Mary Hayhoe
Vision scientist
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Early life and education
Hayhoe is from Australia. She was an undergraduate student at the University of Queensland, where she majored in psychology and mathematics. She then moved to England and studied at the University of Cambridge from 1970-1973. In 1973, Hayhoe moved to the United States, and joined Florida State University as a research associate in psychology. Hayhoe joined the University of California, San Diego for graduate research, where she studied how eyes adapt to dark light environments.
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Career and research
Hayhoe was appointed to the faculty at the University of California, Irvine and Columbia University. She moved to the University of Rochester in 1984, where she was promoted from assistant to associate and eventually full professor. In 1998, she was made Director of the Cognitive Science Program. In 2006, Hayhoe left Rochester and joined the University of Texas at Austin.
Hayhoe's research considers visual sensation and the relationships between vision and movement.