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Professor Joy J. Geng is a faculty member at the University of California, Davis, where she leads the Integrated Attention Lab. Her research focuses on understanding how goal-directed and sensory-driven information interact to shape perception, with a particular emphasis on attentional control mechanisms. She employs neuroimaging (fMRI), eye-tracking, and electrophysiological techniques to study neural and cognitive processes underlying attentional selection and distractor suppression.
Dr. Geng holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University. She teaches courses in Cognitive Neuroscience, Perception, and Current Research in Psychology. Her work has been supported by grants, including a James S. McDonnell Foundation grant for studying memory and attention in virtual reality.
Her lab investigates how behavioral goals and prior experiences influence attentional priorities, using methodologies such as virtual reality, EEG/ERP, and collaborations with TMS and pharmacology studies. Recent advancements include exploring multisensory integration, task-adaptive target templates, and distraction mitigation strategies. The lab maintains a supportive environment highlighted in its lab manual and has produced notable alumni across academia and industry.
Dr. Geng advises numerous graduate and undergraduate students, many of whom have pursued postdoctoral research or faculty positions. Her contributions to the field include pioneering studies on attentional suppression, template adaptation, and the neural underpinnings of visual search efficiency.
