.D.
in experimental cognition from Tufts University. She
presently is a cognitive psychologist for the U.S. Army Research,
Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) in Natick, MA, and a
Visiting Scholar here in our lab. Caroline studies dietary effects on
cognitive and physical performance, and spatial memory.
Qi received her
Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Zhejiang University in 2005 and a
Master's degree in cognitive psychology from Southwest University,
China, in 2008. Here in Tufts, she studies spatial cognition, social
influence on spatial memory, and the integration of spatial and
non-spatial information. Qi enjoys movies, various kinds of music,
readings, spending time with family and friends besides her work. Recent Graduates A. Reyyan
Bilge, Ph.D. (2009) Undergraduate Research Assistants:
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Professor
Holly A. Taylor, Ph.D.
Tad Brunye,
Ph.D.
Aaron
Gardony
Grace
Giles
Caroline
R. Mahoney,
Ph.D.
Qi Wang, M.S.