Dr. James Dykes Associate Professor
Quick Facts Biographical Sketch

Contact:	Office: HSS 4.04.42 Phone: (210) 458-5706  E-Mail: James.Dykes@utsa.edu
Degrees:	1972   B.A., Psychology, University of Texas at Austin 1976   Ph.D., Human Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Specialization:	Visual Information Processing
Research Interests:	Color Vision, Contrast Acuity, Human/Computer Interfaces with Dual-Task Performance and High Performance Skill Acquisition
Courses:	Introduction to Psychology Psychology of Thought Sensation and Perception Sensory Processes Visual Information Processing Inferential Statistics
Honors and Awards:	2002 Air Force Research Laboratory Commander’s Cup Tean Award. U.S. Army Research Office Instrumentation Grant (with David M. Johnson, PI) – Bio/Chemical Sensors, Biophysical and Biocompatible Materials Initiative Instrumentation Support.  Awarded 9/2003.  Instrumentation grant for a Pritchard PR-1980B spectrophotometer ($71, 000). U.S.A.F. H .E. HBCU/MI Grant -  Psychophysical Test of Contrast Acuity to Aid Operational Effectiveness of Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (LEP).  12 January 2004 ($108, 721).
Academic and  Professional Activities:	American Psychological Association (member) and Division 3 (Experimental Psychology) American Psychological Society (member) Psychonomic Society (member) Consultant to Northrop Grumman IT for the High Energy Laboratory at Brooks City Base
Current Research:	Effects of context on color constancy for computer stimuli viewed through color filters. Stroop and Garner interference in a target search task using a helmet-mounted display to augment dual-task performance on a computer.
Selected Publications:	McLin, L., Dykes, J., Garcia, P., & Cantu, N. (2003, December).  Comparing Contrast Acuity Functions. Poster presented at American Academy of Optometry, Dallas, TX. Dykes, J.R., Martinsen, G.L., Kuyk, T., McLin, L.N., Garcia, P.V., & Salcedo, N.C. (2004, December).  Measuring the Impact of Laser Eye Protection Devices on Color Perception.  Poster presented at the American Academy of Optometry, Tampa, FL. Dykes, J. (In Press).  Psychophysical Test of Contrast Acuity to Aid Operational Effectiveness of Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (LEP), AFRL-HE Technical Report.