| Objectives | To pursue research at the intersection of emotion, attention and visual perception |
| Education |
New York University PhD (Psychology: Cognition & Perception) in progress, expected 2011 Master of Arts (Psychology: Cognition & Perception), January 2009 University of California, at Berkeley Bachelor of Arts, May 2004 Major: Cognitive Science, neuroscience emphasis Minor: Anthropology, social cultural emphasis |
| Experience |
Teaching Assistant for Cognition, with Robert Colner New York, NY (May 2009 - June 2009) Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Psychology, with Dr. Edgar Coons New York, NY (May 2009 - June 2009) Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Psychology, with Dr. Edgar Coons New York, NY (May 2008 - June 2008) Teaching Assistant for Cognition, with Dr. Andrew Hilford New York, NY (January 2007 - May 2007) Research Assistant, Perception and Neuroscience Lab, Psychology Department, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN (September 2004 - July 2006) Cognitive Science Peer Advisor, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA (January 2004 - May 2004) Undergraduate Research Assistant, Emotion and Social Interaction Lab, Psychology Department, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA (September 2003 - May 2004) |
| Memberships |
Cognitive Neuroscience Society New York Academy of Sciences Vision Sciences Society |
| Awards |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Travel Award, New York University, 2009 Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience Fellowship, 2007 MacCracken Fellowship, New York University, 2006-2011 |
| Book Chapters |
Stanley, D.A., Ferneyhough, E., & Phelps, E.A. (2009). Neural Perspectives on Emotion: Impact on Perception, Attention and Memory. In G.G. Berntson & J.T. Cacciopo (Eds.), Handbook of Neuroscience for the Behavioral Sciences. New York: John Wiley & Sons. |
| Publications |
Meng, M., Ferneyhough, E., & Tong, F. (2007). Dynamics of perceptual filling-in of visual phantoms revealed by binocular rivalry. Journal of Vision, 7(13):8, 1-15, http://journalofvision.org/7/13/8/, doi:10.1167/7.13.8. |
| Conference Presentations |
Ferneyhough, E., Stanley, D.A., Phelps, E.A. & Carrasco, M. (2009, May). Effects of Faces as Exogenous Cues are Dependent on Visual Field and Handedness. Poster. Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL. Ferneyhough, E., Meng, M. & Tong, F. (2006, May). Interactions between Binocular Rivalry and Phantom Filling-In. Poster. Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL. |
| Ad Hoc Reviewer |
Emotion |
| Department Talks & Presentations |
Emotion and the Attentional Blink, Cognition & Perception Brown Bag, April 2009 Faces as Attentional Cues: Visual Field and Handedness, Cognition & Perception Miniconvention, Sept. 2008 Investigating the Interaction of Emotion and Attention, Cognition & Perception Miniconvention, Sept. 2007 |
| Department Service |
Cognition & Perception Graduate Student Brown Bag Coordinator, 2008-2009 |