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Spencer Castro

Spencer Castro
Title: 
Assistant Professor
Location: 
SSM 204B
Research Interests: 

Professor Castro is interested in the capacity of attention under cognitive workload, particularly in the context of technology and multitasking. He focuses on the validity of reaction time and accuracy as measures of different aspects of workload, as well as quantifying the risk of adverse outcomes due to these workload metrics in driving. He employs advanced cognitive modeling techniques to examine the mechanisms of attentional capacity, multitasking, and performance.

Education: 
  • Ph.D., 2019 — University of Utah
  • M.S., 2015 — University of California Santa Cruz
  • B.S., 2011 — Stanford University

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