Chéla Willey
Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University
Biography
Chéla Willey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Loyola Marymount University. She received her B.A. in Psychology, and Criminology & Justice Studies in 2006 and her M.A. in Experimental Psychology from California State University San Marcos in 2010. She received her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from UCLA in 2018. Her main line of research focuses on perceptual and cognitive mechanisms that underlie bodily awareness, self-motion, and self-orientation with regards to physical and virtual space. Her research utilizes a variety of methods to study these phenomena including psychophysics, perceptual learning paradigms, virtual reality, eye-tracking, and neuromodulation.
Education
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Ph.D.
Cognitive Psychology
2018
California State University San Marcos, San Marcos
M.A.
Experimental Psychology
2012
California State University San Marcos, San Marcos
B.A.
Psychology, and Criminology & Justice Studies
2010
Areas of Expertise
visual-vestibular integration and coordination
sensation and perception
multisensory perception
perceptual and motor learning
cognitive reflection and decision-making
Courses
Brain and Behavior
PSYC 2003
Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC 4001
Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4005
Articles
Reassessing the role of culture on the visual orientation perception of the rod and frame test
PLoS One2022
Limited generalization with varied practice in short-term motor learning
Acta Psychologica2018
