Amy vanWell | Academics

Research Focus & Interests

Interdisciplinary focus on development of web-based tools for vision science research. My thesis tested the viability of web-based eye tracking as an alternative to lab-based systems. I also helped democratize the Psiz system for modelling perceptual categories.

Web-based Eye Tracking Vision Science Visual Search Perceptual Categorization Gazer Psiz Online Experiments

Academic Timeline

2023
Master's Thesis Defence

"The Viability of Web-based Eye Tracking"

University of Victoria

Thesis ResearchGate
2023
Graduate TA — Psiz Tutorial

PSYC 576E

Taught graduate-level tutorial on Psiz, a data modelling software for visualizing and understanding participant conceptualization of perceptual categories
2022
Psychology Graduate Award

Awarded for VSS Conference Presentation and Gazer demonstration

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2022
VSS Demo Night

18th Annual Vision Sciences Society Demo Night

Presented live demonstration: "A joint attention game using Gazer, a system for web-based eye tracking"
2021
NSERC CGS-M & President's Research Award

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2021
Graduated BSc with Distinction

Combined Computer Science/Psychology, University of Victoria

Interdisciplinary project: PsychoPy Workshop — teaching Python tools for developing vision science research
2020
NSERC Undergraduate Award

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2019
Joined Different Minds Lab

Professor Jim Tanaka, University of Victoria

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