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Michael A. Riley Associate Professor, Psychology Co-Director, Brain & Mind Studies Ph. D., University of Connecticut, 1999 Curriculum Vitae Address: 429-A Dyer Hall ML 0376 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0376 phone: 513-556-5544 fax: 513-556-1904 michael.riley@UC.Edu http://www.oz.uc.edu/~rileym/pmdl/RileyLab/
Web site: http://www.oz.uc.edu/~rileym/pmdl/RileyLab/ Biography: Representative Publications: Mulvey, G. M., Amazeen, P. G., & Riley, M. A. (2005). The use of (symmetry) group theory as a predictive tool for studying bimanual coordination. Journal of Motor Behavior, 37, 295-309. Riley, M. A., Baker, A. A., Schmit, J. M., & Weaver, E. (2005). Effects of visual and auditory short-term memory tasks on the spatiotemporal dynamics and variability of postural sway. Journal of Motor Behavior, 37, 311-324. Schmit, J. M., Regis, D., & Riley, M. A. (2005). Dynamic patterns of postural sway in ballet dancers and track athletes. Experimental Brain Research, 163, 370-378. Tollner, A. M., Riley, M. A., Matthews, G., & Shockley, K. D. (2005). Divided attention during adaptation to visual-motor rotation in an endoscopic surgery simulator. Cognition, Technology, & Work, 7, 6-13. Black, D. P., & Riley, M. A. (2004). Prism aftereffects disrupt interlimb rhythmic coordination. Journal of Motor Behavior, 36, 131-136. Riley, M. A., & Clark, S. (2003). Recurrence analysis of human postural sway during the sensory organization test. Neuroscience Letters, 342, 45-48. Riley, M. A., & Black, D. P. (2003). Prism exposure affects the proprioceptive frames of reference for interlimb rhythmic coordination. Motor Control, 7, 57-70. Riley, M. A., & Turvey, M. T. (2002). Variability and determinism in motor behavior. Journal of Motor Behavior, 34, 99-125. Riley, M. A., Wagman, J. B., Santana, M-V., Carello, C., & Turvey, M. T. (2002). Perceptual behavior: Recurrence analysis of a haptic exploratory procedure. Perception, 31, 481-510. Riley, M. A., & Turvey, M. T. (2001). Inertial constraints on limb proprioception are independent of visual calibration. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27, 438-455. Riley, M. A., Santana, M-V., & Turvey, M. T. (2001). Deterministic variability and stability in detuned bimanual rhythmic coordination. Human Movement Science, 20, 343-369. Wagman, J. B., Shockley, K., Riley, M. A., & Turvey, M. T. (2001). Attunement, calibration, and exploration in fast haptic perceptual learning. Journal of Motor Behavior, 33, 323-327. Courses Taught: Systems of Psychology, History & Philosophy of Psychology, Research Methods in Perception and Action, History of the Mind, advanced courses in perception-action and human factors Laboratory: Michael Riley is co-director (with Kevin Shockley) of the Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Laboratory. The aim of our research in perception-action is to determine the nature of coordinated, perceptually guided actions. We use tools and concepts from ecological psychology, nonlinear dynamics, and complex systems theory to understand perception-action. We investigate the nature of coordinated action patterns, the informational support for the control of action, and the nature of perceptual information used in perceiving and manually manipulating hand-held objects. We are also interested in the interaction between perception-action and other sorts of cognitive activity. We believe the perception-action framework and the ecological-dynamical theoretical perspective provide a fresh perspective on many classical problems in cognitive science. That framework also provides a fresh perspective on understanding human-machine systems and applied problems in human factors. Our research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Laboratory
Areas of Expertise: Perception-Action, Ecological Psychology, Nonlinear Dynamics & Complex Systems, Human Factors
Research Areas: Haptic & visual perception, postural control, coordinated rhythmic movements, perceptual-motor adaptation, time series analysis < back >