Dr. Anthony Barnhart, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
abarnhart@carthage.edu; Curriculum Vitae
Tony Barnhart received his BA in Psychology from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois in 2004 and his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2013. He served as a lecturer at Northern Arizona University before joining the faculty at Carthage College in 2015. His research interests fall in the domains of word perception, attention, and the science of magic. For more information, visit the About and Research pages.
Principal Investigator
abarnhart@carthage.edu; Curriculum Vitae
Tony Barnhart received his BA in Psychology from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois in 2004 and his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2013. He served as a lecturer at Northern Arizona University before joining the faculty at Carthage College in 2015. His research interests fall in the domains of word perception, attention, and the science of magic. For more information, visit the About and Research pages.
2020-2021 LAB MEMBERS:
Chad Bolman
Chad is a senior at Carthage College majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience. He has completed several research projects, including a study of visual attention in cyber-security for Carthage's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. Most recently, he has explored the use of machine learning algorithms in the analysis of eye-movement data, in hopes of improving the predictability of search-expertise models. In addition to research, Chad has served as a Research Methods & Statistics tutor for the past two years. In the future, he hopes to bring his experience in statistical analysis and research to the clinical domain of psychology.
Chad is a senior at Carthage College majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience. He has completed several research projects, including a study of visual attention in cyber-security for Carthage's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. Most recently, he has explored the use of machine learning algorithms in the analysis of eye-movement data, in hopes of improving the predictability of search-expertise models. In addition to research, Chad has served as a Research Methods & Statistics tutor for the past two years. In the future, he hopes to bring his experience in statistical analysis and research to the clinical domain of psychology.
Ashley Lundell
As a sophomore psychology major at Carthage College, Ashley has a long-standing interest in attention, pro-social behavior, and conspiracy beliefs. In the MAGI-Lab, she assists with research exploring the relationship between humor and visual attention and research clarifying magicians' attitudes about misdirection. Outside of the MAGI-lab, Ashley primarily researches the help-seeking behavior of individuals with chronic illnesses. Ashley is also a Japanese language minor who hopes to explore the differences between help-seeking attitudes within collectivist and individualist cultures.
As a sophomore psychology major at Carthage College, Ashley has a long-standing interest in attention, pro-social behavior, and conspiracy beliefs. In the MAGI-Lab, she assists with research exploring the relationship between humor and visual attention and research clarifying magicians' attitudes about misdirection. Outside of the MAGI-lab, Ashley primarily researches the help-seeking behavior of individuals with chronic illnesses. Ashley is also a Japanese language minor who hopes to explore the differences between help-seeking attitudes within collectivist and individualist cultures.
Kaitlyn Richardson
Kaitlyn is a psychology major in her final year at Carthage College. She has a lifelong interest in psychology, with specific interests in uncovering mysteries and why people act the way they do. In the MAGI-Lab, she has been pursuing research on self-deception in magicians, with the goal of putting an end to the debate over the existence of self-deception, at least in magicians. She is also a criminal justice minor with a passion for actively shaping the changes in our criminal justice system as a lawyer.
Kaitlyn is a psychology major in her final year at Carthage College. She has a lifelong interest in psychology, with specific interests in uncovering mysteries and why people act the way they do. In the MAGI-Lab, she has been pursuing research on self-deception in magicians, with the goal of putting an end to the debate over the existence of self-deception, at least in magicians. She is also a criminal justice minor with a passion for actively shaping the changes in our criminal justice system as a lawyer.
Jessica Sendef
Jessica is a dual major in Psychology and Neuroscience in her last year at Carthage. She has been active in several labs at Carthage that include research in eye-tracking and attentional guidance, genetic and personality predispositions to developing anxiety and stress disorders, physiological responses to environmental stressors, stressors that come with student-teacher interactions, and responses to digital stressors based on personality. In the Barnhart lab, she continues to look at attentional guidance through eye-tracking and variables that affect efficiency. After undergrad, Jessica plans on attending a master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Jessica is a dual major in Psychology and Neuroscience in her last year at Carthage. She has been active in several labs at Carthage that include research in eye-tracking and attentional guidance, genetic and personality predispositions to developing anxiety and stress disorders, physiological responses to environmental stressors, stressors that come with student-teacher interactions, and responses to digital stressors based on personality. In the Barnhart lab, she continues to look at attentional guidance through eye-tracking and variables that affect efficiency. After undergrad, Jessica plans on attending a master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Tailyn Ludwiczak
Bennett Shebesta
Anthony Ortigoza
Bennett Shebesta
Anthony Ortigoza
PAST LAB MEMBERS:
Jessica Buhmann |
Alison Mackey |
Aleksandra Steinert |
Chelsea Breyer |
Marissa Vavra |
Flynn Castellanos |
Isabel Montoya |
Mandy Ehlert |
Brandi Tennesen |
Anna Robertson |
Sabina Redzic |
Maggie Haberman |
Michael Von Borstel |
Robin Hill |
Christina Dodd |
Cheyenne Duckert |
Gunnar Goetz |
Michaela Prall |
Micala Giammarino |
Lizzie Wenzel |
Noah Griser |
Megan Hudecek |
Shelby Wilson |
Emily Furmanek |
Madison Gliosci |
Oliver Duffy |
Dillon Krupa |
Matt Schuler |
Alyssa Ruediger |
Olivia Krahn-Bockhop |
Lexington Fitzpatrick |
Jaime Utter |
Rheanna Weaver |
