Dr Tom Foulsham

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874159
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Location
4.703, Colchester Campus
Profile
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
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Deputy Director of Research, Department of Psychology, Vlog (1/9/2018 - 1/9/2021)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Visual cognition
Perception of pictures and videos
Eye movements
Cognitive neuropsychology
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
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Seeing and Hearing (PS414)
Current supervision
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/3/2025

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/4/2024

Degree subject: Biosocial Research
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/11/2023

Degree subject: Sport and Exercise Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 29/6/2023

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 31/1/2022

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/11/2021

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/11/2020

Degree subject: Psychology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 12/10/2018

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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