Professor, Dept of Psychology
University of Michigan Masters
Prof. David E. Meyer, Ph. D., is a faculty member of the Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan. A mathematical psychologist and cognitive scientist, he received his Ph. D. from the University of Michigan and subsequently worked for several years as a Member of Technical Staff in the Human Information Processing Research Department at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, before joining the faculty at the University of Michigan. Prof. Meyer is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and a fellow in the Society of Experimental Psychologists, American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, and American Association for The Advancement of Science. The American Psychological Association has honored him with its Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, and he has also received the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in recognition of his lifetime contributions to basic research. Prof. Meyer's teaching and research -- sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Mental Health, and Office of Naval Research -- have dealt with fundamental aspects of human perception, attention, learning, memory, language, movement production, reaction time, multitasking, executive mental control, human-computer interaction, personality and cognitive style, cognitive aging, cognitive neuroscience, mathematical models, and computational models. Reports of this research have appeared in various books and periodicals such as Science, the Psychological Review, Cognitive Psychology, Memory & Cognition, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Journal of Memory and Language, and volumes of the Attention and Performance symposium series, as well as other publications. The public news media consider Prof. Meyer to be a leading expert on human multi-tasking and he has been interviewed frequently by radio, newspaper, and magazine journalists. After completing their doctoral degrees, Prof. Meyer's numerous graduate students have taken professional positions at major universities and research institutions throughout the U.S. and overseas. He has also served extensively on journal editorial boards, grant review panels, and administrative committees in his professional field. More information about Prof. Meyer and his professional activities may be found at his laboratory website.