David Fencsik

David Fencsik is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, East Bay. His research focuses on visual cognition, attention, and perception, particularly in the domains of visual search, multiple object tracking, and visual short-term memory. He holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology (assumed based on departmental role) and maintains a lab focused on understanding the limits and mechanisms of visual attention. His work integrates theoretical and experimental approaches to explore how humans process dynamic visual information under varying task conditions.

Dr. Fencsik's research interests include the role of motion, location, and feature-based information in object tracking, the capacity limits of visual attention, and the interplay between eye movements and covert attention. He has published extensively on topics like attentional bottlenecks, change detection, and the durability of visual representations in short-term memory.

His publications reveal a consistent focus on understanding the cognitive and perceptual mechanisms underlying visual processing efficiency. Recent trends in his work emphasize real-world task disruption scenarios and the recovery of attentional focus after task interruptions.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. He serves as an academic advisor in the Psychology Department and maintains an active research agenda with a strong emphasis on empirical studies.

Laboratory and team collaborations are not detailed in the text, though his research likely involves student collaborators given his faculty role. Office hours are typically available but suspended during summer sessions.