Stephen Adamo

Stephen Adamo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Arizona and directs the Attention Detection And Medical Observation (ADAMO) Lab. He holds a joint appointment in Radiology and Imaging Sciences and is a member of the UA Cancer Center.

• Education: B.S. in Psychology from the University of Arizona, M.A./Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Duke University.

His research focuses on visual perception, attention, and medical image perception, utilizing behavioral studies, eye-tracking, and EEG to explore topics like satisfaction of search in virtual mammograms, the impact of AI on diagnostic imaging, and differences between 2D and 3D visual search. He investigates attentional limitations such as "subsequent search misses" and "self-induced attentional blink" in radiology and cognitive science contexts.

His recent publications examine the intersection of AI, 3D imaging, and cognitive errors in diagnostic workflows, emphasizing human-AI collaboration in visual search tasks.

• Scientific Awards: NIH National Cancer Institute Grant 5K99CA267163-02.

He collaborates with radiologists and cognitive scientists, integrating interdisciplinary methods to improve medical diagnostics through human factors research.