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Dr Tom Foulsham

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Department of Psychology
Dr Tom Foulsham

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Biography

I received my PhD from the University of Nottingham. I subsequently carried out postdoctoral research at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, supported by a Commonwealth Fellowship. I joined the Department of Psychology at the Vlog in 2011 as a Lecturer and was promoted to Reader in 2015.

Appointments

Vlog

  • Deputy Director of Research, Department of Psychology, Vlog (1/9/2018 - 1/9/2021)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Visual cognition

Open to supervise

Perception of pictures and videos

Open to supervise

Eye movements

Open to supervise

Cognitive neuropsychology

Open to supervise

Conferences and presentations

Eye-tracking evidence for differences in the processing of verbal or numerical quantified phrases.

European Group of Process Tracing Conference, Aarhus, Denmark, 2018

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Seeing and Hearing (PS414)

Previous supervision

Charli Sky Sherman
Charli Sky Sherman
Thesis title: Motivations and Consequences of Punishment. a Justice Motive Theory Perspective.
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/3/2025
Carmelo Calafiore
Carmelo Calafiore
Thesis title: Active Action Recognition in Humans and Robots
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/4/2024
David Martin Mcaleavey
David Martin Mcaleavey
Thesis title: Building Better Than We Know: The Residential Built Environment, Trust, Social Behaviour, Biology and Health
Degree subject: Biosocial Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/11/2023
Phoebe Morris
Phoebe Morris
Thesis title: Dance, Autism, and Communication: Exploring the Feasibility of a Dance-Based Exergame Within the Home and School Environments to Enhance Autistic Children’S Social Communication Skills.
Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/6/2023
Jessica Halsall
Jessica Halsall
Thesis title: Visual Attention During Conversation: An Investigation Using Real-World Stimuli.
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/1/2022
Astrid Priscilla Martinez Cedillo
Astrid Priscilla Martinez Cedillo
Thesis title: The Effects of Cognitive Load, Social Objects, Non-Social Objects and Adhd-Like Traits on Visual Attention
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/11/2021
Tania Karina Garcia Vite
Tania Karina Garcia Vite
Thesis title: Investigating the Effects of Neuromodulatory Training on Autistic Traits: A Multi-Methods Psychophysiological Study.
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/11/2020
Daniel Joseph Redhead
Daniel Joseph Redhead
Thesis title: The Dynamics of Social Hierarchy
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 12/10/2018
Jennifer Kathryn Lewis
Jennifer Kathryn Lewis
Thesis title: The Effect of Facial Abnormalities on Visual Attention
Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 15/6/2015

Publications

Journal articles (96)

Martinez-Cedillo, AP., Gavrila, N., Mishra, A., Geangu, E. and Foulsham, T., (2025). Cognitive load affects gaze dynamics during real-world tasks. Experimental Brain Research. 243 (4), 82-

Ferdowsi, S., Foulsham, T., Rahmani, A., Ognibene, D., Citi, L. and Li, W., (2025). Identifying the human olfactory and chemosignaling neural networks using event related fMRI and graph theory. Scientific Reports. 15 (1), 12000-

Holmqvist, K., Örbom, SL., Hooge, ITC., Niehorster, DC., Alexander, RG., Andersson, R., Benjamins, JS., Blignaut, P., Brouwer, A-M., Chuang, LL., Dalrymple, KA., Drieghe, D., Dunn, MJ., Ettinger, U., Fiedler, S., Foulsham, T., van der Geest, JN., Hansen, DW., Hutton, SB., Kasneci, E., Kingstone, A., Knox, PC., Kok, EM., Lee, H., Lee, JY., Leppänen, JM., Macknik, S., Majaranta, P., Martinez-Conde, S., Nuthmann, A., Nyström, M., Orquin, JL., Otero-Millan, J., Park, SY., Popelka, S., Proudlock, F., Renkewitz, F., Roorda, A., Schulte-Mecklenbeck, M., Sharif, B., Shic, F., Shovman, M., Thomas, MG., Venrooij, W., Zemblys, R. and Hessels, RS., (2024). Retraction Note: Eye tracking: empirical foundations for a minimal reporting guideline. Behavior Research Methods. 56 (1), 511-512

Cohn, N., van Middelaar, L., Foulsham, T. and Schilperoord, J., (2024). Anaphoric distance dependencies in visual narrative structure and processing. Cognitive Psychology. 149, 101639-101639

Martinez-Cedillo, AP. and Foulsham, T., (2024). . Vision Research. 216, 108356-108356

Baumert, PM., Faßbender, K., Wintergerst, MWM., Terheyden, JH., Aslan, B., Foulsham, T., Harmening, W. and Ettinger, U., (2024). Effects of lorazepam on saccadic eye movements - evidence from prosaccade and free viewing tasks.. Psychopharmacology. 242 (2), 271-284

Morris, PO., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2023). . International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 69 (2), 211-225

Holmqvist, K., Örbom, SL., Hooge, ITC., Niehorster, DC., Alexander, RG., Andersson, R., Benjamins, JS., Blignaut, P., Brouwer, A-M., Chuang, LL., Dalrymple, KA., Drieghe, D., Dunn, MJ., Ettinger, U., Fiedler, S., Foulsham, T., Geest, JNVD., Hanson, DW., Hutton, S., Kasneci, E., Kingstone, A., Knox, PC., Kok, EM., Lee, H., Lee, JY., Leppänen, JM., Macknik, S., Majaranta, P., Martinez-Conde, S., Nuthmann, A., Nyström, M., Orquin, JL., Otero-Milan, J., Park, SY., Popelka, S., Proudlock, F., Renkewitz, F., Roorda, AJ., Schulte-Mecklenbeck, M., Sharif, B., Shic, F., Shovman, M., Thomas, MG., Venrooij, W., Zemblys, R. and Hessels, RS., (2023). . Behavior Research Methods. 55 (1), 364-416

Morris, P., Mills, JP., Hope, E. and Foulsham, T., (2023). . Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 33, 202-215

Morris, PO., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2023). . International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. 71 (1), 141-158

Forby, L., Anderson, NC., Cheng, JT., Foulsham, T., Karstadt, B., Dawson, J., Pazhoohi, F. and Kingstone, A., (2023). Reading the room: Autistic traits, gaze behaviour, and the ability to infer social relationships. PLOS ONE. 18 (3), e0282310-e0282310

Martinez Cedillo, A., Dent, K. and Foulsham, T., (2023). . Attention, Perception and Psychophysics. 86 (4), 1237-1247

Verghese, P., Nyström, M., Foulsham, T. and McGraw, PV., (2023). Eye movements in visual impairment.. Vision Research. 211, 108296-108296

Ognibene, D., Foulsham, T., Marchegiani, L. and Farinella, GM., (2022). . Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 16, 848065-

Cheng, JT., Gerpott, FH., Benson, AJ., Bucker, B., Foulsham, T., Lansu, TAM., Schülke, O. and Tsuchiya, K., (2022). . The Leadership Quarterly. 34 (6), 101654-101654

Cohn, N. and Foulsham, T., (2022). . Memory & Cognition. 50 (7), 1381-1398

Martinez-Cedillo, AP., Dent, K. and Foulsham, T., (2022). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 75 (10), 1904-1918

Dawson, J. and Foulsham, T., (2022). . Visual Cognition. 30 (1-2), 116-134

Foulsham, T. and Cohn, N., (2021). Zooming in on visual narrative comprehension. Memory & Cognition. 49 (3), 451-466

Morris, PO., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2021). Dance, rhythm, and autism spectrum disorder: An explorative study. The Arts in Psychotherapy. 73, 101755-101755

Morris, P., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2021). The Effectiveness of Mirroring- and Rhythm-Based Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Systematic Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 8 (4), 541-561

Seernani, D., Ioannou, C., Damania, K., Hill, H., Foulsham, T., Smyrnis, N., Biscaldi, M. and Klein, C., (2021). Social and non-social gaze cueing in autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and a comorbid group. Biological Psychology. 162, 108096-108096

Morgan, EJ., Foulsham, T. and Freeth, M., (2021). . Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51 (9), 3245-3255

Seernani, D., Damania, K., Ioannou, C., Penkalla, N., Hill, H., Foulsham, T., Kingstone, A., Anderson, N., Boccignone, G., Bender, S., Smyrnis, N., Biscaldi, M., Ebner-Priemer, U. and Klein, C., (2021). . European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 30 (4), 549-562

Holford, DL., Juanchich, M., Foulsham, T., Sirota, M. and Clarke, ADF., (2021). . Judgment and Decision Making. 16 (4), 969-1009

Dawson, J., Kingstone, A. and Foulsham, T., (2021). . Scientific Reports. 11 (1), 17147-

Brown, E., Foulsham, T., Lee, C-S. and Wilkins, A., (2020). . Lighting Research and Technology. 52 (3), 371-376

Konings, MJ., Foulsham, T., Micklewright, D. and Hettinga, FJ., (2020). . Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 52 (1), 153-160

Seernani, D., Ioannou, C., Damania, K., Spindler, K., Hill, H., Foulsham, T., Smyrnis, N., Bender, S., Fleischhaker, C., Biscaldi, M., Ebner-Priemer, U. and Klein, C., (2020). . PLoS One. 15 (6), e0224186-e0224186

Anderson, NC., Bischof, WF., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2020). . Journal of Vision. 20 (8), 21-21

Tymkiw, M. and Foulsham, T., (2020). . Leonardo. 53 (5), 542-546

Cohn, N. and Foulsham, T., (2020). . Brain and Cognition. 146, 105634-105634

Holford, DL., Juanchich, M., Foulsham, T., Sirota, M. and Clarke, ADF., (2020). Eye Tracking of Quantifier Formats

Kao, GY-M., Chiang, X-Z. and Foulsham, T., (2019). . Computers and Education. 136, 99-112

Foulsham, T., Gejdosova, M. and Caunt, L., (2019). . Vision. 3 (3), 43-43

Thompson, SJ., Foulsham, T., Leekam, SR. and Jones, CRG., (2019). . Acta Psychologica. 193, 229-238

Redhead, DJ., Cheng, JT., Driver, C., Foulsham, T. and O'Gorman, R., (2019). . Evolution and Human Behavior. 40 (2), 222-234

Foulsham, T., Frost, E. and Sage, L., (2018). . Vision Research. 144, 38-46

Dewhurst, R., Foulsham, T., Jarodzka, H., Johansson, R., Holmqvist, K. and Nyström, M., (2018). . Vision Research. 149, 9-23

Heard, CL., Rakow, T. and Foulsham, T., (2018). . Medical Decision Making. 38 (6), 646-657

McIntyre, NA. and Foulsham, T., (2018). . Instructional Science. 46 (3), 435-455

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2017). . Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie experimentale. 71 (2), 172-181

Solman, GJF., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2017). . Royal Society Open Science. 4 (1), 160569-160569

Lewis, J., Roberson, D. and Foulsham, T., (2017). . PLoS ONE. 12 (7), e0180499-e0180499

Harvey, AJ., Callan, MJ., Sutton, RM., Foulsham, T. and Matthews, WJ., (2017). . Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 69, 33-43

Boya, M., Foulsham, T., Hettinga, F., Parry, D., Williams, E., Jones, H., Sparks, A., Marchant, D., Ellison, P., Bridge, C., McNaughton, L. and Micklewright, D., (2017). . Medicine And Science In Sports And Exercise. 49 (9), 1884-1898

Astle, AT., Foulsham, T., Foss, AJ. and McGraw, PV., (2016). . Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 36 (4), 487-493

Foulsham, T., (2016). . Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS). 2016 (1)

Astle, AT., Foulsham, T. and McGraw, PV., (2016). . Optometry in Practice. 17 (3), 121-130

Foulsham, T., Wybrow, D. and Cohn, N., (2016). . Applied Cognitive Psychology. 30 (4), 566-579

Cohn, N., Murthy, B. and Foulsham, T., (2016). . Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 28 (5), 559-574

Kaminska, O. and Foulsham, T., (2016). . BMS Bulletin of Sociological Methodology. 130 (1), 73-89

Strukelj, A., Foulsham, T. and Nystrom, M., (2016). . Journal of Eye Movement Research. 9 (2)

Ho, S., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2015). . PLoS ONE. 10 (8), e0136905-e0136905

Foulsham, T. and Lock, M., (2015). . Cognitive Science. 39 (7), 1704-1726

Nasiopoulos, E., Risko, EF., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2015). . British Journal of Psychology. 106 (2), 209-216

Walkowiak, S., Foulsham, T. and Eardley, AF., (2015). . Computers in Human Behavior. 45, 402-410

Foulsham, T., (2015). . Eye. 29 (2), 196-199

Kaminska, O. and Foulsham, T., (2014). . Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. 2 (3), 343-359

Foulsham, T., Chapman, C., Nasiopoulos, E. and Kingstone, A., (2014). . Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie exp�rimentale. 68 (1), 8-19

Anderson, GM., Foulsham, T., Nasiopoulos, E., Chapman, CS. and Kingstone, A., (2014). . Attention, Perception and Psychophysics. 76 (4), 907-913

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . Perception. 42 (10), 1085-1089

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 66 (9), 1707-1728

Foulsham, T. and Sanderson, LA., (2013). . Visual Cognition. 21 (7), 922-944

Foulsham, T., Farley, J. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. 67 (1), 51-59

Levy, J., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . Biology Letters. 9 (1), 20120850-20120850

Foulsham, T., Gray, A., Nasiopoulos, E. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . Vision Research. 78, 14-25

Freeth, M., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . PLoS One. 8 (1), e53286-e53286

Cheng, JT., Tracy, JL., Foulsham, T., Kingstone, A. and Henrich, J., (2013). . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 104 (1), 103-125

Risko, EF., Foulsham, T., Dawson, S. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. 6 (1), 4-13

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2013). . Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 142 (1), 41-56

Dewhurst, R., Nyström, M., Jarodzka, H., Foulsham, T., Johansson, R. and Holmqvist, K., (2012). . Behavior Research Methods. 44 (4), 1079-1100

Kwart, DG., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2012). . Perception. 41 (8), 925-938

Foulsham, T., Dewhurst, R., Nystrom, M., Jarodzka, H., Johansson, R., Underwood, G. and Holmqvist, K., (2012). . Journal of Eye Movement Research. 5 (4), 3-

Risko, EF., Laidlaw, K., Freeth, M., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2012). . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 6 (MAY 2012), 1-11

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2012). . Visual Cognition. 20 (4-5), 546-579

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2011). . Perception. 40 (11), 1387-1389

Foulsham, T., (2011). . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 5 (MAY), 5-

Foulsham, T., Alan, R. and Kingstone, A., (2011). . Attention, Perception and Psychophysics. 73 (7), 2008-2025

Foulsham, T., Walker, E. and Kingstone, A., (2011). . Vision Research. 51 (17), 1920-1931

Foulsham, T., Barton, JJS., Kingstone, A., Dewhurst, R. and Underwood, G., (2011). . Neural Networks. 24 (6), 665-677

Laidlaw, KEW., Foulsham, T., Kuhn, G. and Kingstone, A., (2011). . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (14), 5548-5553

Foulsham, T. and Underwood, G., (2011). . Cognitive Computation. 3 (1), 48-63

Freeth, M., Foulsham, T. and Chapman, P., (2011). . Neuropsychologia. 49 (1), 156-160

Foulsham, T., Teszka, R. and Kingstone, A., (2011). . Attention, Perception and Psychophysics. 73 (1), 266-283

Foulsham, T., Cheng, JT., Tracy, JL., Henrich, J. and Kingstone, A., (2010). . Cognition. 117 (3), 319-331

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2010). . Vision Research. 50 (8), 779-795

Underwood, G., Foulsham, T. and Humphrey, K., (2009). . Visual Cognition. 17 (6-7), 812-834

Foulsham, T., Barton, JJS., Kingstone, A., Dewhurst, R. and Underwood, G., (2009). . Neuropsychologia. 47 (8-9), 1994-2003

Foulsham, T. and Underwood, G., (2009). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 62 (6), 1088-1098

Foulsham, T., Kingstone, A. and Underwood, G., (2008). . Vision Research. 48 (17), 1777-1790

Underwood, G., Templeman, E., Lamming, L. and Foulsham, T., (2008). . Consciousness and Cognition. 17 (1), 159-170

Foulsham, T. and Underwood, G., (2008). . Journal of Vision. 8 (2), 6-6

Foulsham, T. and Underwood, G., (2007). . Perception. 36 (8), 1123-1138

Underwood, G. and Foulsham, T., (2006). . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 59 (11), 1931-1949

Underwood, G., Foulsham, T., van Loon, E., Humphreys, L. and Bloyce, J., (2006). . European Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 18 (3), 321-342

Book chapters (4)

Foulsham, T., (2023). Looking Behaviour in Real-World Search. In: Cognition in the Real World. Editors: Smith, A., . Oxford University Press. 9780198790914

Foulsham, T., (2020). Beyond the picture frame: The function of fixations in interactive tasks. In: Psychology of Learning and Motivation. Elsevier. 33- 58

Foulsham, T., (2019). . In: Eye Movement Research: An Introduction to its Scientific Foundations and Applications. Editors: Klein, C. and Ettinger, U., . Springer. 197- 238. 978-3-030-20083-1

Foulsham, T., (2015). . In: The Handbook of Attention. Editors: Fawcett, JM., Risko, EF. and Kingstone, A., . MIT Press. 9780262029698

Conferences (22)

Ghonchi, H., Foulsham, T. and Ferdowsi, S., Assessing Neural Patterns of Anxiety Using Deep Learning: An EEG Study

Ghonchi, H., Foulsham, T. and Ferdowsi, S., (2024).

Ferdowsi, S., Ognibene, D., Foulsham, T., Greco, A., Callara, AL., Cervera-Torres, S., Alcañiz, M., Vanello, N. and Citi, L., (2023).

Calafiore, C., Foulsham, T. and Ognibene, D., (2021). Humans Select Informative Views Efficiently To Recognise Actions

Ferdowsi, S., Ognibene, D., Foulsham, T., Abolghasemi, V., Li, W. and Citi, L., (2020).

Foulsham, T., (2018). Eye movements in active search: From scenes to strategy

Cohn, N., Foulsham, T., Smith, TJ. and Zacks, JM., (2017). Static and dynamic visual narratives, by brain and by eye

Heard, CL., Rakow, T. and Foulsham, T., (2017). The role of presentation order and orientation on information search and evaluations: An eye-tracking study

Nasiopoulos, E., Risko, E., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2015). The social presence effect of wearing an eye tracker: Now you see it, now you don't

Foulsham, T., (2015). The interpretation of gaze in two-way social interactions

Solman, G., Kingstone, A. and Foulsham, T., (2015). The Principles of Attentional Selection are Profoundly Different for the Head and Eyes

Cohn, N., Wagner, D., Foulsham, T. and Drury, JE., (2014). The cognition of comics: What “comics” can tell us about the mind

Lewis, J., Foulsham, T. and Roberson, D., (2013). Craniofacial Abnormalities Divert Attention Away From the Core Features of the Face During Aesthetic Judgments

Lewis, J., Foulsham, T. and Roberson, D., (2012). Does the left hemiface bias cause a greater reduction in the perceived attractiveness/cuteness of infant faces when the abnormality is located on the left side of the face?

Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2012).

Dawson, S., Macfadyen, L., Risko, EF., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2012).

Foulsham, T., (2012).

Foulsham, T., Cheng, J., Tracy, J. and Kingstone, A., (2010). Look who's talking (and follow the leader)! Eye movements in a social interaction reveal effects of speaking and social status

Laidlaw, K., Foulsham, T., Kuhn, G. and Kingstone, A., (2010). The importance of being present: The effect of a real or videotaped person on visual attention

Underwood, G., Humphrey, K. and Foulsham, T., (2008).

Foulsham, T. and Underwood, G., (2006). Can the purpose of inspection influence the potency of visual salience in scene perception?

Underwood, G., Foulsham, T., van Loon, E. and Underwood, J., (2005).

Reports and Papers (6)

Morris, P., Foulsham, T., Hope, E. and Mills, JP., (2021). Preprint: Parent-reported social-communication changes in Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.

Martinez Cedillo, AP., Dent, K. and Foulsham, T., (2021). Do cognitive load and ADHD traits affect the tendency to prioritise social information in scenes?

Anderson, NC., Bischof, WF., Foulsham, T. and Kingstone, A., (2020). Turning the (virtual) world around: patterns in saccade direction vary with picture orientation and shape in virtual reality

Morris, P., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2020). Dancing Out for a Voice; a Narrative Review of the Literature Exploring Autism, Physical Activity and Dance.

Morris, P., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2020). The Effectiveness of Mirroring- and Rhythm-based interventions for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review (Pre-print)

Morris, P., Hope, E., Foulsham, T. and Mills, JP., (2020). Dance, Rhythm and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Study

Grants and funding

2024

EyeWarn: A Large-Scale UK Study of Patterns of Eye Activity in Cognitive Strain

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

2018

Promoting social interaction through emotional body odours

European Commission

2012

Quantifying attentionand individual differecnces in film perception

The British Academy

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