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Mary A Peterson

  • Professor Emerita
Contact
  • (520) 621-5365
  • Psychology, Rm. 524
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • mapeters@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Psychology
    • Columbia University, New York, New York, United States
    • Measures of selective components in perceptual organization

Awards

  • Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award
    • The Psychonomic Society, Fall 2019
  • Early Career Psychologist Champion Award
    • American Psychological Association, Summer 2019
  • Excellence in Mentoring Award
    • Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, UA Successful Scholars Faculty Mentoring Program, Spring 2019
  • Elected Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society
    • What type of organization made the award?: Academic Research Society;Description: This position is an honor, but it is also a heavy service position.;, Fall 2009
    • What type of organization made the award?: Academic Research Society;Description: This position is an honor, but it is also a heavy service position.;, Fall 2008
  • Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
    • What type of organization made the award?: Association for Psychological Science;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing fellow of APS. I was elected a fellow in 2003. ;, Fall 2009
    • What type of organization made the award?: Association for Psychological Science;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing fellow of APS. I was elected a fellow in 2003. ;, Fall 2008
  • Fellow, Division 3, American Psychological Association
    • What type of organization made the award?: American Psychological Association;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing fellow of APA. I was elected a fellow in 2001. ;, Fall 2009
    • What type of organization made the award?: American Psychological Association;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing fellow of APA. I was elected a fellow in 2001. ;, Fall 2008
  • Fellow, Society of Experimental Psychologists
    • What type of organization made the award?: An Honorary Society in Psychology, with restricted membership;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing fellow of SEP. I was elected a fellow in 2004. ;, Fall 2009
    • What type of organization made the award?: An Honorary Society in Psychology, with restricted membership;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing fellow of SEP. I was elected a fellow in 2004. ;, Fall 2008
  • Member of the International Neuropsychological Symposium
    • What type of organization made the award?: International Neuropsychological Symposium;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing member of the International Neuropsychological Symposium. I was elected a member in 2000. This is an international honorary group, with membership limited to 200 scientists.;, Fall 2009
    • What type of organization made the award?: International Neuropsychological Symposium;Description: In 2008, I was a continuing member of the International Neuropsychological Symposium. I was elected a member in 2000. This is an international honorary group, with membership limited to 200 scientists.;, Fall 2008
  • Favorite Professor
    • College of SBS Honors Convocation;Description: Named as Favorite Professor by a student honored at the SBS Honors Convocation October 3, 2008.;, Spring 2009
    • College of SBS Honors Convocation;Description: Named as Favorite Professor by a student honored at the SBS Honors Convocation October 3, 2008.;, Spring 2008
  • Oustanding Honors Faculty Advisor
    • Honors College University of Arizona;Description: This Award is jointly for my teaching in the Psychology Honors ProSeminar and for the guidance I've given to Psychology Honors students outside of class.;, Spring 2009
    • Honors College University of Arizona;Description: This Award is jointly for my teaching in the Psychology Honors ProSeminar and for the guidance I've given to Honors students outside of class.;, Spring 2008

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Courses

2023-24 Courses

  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2024)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 699 (Spring 2024)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2024)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Advanced Perception
    PSY 429 (Spring 2023)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2023)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 199 (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Spring 2023)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2023)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2022)
  • Master's Report
    PSY 909 (Fall 2022)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Directed Research
    NSCS 392H (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSIO 399H (Spring 2022)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Spring 2022)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    COGS 517 (Spring 2022)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    LING 517 (Spring 2022)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Directed Research
    NSCS 392H (Fall 2021)
  • Independent Study
    BIOC 199 (Fall 2021)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Advanced Perception
    PSY 429 (Spring 2021)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2021)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSIO 399H (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 199 (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    PSIO 399 (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 599 (Spring 2021)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2021)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2020)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 499H (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Fall 2020)
  • Independent Study
    PSIO 399 (Fall 2020)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2020)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 392 (Spring 2020)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Spring 2020)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Spring 2020)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    COGS 517 (Spring 2020)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    LING 517 (Spring 2020)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    PHIL 517 (Spring 2020)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2020)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2019)
  • Directed Research
    NSCS 392 (Fall 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2019)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 492 (Fall 2019)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Advanced Perception
    PSY 429 (Spring 2019)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2019)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 299H (Spring 2019)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 599 (Spring 2019)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2018)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 299H (Fall 2018)
  • Honors Thesis
    PSY 498H (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 199 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2018)
  • Methods in Cognitive Science
    NSCS 321 (Fall 2018)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2018)
  • Directed Research
    ECOL 392 (Spring 2018)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Spring 2018)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2018)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2018)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    COGS 517 (Spring 2018)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    LING 517 (Spring 2018)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    PHIL 517 (Spring 2018)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2018)
  • Senior Capstone
    NSCS 498 (Spring 2018)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2017)
  • Directed Research
    ECOL 392 (Fall 2017)
  • Directed Research
    PSYS 392 (Fall 2017)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 299H (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    PSY 399H (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Fall 2017)
  • Methods in Cognitive Science
    NSCS 315A (Fall 2017)
  • Preceptorship
    NSCS 491 (Fall 2017)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2017)
  • Senior Capstone
    NSCS 498 (Fall 2017)
  • Visual Cognition
    PSY 536 (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 299 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 199 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Spring 2017)
  • Master's Report
    PSY 909 (Spring 2017)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2017)
  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Fall 2016)
  • Dissertation
    PSY 920 (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Thesis
    NSCS 498H (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 499 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 299 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 399 (Fall 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 599 (Fall 2016)
  • Methods in Cognitive Science
    NSCS 315A (Fall 2016)
  • Preceptorship
    NSCS 491 (Fall 2016)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • Colloquium
    COGS 595 (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 399H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    NSCS 499H (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 299 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    NSCS 399 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    PSY 499 (Spring 2016)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    COGS 517 (Spring 2016)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    LING 517 (Spring 2016)
  • Intro Cognitive Science
    PHIL 517 (Spring 2016)
  • Research
    PSY 900 (Spring 2016)

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