Sandra Marshall

Director, Cognitive Ergonomic Research Facility (CERF)

President, EyeTracking, Inc.

Principal Investigator, Using Cognitive Models & Eye Tracking Methodology to Evaluate Decision Making in the TADMUS Program

Principal Investigator, Integrating DVD Technology with Advances in Eye Tracking for Tactical Decision Making

Principal Investigator, Hybrid Models of Schema Knowledge: Evaluation and Extension

Principal Investigator, Understanding and Measuring Cognitive Workload: A Coordinated Multidisciplinary Approach


Education

  • B.A., Boston University
  • Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Background

I joined the faculty at SDSU in 1985, and I became Director of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education (CRMSE) in 1987. As a professor of psychology, I teach courses in graduate statistics and cognitive psychology.

Research Interests

I am the Director of the Cognitive Ergonomic Research Facility at SDSU and President of EyeTracking, Inc., a privately-held company that uses eye tracking to evaluate visual products. For the past 15 years I have conducted basic research sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, National Science Foundation, and National Institute of Education. Currently I direct three major research projects, all of which involve the use of eye-tracking measures to investigate aspects of cognitive processing and decision making. My research has focused on two main areas: cognition and assessment. I am also working with new methods for assessing cognitive workload with psychological and physiological measures.

Teaching Philosophy

From my theoretical perspective and teaching experience, students'
constructing examples for application is important for their developing deep understandings of theoretical constructs. While students are certainly responsible for constructing their own understandings, my role as an instructor is to provide mediating tools around which socially situated cognition can occur. I accomplish this through having students work in groups to solve complex problems. As a teacher-scholar, I am constantly reflecting on my own teaching practice, reading current research on learning and instruction, and modifying my pedagogy to better serve my students.

 
 Sandra Marshall

Sandra Marshall
Professor of
Psychology

 
Phone: 619-594-1840
E-Mail: [email protected]