| Research interests |
| Perception and action; visually guided action; perceptual-motor learning; visual perception; virtual environments; ecological psychology; dynamical systems modeling |
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| Education |
| Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of Connecticut (1999) |
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| B.S. in Mathematics, Bucknell University (1993) |
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| Employment |
| Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 2007-Current) |
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| Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2001-2007) |
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| Posdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Cognitive and Linguisitic Sciences, Brown University (1999-2001) |
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| Courses |
| PSYC 4410 (Sensation & Perception); COGS 6961 (Perception & Action); COGS 6960 (Proseminar in Cognitive Science); PSYC 4160 (Human Factors Seminar) |
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| Publications |
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Fajen, B. R., Riley, M. R., & Turvey, M. T. (in press). Information, affordances, and control of action in sport. International Journal of Sports Psychology. |
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Fajen, B. R. (in press). Themes in perception and action. In D. Sternad (Ed.) Progress in Motor Control V: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. |
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Fajen, B. R. (in press). Perceptual learning and the visual control of braking. Perception & Psychophysics. |
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Fajen, B. R. (in press). Learning novel mappings from optic flow to the control of action. Journal of Vision. |
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Bastin, J., Fajen, B. R., & Montagne, G. (revision in preparation). Controlling speed and direction during interception: an affordance-based control model. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. |
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Fajen, B. R., Diaz, G., & Cramer, C. (submitted). Reconsidering the role of movement in perceiving action-scaled affordances. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. |
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2007
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Fajen, B. R. (2007). Affordance-based control of visually guided action. Ecological Psychology. 19 (4), 383 - 410. |
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Fajen, B. R. (2007). Rapid recalibration based on optic flow in visually guided action. Experimental Brain Research, 183 (1), 61-74. |
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Fajen, B. R. & Warren, W. H. (2007). Behavioral dynamics of intercepting a moving target. Experimental Brain Research, 180 (2), 303-319. |
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2006
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Fajen, B. R. & Devaney, M. C. (2006). Learning to control collisions: The role of perceptual attunement and action boundaries. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 32(3), 300-313. |
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Huang, W., Fajen, B. R., Fink, J., & Warren, W. H. (2006). Visual navigation and obstacle avoidance using a steering potential function. Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 54(4), 288-299. |
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2005
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Fajen, B. R. (2005). The scaling of information to action in visually guided braking. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 31(5), 1107-1123. |
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Fajen, B. R. (2005). Calibration, information, and control strategies for braking to avoid a collision. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 31(3), 480-501. |
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Fajen, B. R. (2005). Perceiving possibilities for action: On the necessity of calibration and perceptual learning for the visual guidance of action. Perception, 34(6), 741-755. |
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2004
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Fajen, B. R., & Warren, W. H. (2004). Visual guidance of intercepting a moving target on foot. Perception, 33, 689-715. |
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Warren, W. H., & Fajen, B. R. (2004). From optic flow to laws of control. In L. M. Vaina, S. A. Beardsley, and S. Rushton (Eds.), Optic Flow and Beyond. Kluwer (pp. 307-337). |
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Warren, W. H., & Fajen, B. R. (2004). Behavioral dynamics of human locomotion. Ecological Psychology, 16 (1), 61-66. |
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2003
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Fajen, B. R., & Turvey, M. T. (2003). Perception, categories, and possibilities for action. Adaptive Behavior, 11 (4), 276-278. |
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Fajen, B. R., & Warren, W. H. (2003). The behavioral dynamics of steering, obstacle avoidance, and route selection. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 29(2), 343-362. |
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Fajen, B. R., Warren, W. H., Temizer, S., & Kaelbling, L. (2003). A
dynamical model of steering, obstacle avoidance, and route selection. International Journal of Computer Vision, 54(1/2), 13-34. |
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2002
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Fajen, B. R., & Kim, N.-G. (2002). Perceiving curvilinear heading in the presence of moving objects. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance , 28(5), 1100-1119. |
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2001
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Fajen, B. R. (2001). Steering toward a goal by equalizing taus. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27(4), 953-968. |
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2000
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Fajen, B. R. & Warren, W. H. (2000). Go with the flow. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4(10), 369-370. |
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Kim, N.-G., Fajen, B. R. & Turvey, M. T. (2000). Perceiving circular heading in non-canonical flow fields. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance , 26(1), 31-56. |
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