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Guy Van Orden
Director, CAP Center for Cognition, Action & Perception and Director of Research, Department of Psychology,
Guy.Van.Orden@uc.edu
5140 A EDWARDS 1 Edwards Center
513-556-3904
http://web.me.com/guy.van.orden/www.GuyVanOrden.info
Education
PhD, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 1984 (Cognitive Psychology).
B.S., Honors, University of Oregon, Oregon, 1979 (Psychology).
Professional Summary
Guy Van Orden's research focuses on cognitive activities from the perspective of complexity science. He is the lead instructor of the Advanced Training Institute on Nonlinear Methods and teaches classes on Cognition and Complexity.
Positions & Work Experience
1987-2005, Assistant, Associate, & Full Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
2002-2005, Program Director: Perception, Action & Cognition, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia.
2006-, Advisory Panel of Experts, Social Sciences and the Humanities, Commission of the European Communities Seventh Framework Programme, Brussels, Belgium.
2006 to Present, Professor of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
2007 to Present, Director of Research, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
2008 to Present, Director: CAP Center for Cognition, Action & Perception, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
2002-2003, Lecturer in Cognitive Dynamics, Catholic University, Eichstätt, Germany.
1997-1998, Senior Research Scientist, Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT..
05-1994-08-1994, Visiting Professor, Department of Psychonomics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
05-1995-08-1995, Visiting Professor, Department of Psychonomics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
1992-1996, Director: Graduate Program in Cognitive Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
1985-1988, Postdoctoral Fellow, Developmental Psychobiology Research Group, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.
1985-1987, Visiting Fellow, Institute for Cognitive Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
1984-1985, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Acoustical and Behavioral Research, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ.
Research Interests
Dr. Van Orden's interests include changes in the fractal structure or complexity of ordinary cognitive activities such as reading, reasoning, judgments and decisions.
Research Support
(PI) Guy Van Orden, Available Constraints, National Science Foundation. (BCS 0843133); Date: 09/01/2009 to 08/31/2012. Status: Active.
(PI) Guy Van Orden, Collaborative Research: Context and Cognition, National Science Foundation. (BCS-0642716); Date: 08/01/2007 to 07/31/2011. Status: Active.
(PI) Guy Van Orden; Mike Riley; Heidi Kloos; Kevin Shockley, DHB COLLABORATIVE: Lifespan Dynamics of Cognition and Action, National Science Foundation. (0728743 DHB); Date: 01/15/2008 to 12/31/2011. Status: Active.
(Co-PI) Beth O'Brien; Guy Van Orden; Heidi Kloos; Jay Holden, Malleable Factors Associated with Grade 1-12 Reading Fluency, IES. (TBA); Date: 03/01/2011 to 02/28/2015. Status: Pending.
(PI) Guy Van Orden, From Beliefs to Virtuous Behavior: Bringing New Light to a Long Dark Inquiry, Templeton Foundation. (N/A); . Status: Denied.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Kello, Christopher T, Brown, Gordon D A, Ferrer-I-Cancho, Ramon, Holden, John G, Linkenkaer-Hansen, Klaus, Rhodes, Theo, & Van Orden, Guy (2010). Scaling laws in cognitive sciences. Trends in cognitive sciences, 14(5), 223-32.
Kiefer, Adam W, Riley, Michael A, Shockley, Kevin, Villard, Sebastien, & Van Orden, Guy (2009). Walking changes the dynamics of cognitive estimates of time intervals. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 35(5), 1532-41.
Holden, John G, Van Orden, Guy, & Turvey, Michael T (2009). Dispersion of response times reveals cognitive dynamics. Psychological review, 116(2), 318-42.
Wijnants, Maarten L, Bosman, Anna M T, Hasselman, Fred, Cox, Ralf F A, & Van Orden, Guy (2009). 1/f scaling in movement time changes with practice in precision aiming. Nonlinear dynamics, psychology, and life sciences, 13(1), 79-98.
Kello, Christopher T, & Van Orden, Guy (2009). Soft-assembly of sensorimotor function. Nonlinear dynamics, psychology, and life sciences, 13(1), 57-78.
Kello, Christopher T, Beltz, Brandon C, Holden, John G, & Van Orden, Guy C (2007). The emergent coordination of cognitive function. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 136(4), 551-68.
Van Orden, Guy C, Holden, John G, & Turvey, Michael T (2005). Human cognition and 1/f scaling. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 134(1), 117-23.
Colangelo, Annette, Holden, John G, Buchanan, Lori, & Van Orden, Guy C. Speculation about behavior, brain damage, and self-organization: the other way to herd a cat. Brain and language, 90(1-3), 151-9.
Van Orden, Guy C, Holden, John G, & Turvey, Michael T (2003). Self-organization of cognitive performance. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 132(3), 331-50.
Van Orden, Guy C, & Kloos, Heidi (2003). The module mistake. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 39(1), 164-6.
Van Orden, Guy C, Moreno, Miguel A, & Holden, John G (2003). A proper metaphysics for cognitive performance. Nonlinear dynamics, psychology, and life sciences, 7(1), 49-60.
Moreno, Miguel A, Buchanan, Lori, & Van Orden, Guy C. Variability in aphasic patients' response times. Brain and cognition, 48(2-3), 469-74.
Farrar, W T, Van Orden, G C, & Hamouz, V (2001). When SOFA primes TOUCH: interdependence of spelling, sound, and meaning in "semantically mediated" phonological priming. Memory & cognition, 29(3), 530-9.
Vanhoy, M, & Van Orden, G C (2001). Pseudohomophones and word recognition. Memory & cognition, 29(3), 522-9.
Gottlob, L R, Goldinger, S D, Stone, G O, & Van Orden, G C (1999). Reading homographs: orthographic, phonologic, and semantic dynamics. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 25(2), 561-74.
Gibbs, P, & Van Orden, G C (1998). Pathway selection's utility for control of word recognition. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 24(4), 1162-87.
Ziegler, J C, Van Orden, G C, & Jacobs, A M (1997). Phonology can help or hurt the perception of print. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 23(3), 845-60.
Van Orden, G C, & Goldinger, S D (1994). Interdependence of form and function in cognitive systems explains perception of printed words. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 20(6), 1269-91.
Stone, G O, & Van Orden, G C (1994). Building a resonance framework for word recognition using design and system principles. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 20(6), 1248-68.
Stone, G O, & Van Orden, G C (1993). Strategic control of processing in word recognition. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance, 19(4), 744-74.
Stone, G O, & Van Orden, G C. (1992). Resolving empirical inconsistencies concerning priming, frequency, and nonword foils in lexical decision. Language and speech, 35 ( Pt 3), 295-324.
Pennington, B F, Van Orden, G C, Smith, S D, Green, P A, & Haith, M M (1990). Phonological processing skills and deficits in adult dyslexics. Child development, 61(6), 1753-78.
Van Orden, G C, Pennington, B F, & Stone, G O (1990). Word identification in reading and the promise of subsymbolic psycholinguistics. Psychological review, 97(4), 488-522.
Stone, G O, & Van Orden, G C (1989). Are words represented by nodes?. Memory & cognition, 17(5), 511-24.
Van Orden, G C, Johnston, J C, & Hale, B L (1988). Word identification in reading proceeds from spelling to sound to meaning. Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition, 14(3), 371-86.
Van Orden, G C (1987). A ROWS is a ROSE: spelling, sound, and reading. Memory & cognition, 15(3), 181-98.
Kloos, Heidi, Fisher, Anna, & Van Orden, Guy (2010). Situated naïve physics: task constraints decide what children know about density. Journal of experimental psychology. General, 139(4), 625-37.
Van Orden, G., Kello, C. T., & Holden, J. G. (2010). Situated behavior and the place of measurement in psychological theory. Ecological Psychology, 22, 24-43.
Kloos, H., & Van Orden, G. (2010). Voluntary behavior in cognitive and motor tasks. Mind & Matter, 8, 19-43.
Gibbs, R. W., & Van Orden, G. (2010). Adaptive cognition without massive modularity. Language & Cognition, 2, 149-176.
Kello, C.T., Brown, G. D. A., Ferrer-i-Cancho, R., Holden, J. G., Linkenkaer-Hansen, K., Rhodes, T., & Van Orden, G. (2010). Scaling laws in cognitive sciences. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 14, 223-232.
Kloos, H., Fisher, A., & Van Orden, G. (2010). Situated naÔve physics: Task constraints decide what children know about density. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 139, 625-637.
Under Review Publications
Stephen, D., & Van Orden, G. (Eds.). (ongoing). Special issue on Complexity. TopiCS in Cognitive Science.
Wijnants, M.L., Bosman, A.M.T., Cox, R.F.A., Hasselman, F., & Van Orden, G. (submitted). Gauging the limits of motor coordination: Trade-off phenomena emerge across nested scales. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance.
Konvalinka, I., Xygalatas, D., Bulbulia, J., Schjdt, U., Jegind, E. M., Wallot, S., Van Orden, G., & Roepstorff, A. (submitted). Synchronized arousal between performers and related spectators in a fire-walking ritual. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Riley, M., Shockley, K., & Van Orden, G. (submitted). Learning from the body about the mind. Topics in Cognitive Science. (special issue).
Gibbs, R. W., & Van Orden, G. (submitted). Pragmatic choice in conversation. Topics in Cognitive Science (special issue).
Rosen, P. J, Epstein, J. N., & Van Orden, G. (submitted). I Know It When I Quantify It: Ecological Momentary Assessment and Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Emotion Dysregulation in Children with ADHD.
In Press
Holden, J. G., **Choi, I., Amazeen, P. G., & Van Orden, G. (in press). Fractal 1/f dynamics suggest entanglement of measurement and human performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.
Wallot, S. & Van Orden, G. (in press). Toward a lifespan metric of reading fluency. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos.
Diniz, A., Wijnants, M. L., Torre, K., Barreiros, J., Crato, N., Bosman, A. M. T., Hasselman, F. Cox, R. F. A., Van Orden, G., & DeligniËres, D. (in press). Re-assessing classical motor control theories through serial correlation analysis. Human Movement Science.
Wallot, S., & Van Orden, G. (in press). Grounding language in the anticipatory dynamics of the body. Ecological Psychology.
Van Orden, G. (in press). Voluntary performance. Medicina.
Van Orden, G., Kloos, H., & Wallot, S. (in press). Living in the pink: Intentionality, wellness, and complexity. In C. Hooker (Ed.) Handbook of the Philosophy of Science. Volume 10: Philosophy of Complex Systems. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Invited Presentations
Guy Van Orden (09-2010). Keynote Address: Voluntary Performance. 3rd International Congress Complex Systems in Medicine and Sport, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Guy Van Orden (07-2009). Keynote Address: Living in the Pink. 19th Annual International Conference of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Guy Van Orden (01-2010). Complexity. 5th Biennial International Congress on the Philosophical, Epistemological and Methodological Implications of Complexity Theory , Havana, Cuba..
Guy Van Orden (02-2010). 1/f and Parameter Dynamics of Cognitive and Motor Performance. Institute for Frontier Topics in Psychology, Freiberg, Germany.
Guy Van Orden (03-2010). A Place for Volition in Control of Human Behavior. Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus, Denmark.
Guy Van Orden, John Holden, Maarten Wijnants & Anna Bosman (07-2010). Why Dyslexia Appears as It Does: Consequences of Interaction Dominant Dynamics for Cognitive Deficits . Seventh International Conference on the Mental Lexicon Society, Windsor, Ontario.
Guy Van Orden, John Holden, Maarten Wijnants & Anna Bosman (08-2010). Developmental Dyslexia. Fifth Annual Cognitive Dynamics Workshop, CESPA, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT..
Guy Van Orden (09-2010). Nonlinear Timeseries Methods. Retreat: Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Sandbjerg, Denmark.
Guy Van Orden (09-2010). Reading and Developmental Dyslexia. Department of Pedagogy, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Paper Presentations
Wijnants, M.L., Van Orden, G., & Bosman, A.M.T.. Reading fluency is in the dynamics.. 4th International Nonlinear Science Conference, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. 03-2010.
Events Organized
Conference. 1st Annual CAP Conference for Graduate Student Research (), U. of Cincinnati.
Honors & Awards
Keynote Address: Voluntary Performance. 3rd International Congress , 09-2010.
National Science Foundation Award, NSF, 2009-2012.
Guest Editor: TopiCS in Cognitive Science, 2010-2011.
Panelist: National Science Foundation: Pre-Proposal & Full-Proposal PIRE Competition, 2009-2010.
National Science Foundation Award, NSF, 2009-2012.
National Science Foundation Award, NSF, 2008-2011.
Panelist & Yearly Reviewer, European Commission, 2008-2011.
Panelist & Evaluator, European Science Foundation, 2008-2010.
National Science Foundation Award, NSF, 2007-2010.
Lead Instructor, American Psychological Association, 2006-2011.
Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2010.
Fellow, American Psychological Association, 2005.
Director’s Award for Collaborative Integration,, National Science Foundation, 2004.
Director’s Award for Collaborative Integration,, National Science Foundation, 2005.
Panelist: Cognitive and Neural Science, Basic Research Review, U.S. Department of Defense, 2002.
Panelist: Cognitive and Neural Science, Basic Research Review, U.S. Department of Defense, 2004.
Independent Scientist Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1996-2001.
FIRST Independent Research Support and Transition Award, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1990-1996.
Individual National Research Service Award, National Institute of Mental Health, 1986-1988.
Service
Editorial Board Member, Philosophical Psychology .
Editorial Board Member, Mental Lexicon .
Guest Co-Editor, Topics in Cognitive Science .
Committee Member, Diversity Committee, .
Committee Member, Space Committee, .
Director, CAP Center for Cognition, Action & Perception .
Director, Dept. of Psychology Research, .
Committee Member, Search for new CAP Faculty, .
Outside Reviewer, Philosophy Conference, Conference: Thought and Language .
Reviewer, Marie Curie Competition, European Commission 10-2010.
Reviewer, Eurocores Themes, European Science Foundation 08-2010.
Post Graduate Training & Education
1985-1987, Postdoctoral Fellow, Developmental Psychobiology Research Group, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.
1996-2001, NIH Independent Scientist, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2005-2010, Fellow American Psychological Association .
2010 Member Association for Psychological Science.
2010 Member European Society for Cognitive Psychology .
2010 Member Philosophy of Science Association.
2010 Member American Association for the Advancement of Science .
2010 Member Cognitive Science Society.
2010 Member Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences.
2010 Member Society for Complexity Science and Cognitive Science.
Courses Taught
Psychology 325, Introduction to Cognitive Science.
Psychology 402, Cognition & Performance.
Professional Development: Grant Writing.
Instructor Buy Out 10A, Using Extramural NSF Funds to Delay this Course to be Taught to Second Year Graduate Students, Instead of incoming First Year Graduate Students, plus nth Year Students and Faculty.
