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Dr. Mike Russell

Associate Professor

College of Arts and Sciences

Subjects

Psychology

Degrees Awarded

B.A., Major Psychology
University of Connecticut, 1987

M.A., Child and Developmental Psychology
University of Connecticut, 1994

Ph.D., Experimental Psychology
University of Connecticut, 1999

Fields of Specialization

Sensation & Perception
Auditory perception of space and movement

Research

Russell, M. K. (2024). Impact of Obstruct Size on the Perceived Occlusion of an Unseen Sound Source. Auditory Perception & Cognition, 7(3), 234–244. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2024.2396267

Russell, M. K. (2023). Identifying a sound producing object’s direction of motion and change in speed. Auditory Perception & Cognition, https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2023.2218262
Russell, M. K. (2022) Age and auditory spatial perception in humans: Review of behavioral findings and suggestions for future research. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:831670. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.831670

Russell, M. K., & Herl, C. (2021). Influence of event duration and impact intensity on the auditory perception of contact severity. Auditory Perception & Cognition, 4(1-2), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2021.1965853

Russell, M. K., & Siebenaler, J. (2021) Identifying the States of Matter Involved in an Acoustic Event, Auditory Perception & Cognition, 4(3-4), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2022.2034464

Russell, M. K. (2020). Impact of qualitative and quantitative visual experience on the auditory perception of apertures. Auditory Perception & Cognition, 3(3), 124 – 157. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2021.1888371

Russell, M. K., & Brown, S. (2019). Using sound to create and detect occlusion of an unseen sound source. Auditory Perception & Cognition, 2(4), 207 – 229. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742442.2020.1773731

O’Neill, S., & Russell, M. K. (2017). Impact of postural stability and modality on the perception of passage and surface climbing. Ecological Psychology, 1, 65 – 68. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407413.2017.1270153

Russell, M. K., & Schneider, A. (2006). Sound source perception in a 2-dimensional setting: Comparison of action and non-action-based response tasks. Ecological Psychology, 18, 223 – 237. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326969eco1803_4

Russell, M. K., & Turvey, M. T. (1999). Auditory perception of unimpeded passage. Ecological Psychology, 11, 175 – 188. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326969eco1102_3

Russell, M. K. (1997). Perceiving distances of nearby sound sources: An investigation of Marler’s canonical features of “locatable” sounds. Ecological Psychology, 9, 301 – 325. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326969eco0904_3

Additional Information

Co-founder and Co-Editor of the Auditory Perception & Cognition journal, November 2017 – present; Taylor & Francis Publisher
Founder and Board Member of the Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Foundation (renamed Auditory Perception & Cognition Society)
Member of the Board of Directors: Spring 2018 – present
The foundation is a non-profit (501(c)3) organization that was created Spring 2018

The Auditory Perception and Cognition Society is an international, non-profit organization that seeks to foster activities that will bring together researchers from around the world and from various theoretical perspectives to discuss research on auditory cognition, perception, and aurally guided action.