g.l.malcolm (at) sms.ed.ac.uk Room: S17 and F23 Telephone: +441316503349
I am currently studying how visual attention is guided through scenes during real-world search tasks. More specifically, I am examining how different forms of top-down information - in particular, target template knowledge and scene context - affect eye movements.
PUBLICATIONS:
• Malcolm GL, Henderson JM. “Combining top-down processes to guide eye movements during real-world scene search.” Journal of Vision, 2010, 10(2):4, 1–11. (Link)
• Malcolm GL, Henderson JM. “The effects of target template specificity on visual search in real-world scenes: Evidence from eye movements.” Journal of Vision, 2009, 9(11):8, 1-13. (Link) (#17 in the "Hot Recent Papers" in Journal of Vision's download report)
• Henderson JM, Malcolm GL,
• Rayner K, Smith TJ, Malcolm GL,
• Sheldon C, Malcolm GL, Barton JJS. “Alexia with and without agraphia: A perceptual and linguistic re-analysis of two classical syndromes.” Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2008, 35(5), 616-624. (PubMed)
• Malcolm GL, Lanyon LJ, Fugard AJB, Barton JJS. “Scan patterns during the processing of facial expression versus identity: An exploration of task-driven and stimulus-driven effects.” Journal of Vision, 2008, 8(8):2, 1-9. (Link)
• Barton JJS, Malcolm GL, Hefter R. “Spatial processing in Bálint syndrome and prosopagnosia: a study of three patients.” Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2007, 27(4), 268-274. (PubMed)
• “Combining top-down information during real world visual search: target template and scene context.” Malcolm GL, Henderson, JM. European Conference on Eye Movements, August, 2009. Oral presentation.
• “Visual search in real-world scenes: Effects of target cue specificity and cue lead time on component search processes.” Malcolm GL, Henderson, JM. Vision Science Society, May, 2008. Poster.
• “Predicting perceptual expertise from semantic knowledge: an indexed car test for prosopagnosic patients.” Hanif H, Khalil R, Malcolm GL, Barton JJS. Vision Science Society, May, 2008. Poster.
• “Visual search in real-world scenes: Effects of target cue specificity and cue lead time on component search processes.” Malcolm GL, Henderson JM. European Conference on Eye Movements, August 22nd-27th, 2007. Poster.
• “Eye movements during the processing of facial expression versus identity: An Exploration of task-driven and stimulus-driven effects.” Malcolm GL, Lanyon LL, Barton, JJS. Vision Science Society, May 11th-16th, 2007. Poster.
• “Preserved face perception is correlated with normal fusiform face area activity in associative prosopagnosia.” Fox CJ, Malcolm GL, Barton JJS. American Academy of Neurology, April, 2007. Poster.
• “Sequence-agnosia: Visuotemporal Dysfunction in Balint's Syndrome?” Malcolm GL, Barton JJS. Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science, Montreal, Canada, July 14-17, 2005. Oral presentation.
• “Sequence-agnosia. Visuotemporal Dysfunction in Balint’s Syndrome?” Malcolm GL, Kingstone A, Barton JJS. UBC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, April 22nd, 2005. Oral presentation.
• “Liberty and Order in Restoration Poetry”. Liberty Fund, April 14-17th, 2005. Colloquium.
AWARDS/FUNDING:
• University of Edinburgh. College of Humantities and Social Science. School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. College Studentship. – Tuition, plus annual stipend.
• University of Edinburgh. College of Humantities and Social Science. School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. Small Grant Application. – £550.
• American Friends of the University of Edinburgh (AFUE) Scholarship. – $2000.
AFFILIATIONS:
Association for Psychological Science
Vision Science Society
TEACHING / GROUP ORGANISING:
• Tutor. Psychology I.
2007 – 2009.
• Organizer. Visual Cognition Research Unit Seminar Series.
Department of Psychology. 2008 – 2009.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• 2004-2006 University of British Columbia Department of Medicine and Vancouver General Hospital Visiting Scholar and Lab Manager for Human Vision and Eye Movement Lab. Lab Head: Jason Barton, MD, PhD, FRCPC
• 2002 Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital Neuropsychology Research Assistant for Human Vision and Eye Movement Lab. Lab Head: Jason Barton, MD, PhD, FRCPC