York College, The City University of New York Behavioral Sciences Psychology Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2008 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Ophthalmology Assistant Project ScientistAppointed: 2006 |  |
QualificationsPh.D., University of California, San Diego, Psychology, 1999. M.A., University of California, San Diego, Psychology, 1994. B.A., University of California, San Diego, Psychology / Music Humanities, 1993. Expertise and Research InterestsDr. Duncan's primary research interests are (1) to study the physiological mechanisms of visually guided behavior in healthy individuals and (2) to develop novel functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques to quantify neuronal, vascular, and metabolic contributions to neurodegenerative visual disorders. Dr. Duncan's current research uses fMRI to compare measurements of neuronal activity and blood flow throughout the retino-cortical pathway to standard clinical measures of visual function. Other ExpertiseExpertise in the physiology of human perception, factors influencing performance in normal and clinical populations, and the physiology of individual differences in performance. * Innovative experimental design and evaluation. * Fluent programming of visual stimuli in C++ and MATLAB. * Extensive experience with MATLAB's Statistics and Optimization toolboxes, SAS, SPSS, BMDP, and Systat. * Strong leadership/mentorship, communication, and public-speaking abilities. * Knowledgeable in ergonomic web development and programming. Future ResearchIn future research, quantitative comparisons between psychophysical and fMRI data will be applied to a wide variety of ocular and cognitive pathologies. Novel fMRI analysis methods will be developed to study functional and morphological changes associated with tumors, cerebrovascular accidents, and brain trauma.
Additional projects in e-learning, serious games, and augmented reality for education. Industrial RelevanceAerospace systems, aging, cognitive engineering and decision making, education, environmental design, human performance modeling, individual differences, industrial ergonomics, internet GUI technology, product design, safety, training, tests and evaluations, and virtual environments KeywordsCOS Keywords:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ophthalmology.Additional Terms:Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Glaucoma.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)Spanish: (Functional, Functional, Functional) MembershipsAssociation for Psychological Science Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology BayCHI Game Audio Network Guild Human Factors and Ergonomics Society International Game Developers Association International Perimetric Society Society for Neuroscience Vision Sciences Society Honors and Awards2009, Travel Award,
World Glaucoma Association,
World Glaucoma Association
2008, "The Promise" - Future Impact Award, World Glaucoma Association,
World Glaucoma Association
2008, UCSD Heath Sciences Subcommittee Award,
University of California, San Diego
2007, UCSD Heath Sciences Subcommittee Award,
University of California, San Diego
2006-2007,
Grant In Aid, Glaucoma Research Foundation,
Glaucoma Research Foundation
2006, Travel Award, International Perimetric Society,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2006, Young Investigator's Award, Heidelberg Engineering,
Heidelberg Engineering
2005, Travel Award, National Eye Institute,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
1999-2001,
NRSA Postdoctoral Felloship,
National Institutes of Health (NIH),
University of California, San Diego
1997-1998,
Systems and Integrative Neurobiology Training Grant,
National Institutes of Health (NIH),
University of California, San Diego
1993-1994,
Cota-Robles Research Fellowship,
Cota-Robles,
University of California, San Diego
Previous Positions2006-2008, Adjunct Professor,
San Diego Mesa College,
Psychology
2004-2006, Postdoctoral Fellow,
University of California, San Diego
2000-2004, Postdoctoral Fellow,
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
1994-1997, Teaching Assistant,
University of California, San Diego
Funding Received- University of California, San Diego:
UCSD Health Sciences Subcommittee,
$10,000,
2007
to 2008.
- Glaucoma Research Foundation:
Grant in Aid,
$35,000,
2006
to 2007.
- National Institutes of Health (NIH):
NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship,
$109,300,
1999
to 2003.
- Systems and Integrative Neurosciences:
Graduate student research fellowship,
1997
to 1998.
- Cota-Robles:
Graduate student research fellowship,
1993
to 1994.
Publications- Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Zangwill, LM (2009) Decreased Cortical Blood Flow in Human Glaucoma, Unpublished
- Duncan, RO (2009) Using MRI to Measure Individual Differences in Behavior and the Brain's Response to Injury, York College Provost Lecture Series
- Duncan, RO (2009) Decreased Cerebral Blood Flow in Human Glaucoma, World Glaucoma Conference
- Duncan, RO (2009) Using fMRI to Assess Neurodegeneration in Human Glaucoma, CUNY Neuropsychology Lecture Series at Queens College
- Lu K, Perthen JE, Duncan RO, Zangwill LM, Liu TT (Oct 2008) Noninvasive measurement of the cerebral blood flow response in human lateral geniculate nucleus with arterial spin labeling fMRI., Human brain mapping, 29 (10), 1207-14
 - Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Bowd, C, Weinreb, RN, Zangwill, LM (2008) Resting cerebral blood flow in human glaucoma, Annual Meeting for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Duncan RO, Boynton GM (Dec 2007) Tactile hyperacuity thresholds correlate with finger maps in primary somatosensory cortex (S1)., Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 17 (12), 2878-91
 - Duncan RO, Sample PA, Weinreb RN, Bowd C, Zangwill LM (Feb 2007) Retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex in glaucoma: a method for comparing cortical function with damage to the optic disk., Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 48 (2), 733-44
 - Duncan RO, Sample PA, Weinreb RN, Bowd C, Zangwill LM (Jan 2007) Retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex in glaucoma: Comparing fMRI measurements of cortical function with visual field loss., Progress in retinal and eye research, 26 (1), 38-56
 - Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Bowd, C, Zangwill, LM (2007) Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Glaucoma Using Arterial Spin Labeling, Glaucoma Foundation's Fourteenth Annual Think Tank
- Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Bowd, C, Zangwill, LM (2007) Detection of Post-Retinal Neurodegeneration in Human Glaucoma: Association with Optic Disk Damage and Visual Field Loss, Annual Meeting for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Duncan, RO (2006) Measuring Glaucoma with fMRI, Optometric Glaucoma Society Proceedings 2005: Review of Optometry Supplement (bookchapter)
- Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Zangwill, LM (2006) Retinotopic Organization of Human Primary Visual Cortex Correlates with the Pattern of Visual Field Thresholds, Annual Meeting for the International Perimetric Society
- Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Zangwill, LM (2006) Retinotopic Organization of Primary Visual Cortex Correlates with Visual Function and Optic Nerve Head Structure in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS), Annual Meeting for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Lu, K, Perthen, JE, Duncan, RO, Zangwill, LM, Liu, TT (2006) Detecting LGN Activation in Human Using Quantitative Perfusion-based FMRI: A Feasibility Study, Annual Meeting for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Lu, K, Perthen, JE, Duncan, RO, Zangwill, LM, Liu, TT (2006) Perfusion-based FMRI in human LGN and visual cortex reveals a regional difference in the coupling between blood flow and oxygen metabolism, Annual Meeting for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Duncan, RO (2005) Measuring Glaucoma with fMRI, Optometric Glaucoma Society
- Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Zangwill, LM (2005) Retinotopic Organization of Human Primary Visual Cortex Reflects Damage to Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Glaucoma, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Lu, K, Zangwill, LM, Duncan, RO, Wong, EC, Wu, WC, Liu, TT (2005) Functional Perfusion Imaging of Human Retina with Arterial Spin Labeling MRI, Annual Meeting for the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Duncan, RO, Sample, PA, Weinreb, RN, Zangwill, LM (2005) Retinotopic Organization in Glaucoma Measured with FMRI in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study, Annual Meeting for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Duncan, RO, Boynton, GM (2004) Cortical Magnification within the Finger Map of Human Primary Somatosensory Cortex (SI) Correlates with Tactile Acuity Thresholds, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Duncan RO, Boynton GM (May 2003) Cortical magnification within human primary visual cortex correlates with acuity thresholds., Neuron, 38 (4), 659-71
 - Albright, TD, Croner, LJ, Duncan, RO, Stoner, GR (2003) The influence of context on visual motion processing, Modulation of neuronal responses: Implications for Active Vision, Netherlands, IOS Press (bookchapter)
- Albright, TD, Croner, LJ, Duncan, RO, Stoner, GR (2003) Neuronal bases of perceptual organization in the primate visual system, The 31st Carnegie Symposium: Perceptual Organization in Vision: Behavioral and Neural Perspectives, New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (bookchapter)
- Duncan, RO (2002) Measuring the Cortical Representation of Visual Acuity with MRI, Department of Psychology Invited Speaker Series, University of Texas at Austin
- Duncan, RO, Boynton, GM (2002) Cortical magnification factor in human primary visual cortex correlates with Vernier acuity thresholds, Annual Meeting for the Vision Sciences Society
- Duncan, RO, Boynton, GM (2002) Areal cortical magnification factor in humans predicts Vernier acuity thresholds, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Boynton, GM, Duncan, RO (2002) Visual Acuity Correlates with Cortical Magnification Factors in Human V1, Annual Meeting for the Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Duncan RO, Albright TD, Stoner GR (Aug 2000) Occlusion and the interpretation of visual motion: perceptual and neuronal effects of context., The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 20 (15), 5885-97
 - Duncan, RO, Albright, TD, Stoner, GR (1999) Disparity-based surface segmentation influences perceived motion and oculomotor responses, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Stoner, GR, Duncan, RO, Albright, TD (1998) Area MT Responses to Contrast-Modulated Stimuli May Encode Depth-From-Dynamic Occlusion, Annual Meeting for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Duncan, RO, Stoner, GR (1997) The influence of stereo-based feature classification on motion processing in area MT, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Stoner, GR, Duncan, RO (1997) Stereo-based terminator classification affects area MT responses, Annual Meeting for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Duncan, RO, Stoner, GR, Albright, TD (1995) Gating of perceptual motion coherence by foreground/background interpretation: Neural correlates in area MT, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
- Duncan, RO, Stoner, GR, Albright, TD (1994) Perceptual motion coherence and oculomotor responses to transparent plaids, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
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