1999 Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, Brown University. Thesis Topic: disparity interpolation and the recovery of stereoscopic surfaces. Advisor: Leslie Welch.

1994 M.A. General Psychology, Central Michigan University.

1991 B. Sc. Psychology (with Honor), Michigan State University.

Research

Publications and submissions

Vreven, D., McKee, S. P., & Verghese, P. (under review). Contour completion through depth interferes with stereoacuity. Vision Research.

Vreven, D. & Verghese, P. (2002). Integration of speed signals in the direction of motion. Perception & Psychophysics (in press).

Vreven, D. & Welch, L. (2001). The absence of depth constancy in contour stereograms. Perception, 30(6), 693-705.

Vreven, D., & Blough, P. M. (1998). Searching for one or many targets: Effects of extended experience on the runs advantage. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior, 24, 98-105.

Vreven, D., Gudanowksi, D. M., King, L. A., & King, D. W. (1995). The Civilian version of the Mississippi PTSD Scale: A psychometric evaluation. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 8(1), 91-109.

King, D. W., King, L. A., Gudanowski, D. G., & Vreven, D. (1995). Alternative representations of war zone trauma: Outcomes in male and female Vietnam veterans. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 104(1), 184-196.

Gudanowski, D. M., Vreven, D., King, L. A., & King, D. W. (1994). GR-GRAPH: Quattro-Pro templates and macros for producing graphs and tables to accompany Samejima's graded response model analysis. Applied Psychological Measurement, 18(3), 292.

Platform presentations

Vreven, D., McKee, S. P., & Verghese, P. (2001). Disparity curvature interferes with stereoacuity. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Abstracts, 42(2), S939.

Verghese, P., McKee, S. P., & Vreven, D. (2001). Reduced uncertainty accounts for the enhanced sensitivity to motion trajectories. Bioastronautics Investigators Workshop, Galveston, TX.

Verghese, P., McKee, S. P., & Vreven, D. (2000). Humans show enhanced sensitivity to motion signals along a trajectory. NASA Human Factors Winter Workshop, Houston, TX.

Vreven, D., & Welch, L. (1999). The pillow effect from interpolated disparity. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 70, 3.

Vreven, D., & Welch, L. (1998). Disparity interpolation and stereoscopic shape distortions. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 69, 90.

Vreven, D., & Blough, P. M. (1996). Perceptual priming suggests multiple "search images" in pigeons. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 67.

Abstract Publications

Vreven, D., & Verghese, P. (2000). Motion pooling affects speed discrimination. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Abstracts, 41(4), S795.

Vreven, D., & Welch, L. (1999). Structure from stereopsis: Surface Interpolation. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Abstracts, 40 (4), S810.

Vreven, D., & Welch, L. (1998). Perceived depth in curved stereoscopic surfaces. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Abstracts, 39 (4), S670.

Vreven, D., Welch, L, & Reichel, F. (1997). Perceived surface curvature depends on both curvature disparity and perceived distance. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science Abstracts, 38 (4), S902.

Vreven, D., and Monahan, J. S. (1994). Evidence for Optional Processing of Stimulus Structure in Speeded Classification Tasks. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society.

Vreven, D., Monahan, J., & O'Connor, B. J. (1994). Effects of instructions and element proximity on the visual processing of configural stimuli. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society.

Monahan, J. S., Vreven, D., & O'Connor, B. J. (1993). Treating reaction times as similarities in multidimensional scaling of integral and configural stimuli. Proceedings of the International Society for Psychophysics.

Teaching

Introduction to psychology

Introduction to statistics and experimental design

Visual perception

Audition

Animal behavior