My research explores the interactions between visual attention, memory, perception, and eye movements using human behavioral and computational cognitive neuroscience techniques. Our brains construct rich perceptual experiences from the rawest of visual inputs: spots of light hitting different places on our eyes. In a fraction of a second, we integrate this information to recognize objects, deduce their locations, and plan complex actions and behaviors. But although visual perception feels smooth and seamless, this process is far more complex than it appears. My lab studies human behavior and brain function to investigate how visual properties such as color, shape, and spatial location are perceived and coded in the brain, and how these representations are influenced by eye movements, shifts of attention, and other dynamic cognitive processes.

Julie received her B.S. in Neuroscience from Brandeis University working with Art Wingfield and Mike Kahana, her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Yale University working with Marvin Chun and Jamie Mazer, and was a post-doctoral research fellow with Nancy Kanwisher at MIT before joining the faculty at Ohio State in 2012. She has won early career awards including Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience, APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, APF Fantz Award, and Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences Early Career Impact Award.

Julie currently serves as a professor in the Department of Psychology, Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, and Neuroscience Graduate Program at OSU. She is also director of the Cognitive Neuroscience area and PhD Program.