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I'm currently pursuing doctoral work in Quantitative Psychology at the
University of California, Davis. Additionally, I'm working as a graduate
researcher for the Shamatha Project, a study of the effects of long-term,
intensive meditation practice on attention, emotion regulation, and their neural
correlates.
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PUBLICATIONS
MacLean, K.A., Ferrer, E., Aichele, S.R.,
Bridwell, D.A., Zanesco, A.P., Jacobs, T.L., King, B.G., Rosenberg, E.L.,
Sahdra, B.K., Shaver, P.R., Wallace, A.B., Mangun, G.R., & Saron, C.D.
(Accepted for Publication). Intensive meditation training leads to improvements in
perceptual discrimination and sustained attention. Psychological Science.
MacLean, K.A., Aichele, S.R., Bridwell, D.A.,
Mangun, G.R., Wojciulik, E., & Saron, C.D. (2009). Interactions between
Endogenous and Exogenous Attention during Vigilance. Attention, Perception,
& Psychophysics, 71, 1042-1058.
SOFTWARE
Data Visualization
I've created a graphics engine that leverages the powerful features
of Adobe Illustrator for the purpose of data visualization.
You can view
test images here.
Cognitive Science
I've written the following software for use in cognitive science research. All programs have been developed using the Presentation platform and have been designed to allow for easy modification. Most are ready to use in imaging applications. While I cannot provide public downloads of these programs, I welcome inquiries from other researchers wishing to use these computer tasks in their work. Tasks include:
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Color-word Stroop
Emotion-word Stroop
Emotions Recall Task
Emotions-Attentional Blink
IAPS Potentiated Startle
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Response Competition Task
Lexical Decision Task
Spacial Cuing Paradigm Task
MacLean Sustained Attention Task
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PRESS
The Shamatha Project has begun to receive media attention.
You can learn more about meditation research and this particular research effort
from the following sources: