Department of Psychology
Pryale Hall, Room 111
654 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-2300
Fax: (248) 370-4612
Professor
Office: 220 Pryale Hall
Phone: 248-370-2305
E-mail: purcell@oakland.edu
Major Field
Visual Perception
Degrees
B.A. Humboldt State College
M.A. University of Cincinnati Ph.D. University of Toronto
Research Interests
Impact of emotional content of faces on speed of responding. Impact of stimulus organization on detection thresholds.
Other Interests
Theory of Evolution as it applies to perceptual systems.
Publications
Purcell, D.G. & Stewart, A.L. (in press). Still another confounded face in the crowd. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics.