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Visual Information Processing Lab
















A Florida State University Center


Grants and Fellowships

Current research projects with external funding



  • The Lexile Framework for Reading: Scientific Foundations and Application in Florida Schools. Funded by the Florida Department of Education (www.fdoe.org).

  • Reading in Aphasia: Experimental studies of word processing and oculomotor control. In collaboration with Dr. Walter Huber, RWTH University Medical Center Aachen. Funded by the German Science Foundation (www.dfg.de).

  • Visuomotor impairments due to acute alcohol intoxication. In collaboration with Dr. Alan Lang, FSU Clinical Psychology Program. Funded by the Alcohol Beverage Medical Research Foundation (www.ammrf.org).

  • Executive Functions in Children with ADHD: Innovative assessment strategies based on precise oculomotor measurement. In collaboration with Dr. Janet Kistner, FSU Clinical Psychology Program. Funded by the Florida State Council on Research and Creativity.



Fellowships and stipends awarded to lab members



  • Ashley Greene, starting 2008, Florida State University, Developmental Psychology Program, PIRT Fellowship for Education Science.


  • Lisa Glover, starting 2007, Florida State University, Cognitive Psychology Program, PIRT Fellowship for Education Science.


  • Lauren Fiasconaro, starting 2007, Florida State University, Cognitive Psychology Program, PIRT Fellowship for Education Science.


  • Jessica Hill, starting 2006, Florida State University, Developmental Psychology Program. McKnight Graduate Fellowship.


  • Alke Daniels, 2005-2006, RWTH University Aachen, German Academic Exchange Fellowship (www.daad.de).


  • Miao-Hsun Yen, 2006-2007, National Yang Ming University, Taipeh. Fulbright scholarship and Taiwanese government stipend.


  • Kathrin Spitzer, 2006-2007, Technical University of Dresden, Roland-Ernst-Foundation for Medical Research.