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F Thomas Eggemeier

Professor Emeritus; Distinguished Service Professor

Emeritus

College of Arts and Sciences: Psychology

Contact

Email: F Thomas Eggemeier
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Degrees

  • Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1971

Profile

F. Thomas Eggemeier served as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Special Projects in the College of Arts and Sciences and was the Dean of the Graduate School from 2005-10.

He received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Dayton in 1967, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the Ohio State University. He had been a member of the faculty at the University of Dayton since 1986. Prior to becoming an associate dean, he chaired the Department of Psychology from 1993 to 2001.

Dr. Eggemeier's teaching and research interests are centered in cognitive psychology, applications of cognitive psychology and human factors and ergonomics. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Eggemeier has served as a member of the editorial board and as an associate editor of the journal Human Factors. He is a past-president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and a past-president of the Division of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology of the American Psychological Association. 

Faculty perspective

"My baccalaureate degree from the University of Dayton has provided an excellent basis for both graduate study in psychology and my subsequent career. My interest in cognitive psychology was first stimulated by coursework that I completed as an undergraduate at the University. I thoroughly enjoy teaching and research, and the University of Dayton has proven to be an excellent environment in which to do both. At the University, we emphasize the connection of theory and practice, and my interest in applied cognitive psychology and human factors/ergonomics reflects that emphasis. Much of my past research has centered on issues concerning assessment of the demands imposed on attention by task performance. In the future, I plan to conduct research dealing with applications of cognitive psychology to learning, with a focus on issues related to the use of information technology to facilitate the learning process."

Research interests

  • Applications of cognitive psychology to learning
  • Mental workload assessment