EDUCATION

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences , Vrije Universiteit , Amsterdam, 1996-1999
• Ph.D., Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action , University of Connecticut , 1996
• M.A., Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action , University of Connecticut , 1994
• B.A., Department of Psychology , Franklin & Marshall College , 1990

RESEARCH

My research is directed towards identifying the patterns of change, or dynamics, in motor coordination through the use of nonlinear quantitative tools.  Projects include motor learning, motor-respiratory coupling (i.e., pacing your breathing during exercise), and the intentional control of coordination.

Contact me directly for information about research opportunities.

In addition to my personal research, I work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary research team called DPAC (Dynamics of Perception, Action, and Cognition).   Activities include:  research collaboration; development of a multidisciplinary dynamics curriculum; group mentoring; hosting external visitors; discussions of current literature and research; and tutorials on computer programming, grant-writing, methodology, and equipment.

FUNDING

• National Science Foundation:  Dynamics of Motor-Respiratory Coupling (2005 - 2008)

• Amazeen, E. L., Ringenbach, S. D., & Amazeen, P. G.  (2005).  The effects of attention and handedness on coordination dynamics in a bimanual Fitts’ Law task. Experimental Brain Research.  In Press.
• Amazeen, P. G., Amazeen, E. L., & Turvey, M. T.  (2004).  Symmetry and the Devil. Journal of Motor Behavior, 36, 371-372.
• Butner, J., Amazeen, P. G., & Mulvey, G. M.  (2005).  Multilevel modeling of two cyclical processes: Extending differential structural equation modeling to nonlinear coupled systems.  Psychological Methods, 10, 159-177.
• Mulvey, G. M., Amazeen, P. G., & Riley, M. A.  (2005).  The use of (symmetry) group theory as a predictive tool for studying bimanual coordination.  Journal of Motor Behavior, 37, 295-309.
• Ringenbach, S. D., & Amazeen, P. G.  (2005).  How do children control rate, amplitude, and coordination stability during bimanual circle drawing?  Ecological Psychology, 17, 1-18.

TEACHING

Introduction to Dynamical Systems (undergraduate and graduate)

Dynamics and Complexity

Coordination Dynamics

Learning and Motivation

Research Methods

Principles of Research in Psychology (Statistics and Methodology)

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