For Fall 2021 term, the first event of the Professor Lecture Series will feature Dr. Daniel Smilek, Professor at University of Waterloo. The event is scheduled for October 21, Thursday between 4-5PM (EST). We invite you to this event, where Professor Daniel Smilek will provide an introduction to his research interests, sharing insights into the field and its applications.
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Speaker Bio:
Dr. Smilek is a professor in the Department of Psychology and is the director of the Vision and Attention Lab at University of Waterloo. Dr. Smilek’s research explores the factors that influence how people pay attention while they perform tasks in their everyday lives.
Dr. Smilek's lab has explored various aspects of attentional engagement, such as (1) the ubiquitous experience of mind wandering, (2) sustained attention to tasks over protracted periods of time (i.e., vigilance), (3) attention-related errors, (4) media multitasking, and (5) peak engagement (i.e., flow). They have examined these aspects of attention in tightly controlled experimental settings, as well as in more naturalistic everyday contexts. Their focus has been on proposing and testing theories of human attention, as well as on developing a practical understanding of how people engage with the world around them.