Michael Hout

Michael attended the University of Pittsburgh where he received a BS in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience.  In 2006 he moved to Tempe, AZ to attend Arizona State University, where he received his MA and PhD in Psychology, working under Dr. Stephen Goldinger.  Currently, he’s an assistant professor in the Psychology department at New Mexico State University and head of the Vision Sciences and Memory lab. His research interests fall under the broad heading of visual cognition, including research into visual attention and memory, and computational models of both. Other research interests include (but are not limited to): development of alternative methods for multidimensional scaling, similarity as a psychological construct, working memory, and spoken word perception. His primary work focuses on memory and attention with an emphasis on human visual processing. In his research he emploies converging techniques; specifically, combineing standard behavioral measurements (e.g., reaction time) with more sensitive experimental techniques (e.g., eyetracking), physiological indexes (e.g., pupillometry), advanced statistical procedures (e.g., multidimensional scaling), and computational modeling.