“By understanding how deafness impacts perceptual and cognitive development, we can better prepare curricula and programs tailored to the needs of deaf children.”
- Department of Speech and Hearing Science
- 901 S. Sixth St.
- Champaign, IL 61820
- 208 Speech and Hearing Science Building
- Phone:(217) 244-2546
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- Contact Matt Dye, Ph.D.
Matthew W. G. Dye, Ph.D.
Education
- Degree
- Ph.D., Psychology, University of Southampton, 2001
- Area of Professional Interest
- Cross-modal plasticity and deafness
- Research Interests
- Dr. Dye's research focuses upon the effects of altered sensory experience on the development of visual cognition skills. In particular, he asks how the absence of a sensory modality (as in deafness) affects the remaining senses and impacts upon cognitive processes. In the visual domain, by comparing control groups of children and adults with those who were deafened from birth, he has been characterizing the normal path of visual cognitive development and trying to understand which parts of that development are plastic and susceptible to modification as a result of experience. In addition to studying deaf populations, he also studies the impact of enhanced visuo-motor experience on visual and attentional performance. Children and adults who play action video games serve as tools that allow him to assess the impact of a visually complex and cognitively demanding experience in a population with an intact visual sensory system.
- Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
- See curriculum vitae for complete list of awards, academic and professional honors.
- Publications
- Dye, M.W.G. & Bavelier, D. (in press). Attention following early auditory deprivation: Temporal versus spatial selection. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Special Issue on Development and Plasticity of Multisensory Functions.
- Dye, M.W.G., Hauser, P.C. & Bavelier, D. (2009). Is visual attention in deaf individuals enhanced or deficient? The case of the Useful Field of View. PLoS ONE, 4 (5), e5640. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005640.
- Dye, M.W.G., Hauser, P.C. & Bavelier, D. (2008). Visual skills and cross-modal plasticity in deaf readers: Possible implications for acquiring meaning from print. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1145, 71–82.
- Dye, M.W.G., Hauser, P.C. & Bavelier, D. (2008). Visual attention in deaf children and adults: Implications for learning environments. In M. Marschark & P.C. Hauser (Eds), Deaf Cognition: Foundations and Outcomes. OUP.
- Bavelier, D., Dye, M.W.G. & Hauser, P.C. (2006). Do deaf individuals see better? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10 (11), 512–518.
- See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles.
- Professional Associations and Certifications
- See curriculum vitae for professional associations and certifications.
