David Henry Peterzell, PhD

Specialties and Research Interests

• The visual and cognitive brain: Perceptual, cognitive and developmental neuroscience; clinical electrophysiology; inferring neural structure from individual differences; perceptual and cognitive neuroscience in the service of clinical psychology
• Integrative psychology: Ancient contemplative practices--the clinical, perceptual, cognitive, and neural implications. Mindfulness, yoga, meditation.  
• Phantom limbs and pain: Sensory and cognitive interventions
• Light therapy for depression (more of an interest than a specialty...)
• Behavioral, cognitive, interpersonal and transpersonal psychotherapies
• Individual differences

Programs and Research Projects

• main webpage:
  http://david.peterzell.org/

Courses Taught

• Theories of Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning     (W2005) 
• Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior                          (F2004)
• Mindfulness in Psychotherapy        
• Elsewhere (undergraduate): Abnormal Psychology, Sensation & Perception, Introductory Psychology, Statistics, History of Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Physiological Psychology.

Selected Publications

• Aposhyan, H.M., Kaplan, P.S., Peterzell, D.H. & Werner, J.S. (1988). Spatial frequency analysis of infant habituation. Journal of Infant Behavior and Development, 11, 145-157.
• Peterzell, D.H., Harvey, L.O., Jr. & Hardyck, C.D. (1989). Spatial Frequencies and the cerebral hemispheres: Contrast sensitivity, visible persistence, and letter classification. Perception & Psychophysics, 46, 433- 455.
• Peterzell, D.H., Sinclair, G.P., Healy, A.F. & Bourne, L.E., Jr. (1990). Identification of letters in the predesignated target paradigm: A word superiority effect for the common word the. American Journal of Psychology, 103, 299-315.
• Werner, J.S., Peterzell, D.H. & Scheetz, A.J. (1990). Light, vision and aging. Optometry and Vision Science, 67, 214-229. (See Honors).
• Peterzell, D.H. (1991). On the nonrelationship between spatial frequency and cerebral hemispheric competence, Brain & Cognition, 15, 62-68.
• Peterzell, D.H., Werner, J.S. & Kaplan, P.S. (1991). Individual differences in the contrast sensitivity functions of human adults and infants: A brief review. In P. Bagnoli & W. Hodos (Eds.), The Changing Visual System: Maturation and Aging in the Central Nervous System. NY: Plenum, 391-396.
• Peterzell, D.H., Werner, J.S. & Kaplan, P.S. (1993). Individual differences in contrast sensitivity functions: The first four months of life in humans. Vision Research, 33, 381-396.
• Peterzell, D.H. (1993). Individual differences in the visual attention of human infants: Further evidence for separate sensitization and habituation processes. Developmental Psychobiology, 26, 207-218.
• Peterzell, D.H., Werner, J.S. & Kaplan, P.S. (1995). Individual differences in contrast sensitivity functions: Longitudinal study of 4-, 6- and 8-month-old human infants. Vision Research, 35(7), 961-979.
• Peterzell, D.H. & Kelly, J.P. (1996). Spatial frequency channels revealed by individual differences in contrast sensitivity functions: Visual evoked potentials from adults and infants. Vision Science & Its Applications: Technical Digest v.1. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America, 10-13.
• Peterzell, D.H. & Teller, D.Y. (1996). Individual differences in contrast sensitivity functions: The coarsest spatial channels. Vision Research, 36, 3077-3085.
• Peterzell, D.H., Dougherty, R.F. & Mayer, M.J. (1997). Temporal tuning of flicker-sensitive channels derived from individual differences in de Lange functions. Vision Science & its Applications: Technical Digest v.1. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America, 218-221.
• Peterzell, D.H. (1997). Hemispheric Symmetries in the identification of band-pass filtered letters: Reply to Christman et al. (1997). Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 4, 285-287.
• Peterzell, D.H. & Norcia, A.M. (1997). Spatial frequency masking with the sweep-VEP. Vision Research, 37, 2349-2359.
• Peterzell, D.H. & Kelly, J.P. (1997). Development of Spatial Frequency Tuned "Covariance" Channels: Individual Differences in the Electrophysiological (VEP) Contrast Sensitivity Function. Optometry & Vision Science [Special Issue: Infant Vision], 74.
• Peterzell, D.H. (1998). Book review: Cerebral asymmetries in sensory and perceptual processing (S. Christman, Ed.). Perception, 27, 755-758.
• Peterzell, D.H. (1998). Book review: The two sides of perception (Ivry, R.B. & Robertson, L.C.). Perception, 27, 881-883.
• Peterzell, D.H. & Teller, D.Y. (2000). Spatial frequency tuned covariance channels for red-green and luminance-modulated gratings: Psychophysical data from human adults. Vision Research, 40, 417-430.
• Peterzell, D.H., Chang, S.K. & Teller, D.Y. (2000). Spatial frequency tuned covariance channels for red-green and luminance-modulated gratings: Psychophysical data from human infants. Vision Research, 40, 431-444.
• Peterzell, D.H., Schefrin, B.E., Tragear, S.J. & Werner, J.S. (2000). Spatial frequency tuned covariance channels underlying scotopic contrast sensitivity. Vision Science & its Applications: OSA Technical Digest. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America, 39-42.
• Peterzell, D.H., Schefrin, B.E., Tragear, S.J. & Werner, J.S. (2000). Spatial frequency tuned covariance channels underlying scotopic contrast sensitivity. OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol 35, Vision Science & its Applications (V. Lakshminarayanan, Ed.). Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C., 60-63. (identical to preceding reference).
• Dobkins, K.R., Gunther, K., and Peterzell, D.H. (2000). What mechanisms underlie red/green isoluminance, luminance contrast sensitivity and chromatic contrast sensitivity at various spatial and temporal frequencies? Vision Research, 40, 613-628.  
• Khorrami, S. & Peterzell, D.H. Intimacy. Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (M. Kimmel & A. Aronson, Eds), ABC-Clio Press.
• Peterzell, D.H. Marital Therapy. Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities (M. Kimmel & A. Aronson, Eds), ABC-Clio Press.

Professional Activities 

• SDPA Continuing Education Committee
• Ad hoc reviews, various journals 

Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• Garland W. Clay Award, American Academy of Optometry, The most significant (1991) paper on clinical optometry (1990), Optometry and Vision Science (see Publications).
• Marquis Who's Who (Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science & Engineering biographical directory.
• Individual National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute (1996-98), Grant F32 EY06706.

Education

• BA, University of California, Berkeley, Psychology (1983).
• MA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Psychology - Cognitive (Sensation & Perception) (1988).
• PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder Psychology - Cognitive (Sensation & Perception) (1991).
• California School of Professional Psychology - Clinical (Doctoral Respecialization) (2001).

Previous and Present Positions

• University of Colorado, Psychology, Research/Teaching Asst. (1985-1991).
• University of Colorado, Psychology, Research Associate (1991).
• The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute NIH postdoc (1992-1994).
• University of Washington, Psycholology, NIH postdoc (1994-1997).
• UC San Diego, Psychology, NIH Posdoctoral Fellow (1997-1998).
• St. Vincent de Paul Village, Psych Intern (1999-2000).
• University of San Diego, Counseling Center, Psych Intern (2000-2001).
• University of San Diego, Psychology Department, Lecturer (2001).
• University of San Diego, Psychology Department, Lecturer (2001).
• Catholic Charities, Psych Intern (2002-2003)
• New Haven Youth & Family Services, TBS Supervisor (2004)

CURRENT:

• UC San Diego, Center for Brain & Cognition, Visiting Scholar (1998-present).
• AIU, California School of Professional Psychology, Adjunt Professor (1999-present).
• Statistics, Research and Publishing consultant (1991-present).
• Private clinical/consulting practice, La Jolla

Memberships

• American Psychological Society.
• Optical Society of America.
• Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy.
• Psychonomics Society.
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• San Diego Psychoanalytic Society ("friend").
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society.
• San Diego Psychological Association.
• Integral Institute.
• Society for Mathematical Psychology.
• International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy.
• Society for Research in Child Development.