grayson.mullen@ubc.ca
Education
University of British Columbia, 2023, M.A.
University of California, Santa Cruz, 2020, B.S.
Background
I’m working on studies that track eye movements during naturalistic movie-watching, and investigate how viewers’ eye movement patterns are related to their subjective appraisal of the movie (e.g., enjoyment, engagement, interest). Another recent study took a similar eye-tracking approach to reading literary fiction, looking at whether the stylistic choices of successful authors enhance the experience of reading their stories in certain ways (e.g., absorption, enjoyment, emotional arousal) at some expense (reduced comprehension/accessibility). I’m often looking for research assistants interested in film and in eye tracking.
Research Interests
Eye tracking, cognitive media studies, empirical aesthetics, reading, film