J. Farley Norman

Farley Norman is a professor of psychological sciences at Western Kentucky University. He is a co-director of the Gustav Fechner Perception Laboratory at Western Kentucky University, along with his wife, Hideko Norman. Education Norman spent a majority of his undergraduate years studying engineering and mathematics, but ultimately earned his B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin (1983). He then completed his Master's (1989) and Ph.D. (1990) in experimental psychology from Vanderbilt University under the mentorship of Joseph S. Lappin. He later became a post-doctoral fellow at Brandeis University and Ohio State University, where he was further trained as a research scientist by James T. Todd. Academic career Norman began his professional academic career in 1996 at Western Kentucky University as a professor of psychology. He has taught a variety of courses, reflecting his interests in sensory and perceptual systems, psychopharmacology, history of psychology, and psychology and science fiction. In addition to his role as professor, researcher, mentor, and advisor, Norman has served as the consulting editor of the journal Perception & Psychophysics.