Professor and Graduate Program Director, Psychology
Dr. Watamaniuk received his undergraduate degree in psychology (B.Sc. - 1st Class Honors) from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology from Northwestern University under the supervision of Dr. Robert Sekuler. He then worked for six years at The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco before coming to Wright State in 1995. Dr. Watamaniuk has been the Human Factors/Industrial-Organization Graduate Program Director in the Department of Psychology since 2009.
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About Scott Watamaniuk
Dr. Watamaniuk received his undergraduate degree in psychology (B.Sc. - 1st Class Honors) from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology from Northwestern University under the supervision of Dr. Robert Sekuler. He then worked for six years at The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco before coming to Wright State in 1995. Dr. Watamaniuk has been the Human Factors/Industrial-Organization Graduate Program Director in the Department of Psychology since 2009.
| August 2013 - Present | Professor and Graduate Program Director, Psychology, Wright State University ‐ Wright State University | |
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| August 1995 - Present | Affiliate Scientist, The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute | |
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| September 2000 - July 2013 | Associate Professor, Wright State University ‐ Psychology | |
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| August 1995 - August 2000 | Assistant Professor, Wright State University ‐ Psychology | |
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| January 1993 - August 1995 | Research Associate, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute | |
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| October 1989 - December 1992 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute | |
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| 1986 - 1989 | Research Assistant, Northwestern University ‐ Psychology | |
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| 1984 - 1985 | Research Assistant, University of Alberta ‐ Psychology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2023 - 2028 | Cortical and Brainstem Contributions to Binocular Eye Movements |
| National Institutes of Health | |
| Role: Co-Pl | |
| Colleague(s): Dr. S. Heinen | |
| $2,934,181 | |
| 2012 - 2014 | Attention Allocation for Voluntary Smooth Eye Movements |
| National Institutes of Health - #1 1R01EY021286-02 | |
| Role: Co-Pl | |
| Colleague(s): Dr. S. Heinen | |
| $997,200 | |
| 2003 - 2007 | Motion Detector Networks for Smooth Pursuit |
| National Institutes of Health - #1 RO1 EY013886-01A1 | |
| Role: Co-Pl | |
| Colleague(s): Dr. S. Heinen | |
| $1,132,692 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Motion Detector Networks for Smooth Pursuit |
| National Institutes of Health - #3 RO1 EY013886-03S1 | |
| Role: Co-Pl | |
| Colleague(s): Dr. S. Heinen | |
| $35,200 | |
| 2000 - 2004 | Trajectory Networks in Human Motion Perception |
| National Science Foundation | |
| $146,808 | |
| 2003 - 2003 | Research Supplies Award |
| Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute | |
| $5,339 | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Motion Detector Networks for Smooth Pursuit |
| Ohio Board of Regents | |
| Research Challenge Early Start/Augmentation | |
| $7,627 | |
| 2000 - 2002 | Motion Processing Limitations on Human Smooth Pursuit |
| Ohio Board of Regents | |
| Research Challenge Early Start/Augmentation | |
| $12,246 | |
| 1997 - 1999 | Integrating motion at different spatial scales |
| Ohio Board of Regents | |
| Research Incentive Grant | |
| 1996 - 1998 | Motion processing and Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements |
| Ohio Board of Regents | |
| Research Challenge Grant | |
| $21,000 | |
| 1995 - 1998 | Visual Motion Processing for Smooth Pursuit |
| National Institutes of Health - #1 RO1 EY10838-01A1 | |
| $522,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Member, Society for Neuroscience | Member, Vision Sciences Society |
| B.Sc., Psychology, University of Alberta | ||
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| M.S., Psychology, Northwestern University | ||
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| Ph.D., Psychology, Northwestern University | ||
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