- Email:
- lrvisser@iu.edu
- Major:
- Cognitive Science; Minor: Mathematics
Biography
Leo Visser is a third-year undergraduate student at Indiana University Bloomington, currently pursuing a B.S. degree in Cognitive Science. He is a second-year research assistant at IU's Center for Underwater Science. He has taken courses in open-water scuba diving and in underwater videography. He has been a part of the program’s scientific diving field project in the Great Lakes for the past two summers. To this end, he has been involved in the planning of a future exhibit on Indiana shipwrecks at Indiana Dunes State Park's historic beach pavilion.
In addition to underwater science, Leo’s primary academic interests are in mathematically modeling human cognitive processes, particularly memory. He currently works in Rich Shiffrin's lab designing experiments to assess the role of output interference and context reconstruction on memory retrieval and modeling this behavioral data to explore the relationship between the two phenomena. He has previous laboratory research doing neuroimaging analysis with IU's Human Brain Evolution lab, and previous archival experience identifying, cataloging, and preserving organic specimens through IU's Biology Department. Beyond academics Leo enjoys spending time outdoors (especially in, around, and under the water), and is an avid chess player, musician, woodworker, and fisherman.
Scuba Certifications: Open Water (PADI)