Chéla Willey

Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

Belleramine College of Liberal Arts

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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 One

2022

Limited generalization with varied practice in short-term motor learning

Acta Psychologica

2018

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