Research Interests: Control of visual attention Functional anatomy of attentional system Neuropsychology of attention

Publications: • Mordkoff, J.T., Halterman, R., & Chen, P. (2008). Why does the effect of exogenous cuing depend on the number of display locations? Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15(4), 819-824. • Chen, P., Moore, C.M, & Mordkoff, J.T. (2008). On the spatial metric of short-SOA costs of exogenous cuing. American Journal of Psychology, 121(2), 229-240. • Chen, P. & Mordkoff, J.T. (2007). Contingent Capture at a very short SOA: Evidence against Rapid Disengagement. Visual Cognition, 15(6), 637-646. • Moore, C. M., Lanagan-Leitzel, L. K., Chen, P., Halterman, R., & Fine, E. M. (2007). Nonspatial attributes of stimuli can influence spatial limitations of attentional control. Perception & Psychophysics, 69(3), 363-371. • Chen, P., Erdahl, L., & Barrett, A.M. (under revision, Neuropsychologia). Monocular patching may induce ipsilateral "where" spatial bias.

Educational Background:
Ph.D. in Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May 2007.

Specialization in cognitive and affective neuroscience (SCAN), Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, September 2005.

M.S. in Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, May 2004.

B.S. in Medical Radiation Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2001.