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Todd A. Kahan is a Professor of Psychology at Bates College, specializing in cognitive processes such as visual perception, attention, memory, and language. His research explores the interplay between these functions, focusing on paradigms like object substitution masking, attentional capture, and semantic priming. He holds a B.S. from Syracuse University (1992) and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University at Albany, SUNY (1998).
- Education:
- B.S. Psychology, Syracuse University, 1992
- Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, 1998
Professor Kahan’s research interests include understanding how attention, perception, and memory interact in tasks like word recognition and visual scene processing. His work often employs experimental paradigms to disentangle these cognitive processes, such as studying how masks affect target perception or how working memory influences attentional modulation.
He has received notable awards including the James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship (2014–2015) and the Charles F. and Evelyn M. Phillips Faculty Fellowship (2007). He is an Associate Editor of Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics and a Contributing Editor of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.
His teaching spans courses like Cognitive Psychology, Sensation and Perception, and Research Methodology. He has advised numerous Bates students on projects, contributing to over 15 publications since 2013. His lab focuses on visual cognition and attentional mechanisms, bridging theoretical and applied research in cognitive science.
