| Luo, C., & Franchak, J.M. (under review). Learning to efficiently gather visual information using the eyes, head, and body. |
John Franchak
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521
University of California, Riverside
900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521
Last updated: January 1, 2025
Employment and Education
| 2022- | Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of California, Riverside |
| 2014-2022 | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of California, Riverside |
| 2013-2014 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University (Sponsors: Chen Yu & Linda Smith) |
| 2011-2013 | Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Psychology, New York University (Sponsors: Karen Adolph & David Heeger) |
| 2009-2011 | Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, New York University (Advisor: Karen Adolph) |
| 2006-2009 | M.A., Experimental Psychology, New York University |
| 2005-2006 | Lab Coordinator, Dept. of Psychology, Rutgers University, Newark |
| 2001-2005 | B.A., Cognitive Science, University of Virginia |
Research Interests
- Perceptual-motor development (posture, locomotion, reaching)
- Wearable sensing of infants’ everyday physical activity using machine learning
- Ecological momentary assessment of infants’ daily activities via caregiver smartphone surveys and video recordings
- Development of visual attention using mobile eye tracking and screen-based eye tracking
- Motor learning and control (affordances, visual guidance of walking and reaching)
Honors and Awards
| 2023 | Faculty of the Year, Psychology Department, University of California, Riverside |
| 2020 | Visiting Scholar, McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2015 | Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science |
| 2014 | Intel Best Paper Award This hand is my hand: A probabilistic approach to hand disambiguation in egocentric video, IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition |
| 2013 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, NICHD Training Grant, 5T32HD7475-17, Training Program in Integrative Developmental Process, Indiana University |
| 2012 | Best Methodological Paper, Understanding the development of motion processing by characterizing optic flow experienced by infants and their mothers, International Conference on Learning and Development |
| 2011 | Martin Braine Dissertation Award, New York University |
| 2010 | Best Paper Award Head-mounted eye-tracking of infants’ natural interactions: A new method, ACM Eye Tracking Research & Applications |
| 2009 | Sandra G. Wiener Student Investigator Award, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology |
Grant Support
Extramural
| 2024-2029 | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Automated assessment of infant sleep/wake states, physical activity, and household noise using a multimodal wearable device and deep learning models. Nancy McElwain, PI. John Franchak, consultant. |
| 2022-2026 | James S. McDonnell Foundation Opportunity Award: Characterizing infants’ everyday motor and object experiences through computer vision analysis of caregiver-captured video surveys. John Franchak, PI, $250,000 4-year total. |
| 2022-2026 | James S. McDonnell Foundation Opportunity Award: Sensorimotor cascades: Integrating real-time movement dynamics during the sleep and awake periods of human infants. Drew Abney, PI, $250,000 4-year-total. John Franchak, consultant. |
| 2023-2024 | Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Measure Real World Outcomes (CSTAR) Pilot Project Grant: Wearable technology for measuring everyday experience in infants with cerebral palsy. Kari Kretch, PI, $39,400 2-year total. John Franchak, co-PI |
| 2020-2024 | NSF BCS-1941449: Developmental cascades: How motor development alters everyday learning. John Franchak, PI, $754,957 4-year total. |
| 2018-2023 | NICHD R01-HD-094830: PLAY (Play and Learning Across a Year). Karen Adolph, PI, $6,341,419 total award. John Franchak, sub-award PI, $18,527 5-year total. |
| 2018-2022 | NSF IIS-1763966: CHS: Medium: Collaborative research: Designing virtual worlds for children - A developmental study of how children act, perceive, and reason spatially. Robert Bodenheimer, PI, $539,504 total award. John Franchak, consultant, $24,000 4-year total. |
| 2018-2021 | NSF BCS-1749594: Picture book reading: Investigating a key source of linguistic input for early language development. Jessica Montag, PI, $427,933 3-year total. John Franchak, consultant, $5000 3-year total. |
| 2018-2023 | NICHD R01-HD-033486: Flexibility of learning in infant skill acquisition, Karen Adolph, PI, total award $3,086,397. John Franchak, consultant, $25,000 5-year total. |
Intramural
| 2022-2023 | UCR Center for Health Disparities Research FIRST Pilot Grant: Sociocultural and emotion regulation processes that contextualize health disparities in Latinx children’s anxiety. Elizabeth Davis, PI, $50,000 total award. John Franchak, co-PI. |
| 2021-2022 | UCR Exploration Center for Innovative Teaching & Engagement: Remote Course Conversion Grant. John Franchak, PI, $8,000 1-year total. |
| 2021-2022 | UCR Center for Health Disparities Research Interdisciplinary Research Working Group Award: Contextualizing Latinx children’s developing psychopathology: An interdisciplinary investigation of sociocultural and psychological processes contributing to health disparities in anxiety. Elizabeth Davis, PI $2,500 1-year total. John Franchak, co-PI. |
| 2019-2021 | UCR Regents Faculty Development Fellowship: Characterizing everyday opportunities for learning in the second year of life. John Franchak, PI, $5,000 2-year total. |
| 2015-2017 | UCR Regents Faculty Fellowship: Developmental changes in visual experiences over the first year of life. John Franchak, PI, $6,000 2-year total. |
Publications
Manuscripts Invited/Under Review/In Revision
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Book Chapters
Open Science
Open Source Research and Teaching Materials
- Eye Tracking Accuracy Calculator, https://github.com/JohnFranchak/et_accuracy
- Dynamic ROI Coder for Matlab, https://github.com/JohnFranchak/roi_coder
- Principles of Data Science Course, https://github.com/psych-259-data-science-2022
- ICIS Head-Mounted Eye Tracking Workshop, https://github.com/ICIS-HMET-Workshop
- Matlab Utilities for Eye Tracking, https://github.com/JohnFranchak/et_tools
- Escalator Psychophysical Toolbox, https://github.com/JohnFranchak/escalator_toolbox
Presentations
Conference Organizing
| Tamis-Lemonda, C., Franchak, J.M., & Ossmy, O. (2024, July). Infancy in context: Emerging approaches and technologies. Symposium Organizer and Chair, International Congress on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Franchak, J.M., Wass, S., Rocha, S., & Nguyen, Q.T. (2024, July). Measuring complex infant behaviours using machine learning and computer vision. Organizer, Preconference Workshop for the International Congress on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Yu, C., Franchak, J.M., & Castellanos, I. (2022, July). Tutorial on using head-mounted eye tracking in infant research. Co-organizer, Preconference Workshop for the International Congress on Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada. |
| Yu, C., Franchak, J.M., & Castellanos, I. (2020, July). Tutorial on using head-mounted eye tracking in infant research. Co-organizer, Preconference Workshop for the International Conference on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland (Cancelled). |
| Yu, C., Franchak, J.M., & Castellanos, I. (2018, June). Tutorial on using head-mounted eye tracking in infant research. Co-organizer, Preconference Workshop for the International Conference on Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2014, July). What head-mounted eye tracking reveals about infants’ active vision. Symposium Organizer and Chair, International Conference on Infant Studies, Berlin, Germany. |
Conference Papers
| Rousey, H., Tang, M., Garcia, S., & Franchak, J.M. (2025, May). Skill acquisition vs. skill expression: Relating infants’ motor development and daily language input. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Franchak, J.M., Rousey, H., Tang, M., & Garcia, S. (2024, July). Full-day wearable sensor measurements reveal age-related increases in infant positional variability. Paper presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2024, July). From instants to experiences: How ecological momentary assessment can characterize infants’ everyday activity. Paper presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2024, July). Classifying movement categories from continuously-recording wearable sensors. Paper presented at the Preconference workshop on measuring complex infant behaviours using machine learning and computer vision, International Congress on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Hospodar, C.M., Franchak, J.M., & Adolph, K.E. (2023, June). Performance and perception In walking versus throwing: Variability, accuracy, and practice effects. Paper presented at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. |
| Franchak, J.M., Kadooka, K. , & Fausey, C. (2022, July). Longitudinal effects of independent walking on postural and object experiences in home life. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress on Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2022, July). Head-mounted eye tracking data collection and coding. Paper presented at the Preconference Tutorial on Using Head-Mounted Eye Tracking in Infant Research, International Congress on Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada. |
| Kadooka, K. , Caufield, M., Fausey, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2021, April). Visuomotor learning opportunities are nested within infants’ everyday activities. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. [Virtual]. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2021, April). Measuring infants’ naturalistic motor behavior with wearable inertial sensors and machine-learning classification. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. [Virtual]. |
| Gagnon, H.C., Rohovit, T., Finney, H., Zhao, Y., Franchak, J.M., Stefanucci, J.K., Creem-Regehr, S.H., & Bodenheimer, R.E. (2021, March). The effect of feedback on estimates of reaching ability in virtual reality. Paper presented at the 2021 IEEE Virtual Reality meeting. [Virtual]. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2020, July). Head-mounted eye tracking data collection and coding. Paper presented at the Preconference Tutorial on Using Head-Mounted Eye Tracking in Infant Research, International Conference on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland (Cancelled). |
| Lozano-Ziebart, S., Wagman, J.B., Franchak, J.M. & Farmer-Dougan, V. (2019, October). Dogs in the gray zone: Canine perception for going over or under a barrier. Paper presented at the International Canine Sciences Conference, Phoenix, AZ. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2018, June). Head-mounted eye tracking data collection and coding. Paper presented at the Preconference Tutorial on Using Head-Mounted Eye Tracking in Infant Research, International Congress on Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Kadooka, K., & Franchak, J.M. (2017, October). Eye movement patterns while viewing screen-based media: Age-related changes from infancy to adulthood. Paper presented at the Cognitive Development Society meeting on Digital Media and Cognitive Development, Portland, OR. |
| Choi, K. , Schlesinger, M.A. , Richert, R.A., & Franchak, J.M. (2017, May). Character perceptions guide children’s looking to and learning from on-screen characters. Paper presented at the International Communication Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. |
| Richert, R., Schlesinger, M. , & Franchak, J.M. (2016, October). Children attend to and learn more from characters who try hard. Paper presented at the SRCD Special Topic Meeting in Technology and Media in Children’s Development, Irvine, CA. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Yu, C. (2015, July). Visual-motor coordination in natural reaching of young children and adults. Paper presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Pasadena, CA. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Adolph, K.E. (2015, July). Action experience facilitates recalibration to changing affordances when squeezing through doorways. Paper presented at the International Conference on Perception and Action, Minnesota, MN. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Yu, C. (2014, July). Infant’s coordination of the eyes, hands, and head while guiding reaching movements. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Berlin, Germany. |
| Franchak, J.M., Kretch, K.S., Heeger, D.H., Hasson, U., & Adolph, K.E. (2014, July). Infants’ visual exploration of faces in screen-based and real-world tasks. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Berlin, Germany. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2014, July). Measuring infants’ visual exploration with head-mounted eye tracking. Paper presented at the Preconference Workshop on Head-Mounted Eye Tracking, International Congress on Infant Studies, Berlin, Germany. |
| Bambach, S., Franchak, J.M., Crandall, D.J., & Yu, C. (2014, July). Detecting hands in children’s egocentric views to understand embodied attention during social interaction. Paper presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Quebec City, Canada. |
| Adolph, K.E., Kretch, K.S., Cole, W.G., Karasik, L., Franchak, J.M., Chan, G., Tamis-LeMonda, C. (2013, April). Effects of crawling and walking on infants’ experiences. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. |
| Adolph, K.E., & Franchak, J.M. (2012, June). Navigating through tight spots: Learning and recalibration. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Adolph, K.E., Franchak, J.M., Kretch, K.S., & Soska, K.C. (2011, April). Head-mounted eye-tracking: A novel method to describe active vision in natural environments. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada. |
| Franchak, J.M., Kretch, K.S., Soska, K.C., & Adolph, K.E. (2010, March). Visual exploration during natural interactions: Head-mounted eye-tracking with mobile infants. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD. |
| Franchak, J.M., Kretch, K.S., Soska, K.C., & Adolph, K.E. (2009, October). Head-mounted eye-tracking of infants during natural interactions. Paper presented at the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Sandra G. Wiener Awards Symposium, Chicago, IL. |
| Franchak, J.M., van der Zalm, D.J. , Hartzler, B.M. , Adolph, K.E. (2009, June). Perceiving affordances for navigating through openings. Paper presented at the 15th International Conference on Perception and Action, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Franchak, J.M., Adolph, K.E., Gabelman, L. , & Babcock, J.S. (2009, April). Visual guidance of locomotion in children: Navigation from the periphery. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. |
| Franchak, J.M., Adolph, K.E., Badaly, D., & Babcock, J.S. (2008, November). Navigation from the corner of the eye: Visual guidance of locomotion in children. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, DC. |
| Franchak, J.M., Smith, M.T. , & Adolph, K.E. (2007, November). Pregnant women walking through doorways. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Adolph, K.E. (2007, May). Perceiving changing affordances for action: Pregnant women walking through doorways. Paper presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL. |
Conference Posters
| Guo, Y., Tang, M., & Franchak, J.M. (2025, May). Characterizing infant everyday postural experiences through repeated video sampling. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. |
| Kretch, K.S., Enriques, F., Franchak, J.M. (2024, August). Body position classification using wearable sensors in infants with cerebral palsy. Poster presented at the Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real World Outcomes (C-STAR). |
| Franchak, J.M., Ford, J., Luna, A., & Fausey, C.M. (2024, July). Longitudinal changes in infants’ daily routines moderate object holding. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Kuznia, A., Miko, J., McComb, K., Fausey, C.M., & Franchak, J.M. (2024, March). The everyday objects that younger and older USA infants hold. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. |
| Guo, Y., Tang, M., & Franchak, J.M. (2024, March). Characterizing infant object experience through repeated video sampling across the day. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. |
| Rousey, H., Tang, M., Garcia, S., & Franchak, J.M. (2024, March). Exploring the relation between infant body position and adult language input across the day. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. |
| Luna, A., Kretch, K.S., & Franchak, J.M. (2024, March). Predictors of skill expression in infants’ everyday behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. |
| Tang, M., Rousey, H., Garcia, S., & Franchak, J.M. (2024, March). Does infant vocalization increase when sitting in daily life?. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. |
| Tang, M., Rousey, H., Luo, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2023, April). Predicting infant body position in naturalistic environments using inertial sensors. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association. |
| Guo, Y., Tang, M., & Franchak, J.M. (2023, April). Feasibility of video ecological momentary assessment for measuring infant behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association. |
| Ford, J., Luna, A., Kadooka, K., Fausey, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2023, April). Discovering individual differences in infant activity through ecological momentary assessment. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association. |
| Rousey, H., Tang, M., Luo, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2023, April). Examining the relation between language input and infant body position across the entire day. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association. |
| Jing, M., Kadooka, K., Franchak, J.M., & Kirkorian, H. (2020, October). The effect of comprehensibility on saliency-based gaze prediction for children and adults watching video. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. [Virtual]. |
| Blanch, G., McGee, B., & Franchak, J.M. (2020, October). Task demands influence eye-head coordination. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association [Virtual]. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Kadooka, K. (2020, July). Television experience predicts infants’ sensitivity to different face-looking cues when viewing videos. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies [Virtual]. |
| Kadooka, K., McGee, B., Truong, T., Luo, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2020, July). The influence of centering and saliency on infants’ real-world visual attention. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies [Virtual]. |
| McGee, B., Michaels, K., & Franchak, J.M. (2020, July). Associative learning modulates infants’ attentional selection in a free-viewing task. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies [Virtual]. |
| Franchak, J.M. & Kadooka, K. (2019, October). Visual saliency guides orienting to dynamic faces in infants, children, and adults. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Louisville, KY. |
| Kadooka, K., & Franchak, J.M. (2019, October). Developmental differences in attention to action-specific information. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Louisville, KY. |
| Jing, M., Kadooka, K., Franchak, J.M., & Kirkorian, H. (2019, October). The effect of comprehensibility on saliency-based gaze prediction for children and adults watching Sesame Street. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Louisville, KY. |
| Lozano-Ziebart, S., Wagman, J.B., Franchak, J.M. & Farmer-Dougan, V. (2019, August). Dogs in the gray zone: Canine perception for going over or under a barrier. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL. |
| Luo, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2019, March). Looking compensates for postural constraints: Infants center gaze targets in view when looking. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD. |
| Gauvain, M.T., Harmon, D., Cheong, Y., & Franchak, J.M. (2019, February). An eye tracking study of children’s use of plans to construct objects alone and with mother. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France. |
| Luo, C., & Franchak, J.M. (2018, October). Spatial structure of mobile infants’ visual experiences in natural interaction with caregivers and objects. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA. |
| Franchak, J.M. (2018, October). Developing motor abilities alter infants’ everyday experiences. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA. |
| Kadooka, K., & Franchak, J.M. (2018, July). Variation in the influence of bottom-up and top-down features on adult-like gaze. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Labinger, E., Monson, J.R., & Franchak, J.M. (2018, April). Do adults practice effectively when recalibrating to altered motor abilities?. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR. |
| Kadooka, K., & Franchak, J.M. (2017, October). Development of adult-like gaze behavior in infants and children when viewing video media. Poster presented at the 11th Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Portland, OR. |
| Choi, K., Schlesinger, M.A., Grant, C., Puttre, H.J., Richert, R.A., & Franchak, J.M. (2017, October). Preschoolers use other’s effort as a cue to attention and selective attention. Poster presented at the 11th Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Portland, OR. |
| Schlesinger, M.A., Richert, R.A., & Franchak, J.M. (2016, August). Informant effort expenditure impacts young children’s learning, eye gaze, and trust. Poster presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Yu, C. (2016, May). Infants structure their visual experiences to favor toys over faces during play. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA. |
| Franchak, J.M., Heeger, D.H., Hasson, U., & Adolph, K.E. (2013, April). Free-viewing gaze behavior in infants and adults. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. |
| Kretch, K.S., Franchak, J.M., Brothers, J.L., & Adolph, K.E. (2012, June). Effects of locomotor posture on infants’ visual experiences. Poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis MN. |
| Gilmore, R.O., Raudies, F., Kretch, K.S., Franchak, J.M. & Adolph, K.E. (2012, June). Do you see what I see? Comparing optic flow experienced by infants and their mothers. Poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis MN. |
| Franchak, J.M., Hasson, U., Heeger, D.J., & Adolph, K.E. (2012, May). Reliability of actors’ and observers’ gaze during natural tasks. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples FL. |
| Kretch, K.S., Franchak, J.M., Brothers, J.L., & Adolph, K.E. (2012, May). What infants see depends on locomotor posture. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples FL. |
| Raudies, F., Kretch, K.S., Franchak, J.M., Mingolla, E., Gilmore, R.O., & Adolph, K.E. (2012, May). Where do mothers point their head when they walk and where do babies point their head when they are carried?. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples FL. |
| Gilmore, R.O., Raudies, F., Kretch, K.S., Franchak, J.M., & Adolph, K.E. (2012, May). Patterns of optic flow experienced by infants and their mothers during locomotion. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples FL. |
| Franchak, J.M., Sadanand, A., & Adolph, K.E. (2011, October). Entrapment or falling: Infants’ exploration of action possibilities. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Franchak, J.M., Sadanand, A., & Adolph, K.E. (2011, April). Walls and falls: Infants’ motor decisions reflect consequences for errors. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Adolph, K.E. (2010, November). Tight squeeze: Infants’ motor decisions reflect consequences for errors. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA. |
| Gabelman, L., Franchak, J.M., & Adolph, K.E. (2010, March). Fovea to periphery: The developmental progression of visual guidance during obstacle navigation. Poster presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD. |
| Franchak, J.M., Adolph, K.E., Badaly, D., Smith, M.T., & Babcock, J.S. (2008, May). Head-mounted eye-tracking with children: Visual guidance of motor action. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL. |
| Franchak, J.M., Smith, M.T., & Adolph, K.E. (2008, May). Visual guidance of locomotion in infants, young adults, and the elderly. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL. |
| Franchak, J.M., Stefanucci, J.K., & Proffitt, D.R. (2006, May). Within striking distance: Task efficacy influences perceived size and distance. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL. |
| Franchak, J.M., & Shiffrar, M. (2006, May). Body form and position influence the perceived speed of human gait. Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL. |
Invited Talks and Colloquia
| (2025) Invited Speaker, DARCLE (Daylong Audio Recordings of Children’s Linguistic Environments) speaker series. |
| (2024) Invited Program, IEEE International Conference on Learning and Development, Austin, TX. |
| (2024) Department of Psychology, Univ. of California, Merced, Merced, CA. |
| (2023) Invited Speaker, James S. McDonnell Foundation Opportunity Awardees Meeting, Wellesley, MA. |
| (2022) Department of Psychology, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI. |
| (2022) Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI. |
| (2022) Department of Psychology, Univ. of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA. |
| (2022) Invited Program, Understanding Vision Virtual Conference. |
| (2019) Institute of Human Development, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. |
| (2018) Center for Cognition, Action, & Perception, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. |
| (2018) Department of Psychology, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. |
| (2016) Department of Psychology, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. |
| (2016) Department of Psychology, California State Univ., Long Beach, Long Beach, CA. |
| (2015) Center for Mind and Brain, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA. |
| (2015) Department of Psychology, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, OR. |
| (2014) Department of Cognitive Science, Univ. of California-San Diego, San Diego, CA. |
| (2014) Department of Psychology, Tufts Univ., Medford, MA. |
| (2014) Department of Psychology, Univ. of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA. |
| (2014) Invited Speaker, Workshop on Eye Tracking Methods and Analysis, Center for Interdisciplinary Study, Bielefeld Univ., Bielefeld, Germany. |
| (2012) Department of Psychology, Bard Univ., Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. |
| (2012) Department of Psychology, Rutgers Univ., Newark, Newark, NJ. |
| (2012) Department of Psychology, Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY. |
| (2011) Department of Psychology, Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. |
| (2011) Department of Psychology, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ. |
| (2010) Invited Speaker, Workshop for Perception and Action, Rauischholzhausen Castle, Germany. |
Media Coverage
La Presse. (2018) Les mystères des positions de bébés
Science Daily. (2018) Study explores infant body position and learning
Simon’s Foundation. (2011) Eye-tracking device travels with toddlers
Voices of America, Science/Health News. (2010) New studies reveal infants’ world of vision
New York Times. (2010) Looking this way and that, and learning to adapt to the world
Science Daily. (2018) Study explores infant body position and learning
Simon’s Foundation. (2011) Eye-tracking device travels with toddlers
Voices of America, Science/Health News. (2010) New studies reveal infants’ world of vision
New York Times. (2010) Looking this way and that, and learning to adapt to the world
Professional Activities and Service
Reviewer Positions
| 2025 | Panel Reviewer, Society for Research in Child Development |
| 2024 | Member, National Eye Institute Grant Review Panel |
| 2024 | Area Chair, IEEE International Conference on Learning and Development |
| 2024 | Panel Reviewer, International Congress on Infant Studies |
| 2024 | Panel Reviewer, Cognitive Development Society |
| 2022- | Associate Editor, Developmental Psychology |
| 2022 | Member, National Science Foundation Review Panel |
| 2021 | Member, National Science Foundation Review Panel |
| 2020-2023 | Review Editor, Perception Science Editorial Board, Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Neuroscience |
| 2022 | Panel Reviewer, International Congress on Infant Studies |
| 2020 | Panel Reviewer, Society for Research in Child Development |
| 2020 | Scientific Committee, International Conference on Perception and Action (conference cancelled) |
| 2020 | Panel Reviewer, SRCD Special Topics Meeting on Learning Through Play and Imagination |
| 2020 | Panel Reviewer, International Congress on Infant Studies |
| 2019 | Panel Reviewer, Cognitive Development Society |
| 2018 | Panel Reviewer, International Congress on Infant Studies |
| 2017 | Panel Reviewer, Society for Research in Child Development |
| 2016 | Panel Co-Chair, International Congress on Infant Studies |
| 2016 | Panel Reviewer, SRCD Special Topics Meeting on Technology and Media in Children’s Development |
| 2015 | Scientific Committee, International Conference on Perception and Action |
Ad Hoc Reviewer
| Behavioral Research Methods | Journal of Cognition and Development |
| Cambridge University Press | Journal of Experimental Child Psychology |
| Canadian J. of Experimental Psych. | Journal of Motor Behavior |
| Child Development | Journal of Motor Learning and Development |
| Child Development Perspectives | Journal of Nonverbal Behavior |
| Cognition | Journal of Vision |
| Cognitive Science | Journal of Visualized Experiments |
| Current Directions in Psychology | Language Learning |
| Developmental Psychology | National Science Center of Poland |
| Developmental Science | National Science Foundation |
| Ecological Psychology | Oxford University Press |
| Experimental Brain Research | Perception |
| Experimental Psychology | Proc. of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Frontiers in Psychology | Psychonomic Bulletin & Review |
| Heliyon | Quarterly J. of Experimental Psych. |
| IEEE Virtual Reality | Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport |
| IEEE Visualization and Computer Graphics | Scientific Data |
| Infancy | Scientific Reports |
| Infant Behavior and Development | Spatial Cognition and Computation |
| JEP: General | Vision Research |
| JEP: Human Perception Performance | Visual Cognition |
| JMIR mHealth and uHealth | eBioMedicine |
Professional Affiliations
DARCLE (Daylong Audio Recordings of Children’s Linguistic Environments)
Division 7, American Psychological Association
Cognitive Development Society
International Congress on Infant Studies
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
International Society for Ecological Psychology
Society for Research in Child Development
Vision Sciences Society
Division 7, American Psychological Association
Cognitive Development Society
International Congress on Infant Studies
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
International Society for Ecological Psychology
Society for Research in Child Development
Vision Sciences Society
Teaching and Advising
Courses Taught
Undergraduate:
PSYC 12: Psychological Methods: Research Procedures (W15, F15, F16, F17, S19, S20, U20, F20, U21, F21, U22, S23, U23, F23)
PSYC 166A: Infancy (F19, S23, S24, F24)
PSYC 169: Seminar: Perceptual-Motor Development (F14)
PSYC 169: Seminar: Infant Development (S17)
PSYC 182: Laboratory in Psychology (S25)
PSYC 12: Psychological Methods: Research Procedures (W15, F15, F16, F17, S19, S20, U20, F20, U21, F21, U22, S23, U23, F23)
PSYC 166A: Infancy (F19, S23, S24, F24)
PSYC 169: Seminar: Perceptual-Motor Development (F14)
PSYC 169: Seminar: Infant Development (S17)
PSYC 182: Laboratory in Psychology (S25)
Graduate:
PSYC 207C: Processes of Cognitive Development (S16, S18, S21, S22, S24)
PSYC 258: Seminar: Vision in Everyday Behavior (S17)
PSYC 258: Seminar: Cascades in Development (W20)
PSYC 259: Principles of Data Science (W21, W22, W25)
PSYC 207C: Processes of Cognitive Development (S16, S18, S21, S22, S24)
PSYC 258: Seminar: Vision in Everyday Behavior (S17)
PSYC 258: Seminar: Cascades in Development (W20)
PSYC 259: Principles of Data Science (W21, W22, W25)
Student Advisees
Doctoral:
Hanzhi Wang (current)
Zachary Kelly (current)
Hailey Rousey (current)
Yushan Guo (current)
Chuan Luo (2023)
Kellan Kadooka (2022)
Brianna McGee (2022)
Hanzhi Wang (current)
Zachary Kelly (current)
Hailey Rousey (current)
Yushan Guo (current)
Chuan Luo (2023)
Kellan Kadooka (2022)
Brianna McGee (2022)
Masters:
Jenna Monson (2018)
Jenna Monson (2018)
Undergraduate Honors Theses:
Madelyn Caufield (2020)
Eli Labinger (2018)
Frank Somoano (2017)
Angela Char (2011, as a postdoctoral mentor)
Emma Celano (2011, as a postdoctoral mentor)
Larissa Gabelman (2009, as a graduate mentor)
Dina van der Zalm (2008, as a graduate mentor)
Madelyn Caufield (2020)
Eli Labinger (2018)
Frank Somoano (2017)
Angela Char (2011, as a postdoctoral mentor)
Emma Celano (2011, as a postdoctoral mentor)
Larissa Gabelman (2009, as a graduate mentor)
Dina van der Zalm (2008, as a graduate mentor)
Undergraduate Research Grants Mentored:
Abigail Smith (2025), UCR Student Minigrant
Kaylee Cheung (2025), UCR Student Minigrant
Jocelyn Lam (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Kaylee Cheung (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Ilayna Garcia (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Rashmi Chandrasekar (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Juelle Ford (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Faizah Ahmed (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Vivian Huynh (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Jino Sirivatanarat (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Gabrielle Blanch (2019), UCR Student Travel Grant
Madelyn Caufield (2019), UCR Student Minigrant
Yee Lat (2019), UCR Student Minigrant
Kelsey Michaels (2019), UCR Student Minigrant
Gabrielle Blanch (2018), UCR Student Minigrant
Tramanh Truong (2018), UCR Student Minigrant
Eli Labinger (2017), Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship
Abigail Smith (2025), UCR Student Minigrant
Kaylee Cheung (2025), UCR Student Minigrant
Jocelyn Lam (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Kaylee Cheung (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Ilayna Garcia (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Rashmi Chandrasekar (2024), UCR Student Minigrant
Juelle Ford (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Faizah Ahmed (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Vivian Huynh (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Jino Sirivatanarat (2022), UCR Student Minigrant
Gabrielle Blanch (2019), UCR Student Travel Grant
Madelyn Caufield (2019), UCR Student Minigrant
Yee Lat (2019), UCR Student Minigrant
Kelsey Michaels (2019), UCR Student Minigrant
Gabrielle Blanch (2018), UCR Student Minigrant
Tramanh Truong (2018), UCR Student Minigrant
Eli Labinger (2017), Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship
University Service
| 2025- | Member, Quantitative Specialized Subfield |
| 2024- | Member, UCR Psychology Executive Committee |
| 2024- | Member, UCR Information Technology Space Solution Advisory Board |
| 2023- | Member, UCR Senate Committee on Information Technology |
| 2023- | Member, UCR Institutional Review Board |
| 2023- | Chair, UCR Psychology Developmental Area |
| 2023- | Faculty mentor, UCR Graduate Student Mentorship Program |
| 2023 | Member, Faculty Search Committee (Dept. of Psychology) |
| 2023 | Member, UCR Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship Advisory Board |
| 2023 | Member, UCR Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Symposium Faculty Advisory Board |
| 2022 | Member, UCR Psychology ad hoc Instructional Technology Committee |
| 2019-2024 | Psychology Department Colloquium Series Organizer |
| 2019-2023 | Member, UC Riverside Academic Integrity Committee |
| 2018 | Judge, Undergraduate Research Symposium |
| 2017-2023 | Member, Undergraduate Minigrant Review Committee |
| 2017 | R’Course Facilitator |
| 2016-2017 | Member, Graduate Admissions Committee (Dept. of Psychology) |
| 2015- | Chair, Child Studies @ UCR, childstudies.ucr.edu |
| 2014-2015 | Member, Faculty Search Committee (Dept. of Psychology) |