Dr Erin Goddard
I received my PhD in 2011 from the University of Sydney, before completing postdoctoral positions at the University of Sydney and Macquarie University in Sydney, and at McGill University in Montréal, Canada. I joined UNSW in 2020. My research aims to understand the workings of human visual system and its interaction with related brain systems (e.g the influences of task, attention and memory on visual processes). I use behavioural methods (psychophysics) as well as neuroimaging (fMRI and MEG). I am currently funded by the Australian Research Council, working on projects to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying two phenomena in visual perception: feature binding and colour constancy, and in resolving visual ambiguity. For further details of my research, see http://goddardlab.psy.unsw.edu.au/
- Publications
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- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
ARC Discovery Project, 2022-2026. Making sense of ambiguity: brain system interactions and visual uncertainty. $554,463 (Goddard, E & Woolgar, A)
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, 2020-2023. Understanding the neural dynamics of colour constancy and feature binding. $426,979 (Goddard, E)
- 2015: Consultant expert for New Scientist Magazine: Michael Slezak (27 February 2015) What colour is the dress? Here's why we disagree. This article was subsequently quoted and reposted by global media, including Fox News, The Scotsman and the Beacon Review.
- 2012: Coauthored article published on The Conversation: Colin Clifford and Erin Goddard (27 April 2012) Perceiving colour involves more than meets the eye.
- 2010: Mainstream media reported on our paper 'Color responsiveness argues against a dorsal component of human V4'. e.g. The Sydney Morning Herald (19 October 2010) Strictly Ballroom a hit for science.
My Teaching
- PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition
- PSYC3361 Research Internship
- PSYC3221 Vision and Brain
- NEUR4411 Behavioural Perspectives in Neuroscience