Ranil Sonnadara, Ph.D.:
Ranil's fencing biography can be found here. Despite appearances, Ranil does actually have a day job as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University where he studies how people develop expertise. Specifically, Ranil's research programme examines the allocation of attentional resources and the integration of auditory, visual and motor systems. His research is funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the National Science and Engineering Research Council. Please see his webpage for more information and a list of recent publications.
The Studies
Visual Target Peturbation Study:
We are looking at the effects of expertise in visually guided movement. We are particularly interested in how target displacement affects movement trajectory, and how this varies as a function of gender and experience.
Auditory Spatial Memory Study:
We are looking at how the body encodes auditory spatial information, and how this location information is used to guide movements. We are also interested in how the pitch height of an auditory stimulus biases movement.
Fencing Shoe Study:
We are currently setting up a research study looking at the characteristics and benefits of various fencing shoes.
Attention Study:
We are investigating the differences in the way that attention is allocated by 'expert' and 'less expert' participants across a variety of activities.
If you are interested in participating in any of our research studies, please contact us.
