Research Publications

Boyer, J. L., Harrison, S., & Ro, T. (2005). Unconscious processing of orientation and color without primary visual cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102, (46), 16875-16879.

Boyer, J. L., & Ro, T. (in press). Attention attenuates metacontrast masking, Cognition.

Manuscripts in Progress

Harrison, S., Boyer, J. L., Ro, T. & (manuscript in progress). Unconscious vision in action.

Research Presentations

Harrison, S., Boyer, J. L., Greene, K., Chang, E., & Ro, T. (April, 2005). Unconscious vision in action. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.

Boyer, J. L., Harrison, S., Greene, K., & Ro, T. (April, 2005). Unconscious orientation and color processing without primary visual cortex. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.

Boyer, J. L., & Ro, T. (November, 2004). Attentional influences on metacontrast masking. Poster presented at the annual Psychonomics conference.

Boyer, J. L., Grimshaw, G., & Sangerman, C. (June, 2003). Valence and the attentional blink: Examining the effects of threat. Poster presented at the Annual Theoretical and Experimental Neuropsychology (TENNET XIV) Conference.

Boyer, J. L., & Sangerman, C. (April, 2003). Threat and the attentional blink. Poster presented at the Annual Psychology Research Fair, California State University, San Marcos.

Grimshaw, G. M., Elias, L. J., Sarty, G. E., Cheesman, J., Kraushaar, G., Marino, V. F., Boyer, J. L., & Wales, J. (April, 2002). When the left is mad and the right is glad: fMRI of conflict between the cerebral hemispheres. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society.

Boyer, J. L., & Wales, J. (April, 2002). Listening for facilitation of prosody. Poster presented at the Annual Psychology Research Fair, California State University, San Marcos.

Teaching Experience

Classes:

Spring 2006: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Class

I was responsible for creating and grading exams, grading research reports, and meeting with students who had questions or concerns about the course material.

Fall 2004: Recitation Leader for Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Class

In addition to fulfilling my responsibilities as a teaching assistant, I conducted weekly review sessions and exam review sessions to aid in the students learning of the material.

Fall 2004: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Class

Responsibilities were the same as above.

Fall 2003: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Class

Responsibilities were the same as above.

Guest Lectures:

2006: Presentation on Consciousness to Introduction to Psychology Class

2005: Presentation on Semantic Categorization in the Brain to Graduate Cognitive Neuroscience Class

2005: Presentation on Consciousness to Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Class

2004: Presentation on the Neuronal Plasticity, Infant Object Processing, and False Memories to Graduate Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Class

2003: Presentation on the Attentional Blink to Graduate Cognitive Psychology Class

2003: Lecture on the Attentional Blink to Cognitive Psychology Laboratory Class

2002: Lecture on Visual Agnosia to Graduate Cognitive Psychology Seminar

Invited Talks:

March 2005: Presentation on TMS induced blindsight at the Departmental Cognitive Seminar

April 2004: Presentation on Attention and Metacontrast Masking in Departmental Cognitive Seminar

Volunteer Service

2005: Coordinator of the Psychology Department Prospective’s Weekend Committee

2003-2004: Member of the Colloquium Reception Committee

2001-2003: President of the Psychology Student Organization at California State University, San Marcos

2002-2003: Chair of the Abstract Review Committee for the Psychology Research Fair, California State University, San Marcos

Honors and Awards

2005: Awarded Gertrude Maurin funding for conference travel

2003-Present: Graduate Fellowship Award, Rice University

2001-Present: Member of Psi Chi National Honor Society

2000-2003: Dean’s List

2003: Presidents’ Award Nominee for Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar

Professional Memberships

2003-Present: Cognitive Neuroscience Society

2005-Present: Vision Sciences Society

References

Jim Dannemiller, Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX., 77005

713-348-4486 dannemil@rice.edu

Randi Martin, Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX., 77005

713-348-3417 rmartin@rice.edu

James Pomerantz, Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX., 77005

713-348-3418 pomeran@rice.edu

Gina Grimshaw, Department of Psychology, California State University, San Marcos, 92096

760-750-8044 grimshaw@csusm.edu