CURRICULUM VITAE

Mark Van Selst, Ph.D.             August 1999

NASA Ames Research Center           San Jose State University
Mailstop 262-4                     Psychology (0120)
Moffett Field, California          San Jose, California
94035-1000                         95192-0120
USA                                USA


Date of Birth:  November 3, 1967; Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada

Citizenship:  Canadian

Telephone

 Office: 408 924 5674 
 Fax:    408 924 5605 
 Pager/Voice/Cell:  415 309 0160

RESEARCH:

1. Processing mechanisms underlying dual task interference
2. Visual cognition
   • mental rotation
   • image scanning
   • object perception/representation
   • inter-object relations
3. Attention
   • Stroop Interference
4. Unconscious processing
5. Statistics
   • the effect of sample size on statistical procedures

EMPLOYMENT:

1997 - present : San Jose State University (Associate Professor in Psychology)

1995 - 1997 : NASA Ames Research Center: National Research Council Research Associate

1989 - 1995 : University of Waterloo : Graduate Student, Sessional Lecturer, Teaching Assistant

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Waterloo--Cognitive Psychology [1995]

"Karlin and Kestenbaum's results do not require a dual-task processing bottleneck at response execution"

M.A. University of Waterloo--Cognitive Psychology [1991]

"Visual operations in an inside/outside discrimination task"

B.A. University of British Columbia--Psychology [1989]

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1998 - 2000 : NASA Ames Cooperative Research Award

1997 - 1999 : San Jose State University Foundation Research Award

1997 - 1999 : California State University Research Award

1995 - 1996 : National Research Council Postdoctoral Resident Research Associateship, NASA Ames Research Center

1993 - 1994 : University Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo

1993 : Special Achievement Award, University of Waterloo

1991 - 1993 : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post-Graduate Scholarship

1989--1991 : University Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo

TEACHING

• INTERESTS:
  • Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Cognition
  • Attention
  • Perception

• EXPERIENCE:
  • Teaching
    1. Research Methods in Cognition
    2. Introduction to Cognition
    3. Computers in Behavioral Research
    4. Introductory Research Methods
    5. Graduate Research Methods
    6. Introduction to Learning and Memory
    7. Thesis Advisor

  PUBLISHED PAPERS:

  • McCann, R. S., Remington, R., Van Selst, M. (1999). Automaticity in visual work processing: A dual-task investigation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, in press.
  • Ruthruff, E., Johnston, J.C., & Van Selst, M. (1999). Why practice reduces dual-task interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, in press.
  • Van Selst, M., Ruthruff, E., & Johnston, J.C. (1999). Practice Decreases PRP Interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, in press.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1997). Decision and response. Cognitive Psychology, in press.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1995) Visual operations involved in within-figure processing. Visual Cognition., 2, 1--34.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1994) A solution to the effect of sample size and skew on outlier elimination. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 47A, 631--650.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1994). Can mental rotation occur before the dual-task bottleneck? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 20, 905--921.
  • Van Selst, M., & Merikle, P. (1993). Perception below the objective threshold? Consciousness and Cognition , 2, 194--203.
  • Paulhus, D., & Van Selst, M. (1990). The spheres of control scale; 10 years of research. Personality and Individual Differences, 11, 1029--1036.
  • Paulhus, D., Graf, P., & Van Selst, M. (1989). Attentional load increases the positivity of self-presentation. Social Cognition, 7, 389--400.

  SUBMITTED PAPERS:

  • Van Selst, M., & Johnston, J.C. Dual-task interference that cannot be attributed to output Interference.
  • Joordens, S., McIlwaine, J., & Van Selst, M. The Word is Mightier than the Ink: Strength of Association, Inadvertent Reading, and the Stroop Asymmetry.

  PAPERS IN PREPARATION:

  • Van Selst, M. Intentionality modulates dual-task interference
  • Van Selst, M., M., Besner, D., & Jolicoeur, P. Word frequency has a locus of effect prior to the dual task bottleneck
  • Van Selst, M., & Merikle, P. Presenting meaningless stimuli for 1~millisecond: evidence for unconscious perception?
  • Joordens, S., & Van Selst, M. A horse race is only part of the story about Stroop interference trade-offs
  • Van Selst, M., Remington, R., & McCann, R. Lexical processing follows the dual-task bottleneck.

  CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

  • Van Selst, M., & Johnston, J.C.(1997) Dual-task interference that cannot be attributed to output Interference. Cognitive Science, Stanford, CA.

  CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

  • Van Selst, M., Rodriguez, T. (1999, July). Visual Scanning Operations Require Bottleneck Processing. Paper presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning, Hood River, OR.
  • Van Selst, M., Rodriguez, T. (1999, April). Central Requirements of Visual Processing. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychology Association, Irvine, CA.
  • Van Selst, M., Bheeman, A. (1998, November). Intentionality Modulates Dual-Task Interference. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Dallas, TX.
  • Johnston, J.C., Ruthruff, E., Van Selst, M., & Remington, R. W. (1998, November). Effects of single-task practice on dual-task interference. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Dallas, TX.
  • Van Selst, M. (1998, July). The effect of practice on modality effects in dual-task interference. Paper presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning, Hood River, OR.
  • Van Selst, M., & Johnston, J. C. (1997, July). The role of modality in generating dual-task interference. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning, Hood River, OR.
  • Van Selst, M., & Johnston, J.C. (1996, November). Dual-task interference that cannot be attributed to output Interference. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
  • Van Selst, M., & Johnston, J.C. (1996, July). Dual-task interference that cannot be attributed to output Interference. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning, Hood River, OR.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1995, July). Using The Overlapping-task (PRP) Paradigm to Investigate Experimental Effects with Multiple Loci of Action. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Association for Interdisciplinary Learning, Hood River, OR.
  • Van Selst, M., Joordens, S., & Fillmore, M. (1994, November). The horse race ain't over: Reverse Stroop effects with manual responses. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Loius, MO.
  • Van Selst, M., Besner, D., & Jolicoeur, P. (1994, June). Word frequency has a locus of effect prior to the dual task bottleneck. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Science, Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1993, November). A response selection account of the effect of number of alternatives on dual-task processing. Paper presented at the 34rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Washington, D.C.
  • Van Selst, M., & Merikle, P. (1993, August). Perception below the objective threshold? Poster presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1993, July). There is a central processing bottleneck at response selection, by golly, evidence from simple and choice reaction times under a dual task paradigm. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Science, Toronto, Ontario.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1993, May). The effect of sample size and skew on outlier elimination: Two old and two new procedures. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1992, November). Mental rotation occurs prior to response selection. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, St. Louis, MO.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1991, June). Evidence against figural colouring in an inside/outside decision task. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.
  • Van Selst, M., & Jolicoeur, P. (1991, June). Inside/outside decisions and figural colouring. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Calgary, Alberta.
  • Paulhus, D., Graf, P., & Van Selst, M. (1989, August). Attentional load increases the positivity of self-presentation. Poster presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  INVITED TALKS

  • Van Selst, M. (1997, May). Doing two things at the same time: Human performance limitations. San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
  • Van Selst, M. (1996, August). Cognitive limitations at decision and response. Failure Analysis Associates, Menlo Park, CA.
  • Van Selst, M. (1996, June). Decision making constrains human performance on simple tasks. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.
  • Van Selst, M. (1995, September). Central Processing Limitations Constrain Overlapping Task Performance. University of California: Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
  • Van Selst, M. (1995, March). Using the overlapping-tasks technique to investigate lexical processing. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  • Van Selst, M. (1994, December). Central Processing Limitations and Spatial Attention. University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K.

  REFERENCES

  Dr. James Johnston

  NASA Ames Research Center
  Mailstop 262-4
  Moffett Field, California
  94035--1000
  
  jcj@eos.arc.nasa.gov
  650 604 5686
  

  Dr. Pierre Jolicoeur

  Department of Psychology
  University of Waterloo
  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  N 2 L   3 G 1
  
  pjolicoe@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca
  519 885 1211 extension 2142
  

  Dr. Roger Remington

  NASA Ames Research Center
  Mailstop 262-4
  Moffett Field, California
  94035-1000
  
  rremington@mail.arc.nasa.gov
  650 604 6243
  

  Dr. Philip M. Merikle

  Department of Psychology
  University of Waterloo
  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  N 2 L   3 G 1
  
  pmerikle@watarts.uwaterloo.ca
  519 885 1211 extension 2629
  

  Dr. Derek Besner

  Department of Psychology
  University of Waterloo
  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  N 2 L   3 G 1
  
  dbesner@watarts.uwaterloo.ca
  519 885 1211 extension 3647