Marta Wnuczko

Education

University of Toronto

PhD (expected, 2012): Psychology

Supervisors: Dr. John M. Kennedy & Dr. Matthias Niemeier

MA (2009): Psychology

Master’s Thesis Title: Two-fulcrums for pointing result in pointing higher in visually-monitored conditions than blindfolded

Supervisor: Dr. John M. Kennedy                               

York University

B.Sc. Spec. Hons (2007): Psychology

Faculty of Health Summa cum laude                                          

B.Sc. (2004): Biology

Faculty of Pure and Applied Science

Publications

Wnuczko, M., & Kennedy, J.M. (2011). Pivots for pointing: visually-monitored pointing has higher arm elevations than pointing blindfolded. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 37(5): 1485-1491. doi:10.1037/a002423

Wnuczko, M., Pratt, J., Hasher, L., & Walker, R. (in press) When age is irrelevant: distractor inhibition and target activation in priming of pop-out. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr114

Selected Conference Presentations

Wnuczko, M., & Kennedy, J.M. (2011, June 16th). Target elevation estimated lower for visually-guided pointing than blindfolded pointing. Poster presented at the York International Vision Research Conference on Plastic Vision at York University, Toronto, Ontario.

Wnuczko, M., Kennedy, J.M., & Niemeier, M. (2011, April 14th). Vision overestimates acute angles and lengths on the ground plain. Poster presented at the annual Program in Neuroscience Poster Day at University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.

Wnuczko, M., Kennedy, J.M., & Niemeier, M. (2010, May 7th). As distance increases, pointing tasks reveal change in elevation is faster than change in azimuth: evidence from blindfolded and blind. Talk presented at the Southern Ontario Neuropsychology Group conference at Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.