Below is a list of selected publications and presentations. For additional information please download my CV, which is at the bottom of this page.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  • Robbins, A., Hout, M.C., Ercolino, A. et al. The Pictures by Category and Similarity (PiCS) database: A multidimensional scaling database of 1200 images across 20 categories. Behav Res 57, 212 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-025-02732-0
  • Robbins, A., & Evdokimov, A. (2024) Distractor similarity and category variability effects in search. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-024-02924-4
  • Papesh, M.H., Hout, M.C., Guevara Pinto, J.D., Robbins, A., & Lopez, A*. (2021). Eye movements reflect expertise development in hybrid search. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 6
  • Robbins, A., & Hout, M. C.  (2021).  Typicality Guides Attention During Categorical Search, But Not Universally So. Accepted to Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, April 2020
  • Robbins, A., & Hout, M. C.  (2020).  Expectations from scene context help with template precision in categorical search. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 
  • Coburn, A., Kardan, O., Kotabe, H., Steinberg, J., Hout, M. C., Robbins, A., MacDonald, J., Hayn-Leichsenring, G., & Berman, M. (2019). Psychological responses to natural patterns in architecture.  Journal of Environmental Psychology.
  • Madrid, J., Cunningham, C., Robbins, A., & Hout, M. C.  (2019).  Looking for what? Comparing search for familiar, nameable objects to search for unfamiliar, novel objects. Visual Cognition.
  • Hout, M. C., Cunningham, C., Robbins, A., & MacDonald, J.  (2018).  Stressed, but determined: Simulating the fidelity of data for large stimulus set sizes in multidimensional scaling. Sage
  • Hout, M. C., Robbins, A., Godwin, H. J., Fitzsimmons, G, & Scarince, C.  (2017).  Categorical templates guide attention when features are consistent: Evidence from search for societally important vehicles. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
  • Hout, M. C., Godwin, H. J., Fitzsimmons, G., Robbins, A., Menneer, T., & Goldinger, S. D. (2015). Using multidimensional scaling to quantify similarity in visual search and beyond. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.  doi: 10.3758/s13414-015-1010-6.

Government Reports

Wagner, E., Atkins, R. G., Berning, A., Robbins, A., Watson, C., & Anderle, J. (2020). Examination of the traffic safety environment during the second quarter of 2020: Special report (No. DOT HS 813 011). United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research.

In Media

Book Chapters

Madrid, J., Robbins, A., Scarince, C., Godwin, H. J., & Hout, M. C. (2016). Visual spatial attention: What it is, how it works, and what it does for us.  Spatial Attention: Function, Influences and Performance by Nova Science Publications, Hauppauge, NY.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • Evdokimov, A.*, Finegan-Dollak, C., & Robbins, A. (2024).  WEyeDS: A desktop webcam dataset for gaze estimation.  In Proceedings of the 2024 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA ’24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 52, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1145/3649902.3655646
  • Robbins, A., Hout, M.C., (2015). Object Perception, Attention and Memory 2015 Conference Report (23rd meeting, Chicago, IL), Visual Cognition

Conference Presentations

Invited Talks/ Workshops/ Paper Presentations

  • Robbins, A. (2024) Exploring the Impact of Category Learning on Search for Heterogeneous Categories. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting in March, 2024
  • White, B.L., Daggett, E., Robbins, A., & Hout, M.C. (2023). Rock On: Category Learning Shapes Perceived Similarity in a Natural Category. Paper presented at the 2023 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association
  • Robbins, A. (2021) Injury During the Second Quarter of 2020. Panelist for Identifying Systemic Transportation-related Health Effects of COVID-19 to inform Interdisciplinary Research. TRB Annual Meeting (Virtual).
  • Barnhart, A., Cameron, E.L., & Robbins, A. (2020) Workshop Wednesdays: Sensation and Perception Demonstrations for Grounding Abstract Principles and Enhancing Quantitative Reasoning. Talk to be presented at the 27th Annual Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology
  • Barnhart, A., Cameron, E.L., Sylaska, K., Munk, D., Robbins, A. (2019) The Benefits of Team-Teaching Introduction to Psychological Science. Talk  presented at the 26th Annual Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology
  • Robbins, A., & Hout, M.C. (2019) Scene context facilitates search for heterogenous target categories. Talk presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association meeting in Chicago, IL (April, 2019)

Robbins, A. & Hout, M.C. (2018) Scene Context Can Facilitate Search for Imprecisely Specified Targets. Talk presented at the RMPA conference in Denver, CO (April, 2018)

  • Hout, M. C., Lopez, A., Robbins, A., & Papesh, M. H. (2016). Expertise fine-tunes mental representations of targets during challenging visual search. Paper presented to the 2016 ARMADILLO Cognition Conference: El Paso, TX (September, 2016).
  • Hout, M. C., and Robbins, A. (2016). Individual differences in the perception of category typicality predict the usefulness of target templates during word-cued search. Micro-talk presented at the Individual Differences Brownbag, a satellite event at the Vision Sciences Society 2016 Meeting in St. Petersburg, Fl (May, 2016). 
  • Robbins, A., & Hout, M. C. (2015). Categorical templates: Typical category members are found and identified quickly during word-cued search. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Object Perception, Attention and Memory conference: Chicago, IL

Recent Poster Presentations (*supervised student)

  • Robbins, A. (2024) Statistical regularities can reverse typicality effects in categorical search. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting for the Psychonomic Society in New York City, New York, USA in Nov. 2024

  • Luby, P.*, Mathis, A.P., White, B.W., Penn, R., Robbins, A., Hout, M.C. (2024) Using virtual reality to simulate wilderness search and rescue ‘clue-finding’ tasks. Poster to be presented at the 32nd annual Object Perception Attention, and Memory Workshop in New York City, New York, USA in Nov. 2024

  • Ovalle, C.*, Wurtzbacher, J., Evdokimov, A.*, Dunkelberger, R.*, Wang, Y.*, Kershner, A., & Robbins, A. (2024). VariCat: A Scene Image Dataset for Search. Poster to be presented at the 32nd Annual Object Perception, Attention, and Memory Workshop in New York City, New York, USA in Nov. 2024.

  • Evdokimov, A.* & Robbins, A. (2024) Expanding the reach of eye tracking in psychology using webcam data collection. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting in March, 2024

  • Ilouz, M.*, Gu, J.*, & Robbins, A. (2024) Understanding the Relationship Between Mental Models of Vehicle Automation and Distracted Driving. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting in March, 2024
  • White, B.L., Daggett, E., Robbins, A., & Hout, M.C. (2023). Learning Shapes Perceived Similarity in Natural Categories. Poster presented at the 2023 meeting of the Psychonomics Society.
  • Evdokimov, A.*, & Robbins, A. (2023). Differences in similarity effects across target categories. Poster presented at the Vision Sciences Society Meeting in St. Pete’s, FL (May, 2023)
  • Luby, P.*, & Robbins, A. (2023). Category variability provides challenges to learning and search performance. Poster presented at the Vision Sciences Society Meeting in St. Pete’s, FL (May, 2023)

 

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