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Anthony S. Barnhart
Email: [email protected]
Northern Arizona University
Department of Psychological Sciences Office Phone: 928.523.8132
URL: http://www.AnthonyBarnhart.com
P.O. Box 15106
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Education
Ph.D., Cognitive Science (2013), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
B.A., Psychology (2004), Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.
 Honors
Academic Positions
2013-Present Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
2007-2013
Graduate Research Assistant, Memory & Language
Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, Arizona.
 NIH Grant R01-DC04535. Speech Perception and
Memory in an Episodic Lexicon. Grant awarded to
Stephen D. Goldinger (Principal Investigator) and
Tamiko Azuma (Co-Investigator).
2006-2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology,
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
2004-2006
Visiting Research Specialist, Institute for Health Research
and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
 www.healthconnectionsstudy.org
2003-2004
Assistant Statistical Analyst, Rock Island Regional Office of
Education, Rock Island, Illinois.
2003-2004
Psychology Assistant, Psychology Department, Augustana
College, Rock Island, Illinois.
Curriculum Vitae
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Scientific Activity
Research Interests: Temporal dimensions of attention; Attentional
entrainment; Internal versus external attentional deployment; Inattentional
blindness and attentional misdirection; The folk psychology of magicians;
Mechanisms and processes in handwritten word perception; Eyemovements in reading.
Refereed Publications
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (Under Review). Blinded by magic: Eyemovements reveal the misdirection of attention. Frontiers in
Psychology.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (Under Review). Orthographic and
phonological neighborhood effects in handwritten word
perception. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2013). Rotation reveals the importance
of configural cues in handwritten word perception. Psychonomic
Bulletin & Review, 20, 1319-1326. doi: 10.3758/s13423-013-0435-y.
Barnhart, A. S. (2010). The exploitation of Gestalt principles by
magicians. Perception, 39, 1286-1289. doi:10.1068/p6766
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2010). Interpreting chicken-scratch:
Lexical access for handwritten words. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 36, 906-923. doi:
10.1037/a0019258
Manuscripts in Preparation
Barnhart, A. S., Costela, F., McCamy, M. B., Martinez-Conde, S., Macknik, S.
L., & Goldinger, S. D. Microsaccades reflect the timecourse of
divided attention.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (In Revision). The cockeyed Thatcher
illusion: The relationship between global and local feature
orientations affects configural processing.
Barnhart, A. S., Hout, M. C., & Goldinger, S. D. Testing the intuitions of
magicians: The relationship between intelligence and susceptibility
to magical deception.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Reichle, E. D., Barnhart, A. S., Papesh, M. H., & Goldinger, S. D. Eyemovements while reading printed and handwritten text: A test of
the E-Z Reader model.
Conference Presentations
Barnhart, A. S. (2014, May). The magical misdirection of attention in time.
Presentation at the Vision Sciences Society “Demo Night” event in
St. Petersburg, FL.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2013, November). The misdirection of
attention in time: Insights from magicians. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2012, December). Blinded by the magic:
Using the methods of magicians to probe the mechanisms of
attention. Research talk presented at the 3rd annual Arizona State
University / University of Arizona Cognitive Conclave in Tempe, AZ.
Barnhart, A. S. (2012, November). Word superiority and memorial inferiority
for handwritten exemplars. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Psychonomic Society in Minneapolis, MN.
Barnhart, A. S. (2012, May). The money business illusion. Presentation at the
Vision Sciences Society “Demo Night” event in Naples, FL.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2012, May). Using magic to reconcile
inattentional blindness and attentional misdirection. Poster
presented at the 12th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society
in Naples, FL.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2011, November). Rotation reveals the
importance of configural cues in handwritten word perception.
Poster presented at the Object Perception, Attention, & Memory
Conference in Seattle, WA.
Barnhart, A. S. (2011, August). Using magic to reconcile inattentional
blindness and attentional misdirection. Poster presented at the 16th
European Conference on Eye Movements in Marseille, France.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2010, November). Get a grip: Motor
contributions to handwritten word recognition. Poster presented at
the annual Neurobiology of Language Conference in San Diego,
CA.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Barnhart, A. S., Goldinger, S. D., & Perfetti, C. A. (2009, November). Get a
grip and go for Broca. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Psychonomic Society in Boston, MA.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2009, October). Hemispheric
asymmetries in handwritten word recognition. Poster presented at
the Neurobiology of Language Conference, Chicago, IL.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2009, April). Get a grip and go for Broca.
Presented paper at the annual meeting of the Western
Psychological Association in Portland, OR.
Barnhart, A. S. & Goldinger, S. D. (2007, November). Interpreting chickenscratch: Lexical access with handwritten words. Poster presented at
the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society in Long Beach, CA.
Invited Talks
Invited Talk (2014, November): Blinded by the magic: Understanding attention
and perception through the methods of magicians. Department of
Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, RI.
Invited Talk (2013, January): Blinded by the magic: The value of magic in the
study of attention. Department of Psychology, Augustana College, Rock
Island, IL.
Invited Talk (2012, October): Blinded by the magic: Using the methods of
magicians to probe the mechanisms of attention. Lecture to VCHP Brown
Bag, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Invited Talk & Panel Discussion with Drs. Dan Simons, Stephen Macknik, & Susana
Martinez-Conde (2012, March): Gestalt Magic: The Perceptual
Foundations of Stage Illusion. 10th annual “Gathering For Gardner,”
Atlanta, GA.
Invited Talk (2011, October): Sleights of mind: The neuroscience of magic.
Lecture with Drs. Stephen Macknik & Susana Martinez-Conde. 49th
annual “New Horizons in Science” conference sponsored by the
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the National
Association of Science Writers, Flagstaff, AZ.
Invited Talk (2011, May): On the appeal of pre-attentive processes for
magicians. Sleights of Mind 2011 Conference, Vigo, Spain.
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Invited Talk (2009, October): The Psychology of Magic. Department of
Psychology, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL.
Invited Talk (2009, February): Sleight-of-Handwriting: How the
methodologies of magicians and the ability to read handwriting
depend on top-down processes. Barrow Neurological Institute,
Phoenix, AZ.
Doctoral Dissertation
Barnhart, A. S. (2013). An empirical assessment of the magician’s “offbeat”. ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing, 3587603.
Grant Applications & Awards
Barnhart, A. S. (2012). An examination of attentional deployment in time.
 Agency: NIH, NRSA; F31.
 Sponsor: Daniel J. Simons, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign.
 Outcome: unfunded.
Barnhart, A. S. (2012). An examination of attentional deployment in time.
 Agency: NSF; SBE Postdoctoral Fellowship.
 Sponsor: Daniel J. Simons, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign.
 Outcome: unfunded.
Service
Co-Organizer (2014): STEMagic Summer Camp, Arizona State University.
Member (2014): Volunteer Committee, The Best Illusion of the Year
Contest, Satellite of the Vision Sciences Society, St. Petersburg, FL.
Judge (2014): 3 Minute Research Presentation Project, Northern Arizona
University.
Member (2014): Annual Review Committee, Department of Psychological
Sciences, Northern Arizona University.
Member (2014): Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of
Psychological Sciences, Northern Arizona University.
Member (2014): Liberal Studies Committee, Northern Arizona University.
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Chair (2014): Scholarship Committee, Department of Psychological
Sciences, Northern Arizona University.
Member (2013): Undergraduate Research Experience Syllabus
Committee, Department of Psychological Sciences, Northern
Arizona University.
Member (2013): Online Learning Committee, Department of
Psychological Sciences, Northern Arizona University.
Talent Coordinator (2012): “Magic & The Brain” event to benefit Barrow
Neurological Institute, Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, AZ.
Judge (2012): The Best Illusion of the Year Contest, Satellite of the Vision
Sciences Society, Naples, FL.
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Journal of Cognitive
Neuroscience, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Consciousness &
Cognition, Frontiers in Psychology
In the Laboratory
2011-Present
The Deployment of Attention in Time: Examining variables that
influence the rate and degree to which attention waxes and
wanes in time.
2009-Present
Saccade Induced Retrieval Enhancement: Examining how
repetitive eye movements may benefit memory retrieval.
2009-Present
The Psychology of Magic: Using magic tricks as a tool to
understand attention & testing the intuitions of magicians.
2008-Present
Hemispheric Asymmetries in Handwritten Word Recognition
2007-Present
Handwriting & Grip Force: Examining the interaction between
lexical access and motor activation in the hand.
2006-Present
Processes in Human Handwriting Recognition: Examining the
processes underlying the recognition of handwritten word
forms including the variables affecting ease of recognition
and the differences between recognition of handwritten and
typewritten forms.
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05/2004-08/2004
Sexuality Education Efficacy: Composed a review article of
the research regarding nationally-funded sexuality education
programs for the Council on Contemporary Families.
09/2003-05/2004
Visuo-motor Priming: Tested whether gestural cues could
prime the selection of an object containing affordances
congruent with the cue.
05/2003-12/2003
Social Contagion of Memory: Looked at the role that an
individual in a group can play in implanting false memories
into other members of the group.
12/2002-12/2003
Humor: Examined how the situational elements of humor
interact with individual differences in the framework of
Russell’s (1996) model.
12/2002-05/2003
Suspension of Disbelief: Developed a scale to measure
individual differences in the ability to suspend disbelief.
In the Public Eye
Public Lectures
The Psychology of Magic (2014, November). Lecture as part of the Skeptics
Society’s “Distinguished Science Lecture Series,” California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena, CA.
Careers & Topics in Cognitive Science (2014, March). Lecture for STEM Week,
Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, AZ.
Do You Believe in Magic?: Causes & Correlates of Magical Thinking (2013,
October). Lecture for the Compassion Project Sunday Brown-Bag,
Flagstaff, AZ.
The Science of Magic (2013, March). Lecture for the Arizona Nevada Academy
of Science’s Science Olympiad, Glendale, AZ.
Strolling the primrose path: The automatic assumptions magicians exploit (2012,
March). Lecture for Barrow Neurological Institute donor event, Phoenix,
AZ.
The Psychological Bases of Legerdemain (2011, December). Lecture for the
“Village College” at Monte Vista Village Resort, Mesa, AZ.
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Sleights of Mind (2010, December). Lecture with Drs. Stephen Macknik & Susana
Martinez-Conde to the Spirit of the Senses salon, Phoenix, AZ.
The Science Behind Magic (2010, November). Lecture with Drs. Stephen Macknik
& Susana Martinez-Conde at Seattle Science Lectures series, Seattle Town
Hall, Seattle, WA.
The Psychological Bases of Legerdemain (2010, June). Lecture to the Phoenix
Objectivists, Phoenix, AZ.
The Psychology of Magic (2010, June). Lecture to the Strategic Edge Business
Alliance, Phoenix, AZ.
The Psychological Bases of Legerdemain (2010, March). Lecture to the Humanist
Society of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
The Eyes Have It: Eyes as a Window to Cognition (2009, February). Ignite Phoenix
event, Tempe, AZ.
A Priming Primer (2008, October). Ignite Phoenix event, Phoenix, AZ.
Popular Media Appearances
Terra X: Houdini – Spiel mit dem Tod (2014, October). Television documentary
aired on Germany’s ZDF network. http://www.zdf.de/terra-x/magier-und-illusionistharry-houdini-und-sein-spiel-mit-dem-tod-34925182.html
Hack My Brain: Think Fast (2014, September). “Mindful Media” television
documentary aired on the Discovery Science Channel.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/05/hack-my-brain-to-premiere-fridayseptember-19-on-science-channel/300019/
Redesign My Brain: Make Me Smarter (2013, October). “Mindful Media”
television documentary aired on Australia’s ABC1 network.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/redesign-my-brain-with-todd-sampson/
Zanor, C. (2013, September). Why cursive is hard to read. The Boston Globe.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/08/31/why-cursive-hardread/R3dpwR81OL3PBTYQpXqT6O/story.html
Barnhart, A. S. (2013, April). Skepticism & the psychology of magic. The James
Randi Educational Foundation Swift Blog.
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/2078-skepticism-a-the-psychology-ofmagic.html
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Understanding the Mind (2013, February). Cox7 “STEM Journals” program,
Phoenix, AZ. http://www.cox7.com/cognition-eps3
Mascarelli, A. L. (2012). Fooling the mind’s eye: Brain scientists find they have
much to learn from magicians and their tricks. Science News For Kids
magazine. http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/brain-scientists-learn-frommagicians-and-their-tricks/
Magic & The Brain (2012, September). 12 News “EVB Live” television program,
Phoenix, AZ. http://youtu.be/DpO27jLeRSY
Magic Show to Raise Money for Brain Research (2012, September). Fox 10
“Morning Show” television program, Phoenix, AZ.
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/19535521/2012/09/13/magic-show-to-raise-moneyfor-brain-research
Magic & The Brain (2012, September). “Good Morning Arizona” television
program, Phoenix, AZ. http://www.azfamily.com/good-morning-arizona/Magic-andthe-Brain-168180476.html
Barnhart, A. S. (2012, August). The culture of psychology and magic. The James
Randi Educational Foundation Swift Blog.
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1809-the-culture-of-psychology-andmagic.html
On Magic & Psychology: An Interview with Anthony Barnhart (2012, July). The
Token Skeptic Podcast. http://tokenskeptic.org/2012/07/13/episode-one-hundredand-twenty-six-on-magic-and-psychology-interview-with-anthony-barnhart/
La ciencia desnuda la magia: ¿Por qué caemos en el engaño? (2012, March).
Article in La Razón, Madrid, Spain. http://www.larazon.es/noticia/2146-la-cienciadesnuda-la-magia-por-que-caemos-en-el-engano
Automatic Brain: The Magic of the Unconscious (2011, December). “colourFIELD
Tell-A-Vision” documentary aired in Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Greece,
Switzerland, & Cyprus and on United Airlines flights in the United States.
http://colourfield.de/das_automatische_gehirn/index.html
Los "Trucos" del Cerebro (2011, May). LaInformacion.com, Spain.
http://videos.lainformacion.com/ciencia-y-tecnologia/ciencias-general/los-trucos-delcerebro_0Rz6GA5Yh62ErL0s4dWfo4/
The Science of Magic (2010, December). PBS Eight “Horizon” program, Phoenix,
AZ. Video and transcript: http://www.azpbs.org/horizon/detail.php?id=1522#The
Science of Magic
Sleights of Mind (2010, November). KING5 “New Day Northwest” program,
Seattle, WA.
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Magic Health (2009, July). KTVK “9pm Extra” segment, Phoenix, AZ.
http://youtu.be/MLMyZ0PL5G4
In the Classroom
Teaching Interests: Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Statistics,
Research Methods, Sensation & Perception, Memory & Cognition, Language,
History & Systems of Psychology, The Psychology of Magic (special topics)
Teaching Experience
Co-Instructor: Introduction to Psychology (Two Sections, In Progress, Northern
Arizona University, n = 392/399)
Instructor: Cognitive Processes (Graduate Course, In Progress, Northern Arizona
University, n = 11)
Instructor: Introduction to Psychology Online (Summer, 2014, Northern Arizona
University, n = 26)
 No evaluations submitted.
Co-Instructor: Introduction to Psychology (Spring 2014, Two Sections, Northern
Arizona University, n = 249/250)
 Section 1, No evaluations collected due to clerical error by registrar.
 Section 2, Mean student rating: 3.28/4.00 (4 reflects highest rating), n = 77
Instructor: The Psychology of Magic (Spring 2014, Northern Arizona University, n =
20)
 Mean student rating: 3.40/4.00 (4 reflects highest rating), n = 10
Co-Instructor: Introduction to Psychology (Fall 2013, Two Sections, Northern
Arizona University, n = 377/374)
 Section 1, Mean student rating: 3.10/4.00 (4 reflects highest rating), n = 150
 Section 2, Mean student rating: 3.14/4.00 (4 reflects highest rating), n = 152
Instructor: Cognitive Psychology (Fall 2013, Northern Arizona University, n = 67)
 Mean student rating: 3.30/4.00 (4 reflects highest rating), n = 30
Instructor: The Psychology of Magic (Spring 2013, Arizona State University, n = 43)
 Mean student rating: 1.56/5.00 (1 reflects highest rating), n = 31
Instructor: The Psychology of Magic (Fall 2012, Arizona State University, n = 50)
 Mean student rating: 1.88/5.00 (1 reflects highest rating), n = 30
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Instructor: Memory & Cognition (Fall 2011, Arizona State University, n = 54)
 Mean student rating: 1.47/5.00 (1 reflects highest rating), n = 33
Instructor: Introduction to Psychology (Spring 2010, Arizona State University, n =
32)
 Mean student rating: 1.27/5.00 (1 reflects highest rating), n = 26
Lab Instructor: Research Methods (Fall 2009, Arizona State University, n = 22)
 Mean student rating: 1.42/5.00 (1 reflects highest rating), n = 11
Teaching Assistant: Sensation & Perception (Summer 2012, Instructor: Dr. Marek
Wosinski, Arizona State University)
Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Statistics (Fall 2008; Instructor: Dr. Leona
Aiken, Arizona State University)
Teaching Assistant: Psychology 101 (Spring 2007; Instructor: Dr. Linda Ruehlman,
Arizona State University)
Teaching Assistant: Psychology 101 (Fall 2006; Instructor: Dr. Robert Short,
Arizona State University)
NAU Undergraduate Research Assistants
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Marc Brewer
Kevin Moore
Denny Allen
Robert Dotterer
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Diana Jenkins
Jeanmarie Massalone
Matthew Moroson
Tae Berry
Masters Thesis Committees
As member:
 Caroline Miller
(MA Health Psychology, NAU, pending)
As External Examiner:
 Jay Olson
(MSc Psychiatry, McGill University, pending)
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References:
Stephen D. Goldinger, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
Arizona State University
P.O. Box 871104
Tempe, AZ 85287-1104
(480) 965-0127
Email: [email protected]
Daniel J. Simons, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Illinois
603 East Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 689-1527
Email: [email protected]
Heidi A. Wayment, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Psychological Sciences
Northern Arizona University
P.O. Box 15106
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
(928) 523-0575
Email: [email protected]
Last Updated: 10/15/2014
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