Welcome to the homepage of

the Visual Information Processing Laboratory at

the Florida Center for Reading Research

This website is intended as a quick reference for information on our work, primarily in the area of experimental reading research. We currently pursue several lines basic research on information processing in reading as well as applied work aimed at improving reading instruction in the State of Florida. Collaborative projects include work in the areas of drug and alcohol addiction, attention deficits (ADHD), Neurolinguistics, Human Factors and research on aging.

We are not only participating in the cognitive and developmental psychology programs at Florida State, but our group is also an active part of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR.org). If you are a prospective student, please contact us for more information. This page is still under development, and we are grateful for feedback and suggestions.

 

Active Research Areas

Research on normal reading: Inter- and intraindividual variability, sequential vs. parallel word processing, reading in different languages and writing systems. Glenmore, a theory and model of information processing and eye movement control in reading.

Neuropsychology and Neurolinguistics: Effects of acute alcohol intoxication and chronic alcohol consumption, visual processing and executive functions in children and adults with ADHD, word recognition and reading in patients with aphasia.

Developmental reading research: reading behavior in beginning readers and in children with reading disabilities, predictors of learning to read, reading in old adults.

Human factors and training: Eye movements in HCI interfaces, computerized training of reading skills, multitasking in elderly adults.

Contact information for Dr. Ralph Radach (radach@psy.fsu.edu):

Department of Psychology
1107 W. Call Street
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301
PDB Room 324

Florida Center for Reading Research
227 N. Bronough St. Suite 7250
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Room 3122