Phone: 724-503-1001 x3357
Office: Dieter-Porter-301
Email: tklitz@washjeff.edu
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Timothy Klitz, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology; NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative; College Parliamentarian
Academic Program: Child Development and Education, Human Resource Management, Psychology
Degrees: Ph.D. Psychology, University of Minnesota; B.A. Integrated Science Program, Northwestern University; B.A. Psychology, Northwestern University
Timothy Klitz is a professor in the Department of Psychology. He teaches courses in experimental psychology, elementary psychology, cognitive psychology, sensation & perception and teaches a course in the First Year Seminar program on the topic of art and visionary thinking. Dr. Klitz’s research interests are centered around the topic of reading, a skill that encompasses skills in the areas of both visual and cognitive processing.
Dr. Klitz is the faculty mentor for the W&J Women’s soccer team and also is the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative for Washington & Jefferson College.
Dr. Klitz’s wife, Dr. Jane Caldwell, is a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Wisconsin. She is currently running her own Etsy shop selling items for children. Their daughter, Erin, is full of energy and wears them out!
Publications
- Legge, G.E., Hooven, T.A., Klitz, T.S., Mansfield, J.S., & Tjan, B.S. (2002). Mr. Chips 2002: New Insights from an Ideal-Observer Model of Reading. Vision Research, 42(18), 2219-2234. Link to entry
- Klitz, T.S., Tjan, B.S., & Legge, G.E. (2000). Saccade Planning in Reading with Central Scotomas: Comparison of Human and Ideal Performance. In A. Kennedy, R. Radach, D. Heller, & J. Pynte (Eds.), Reading as a Perceptual Process. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Link to entry
- Klitz, T.S. (1999). Comparing Human Performance with an Ideal-Observer Model of Reading. Vision '99 - International Conference on Low Vision. New York.
- Legge, G.E., Klitz, T.S., & Tjan, B.S. (1998). Mr. Chips: An Ideal-Observer Model of Reading. Fifth European Workshop on Language Comprehension. Luminy, France.
- Legge, G.E., Ahn, S.J., Klitz, T.S., & Luebker, A. (1997). Psychophysics of Reading. XVI. The visual span in normal and low vision. Vision Research, 37(14), 1999-2010. Link to entry
- Legge, G.E., Klitz, T.S., & Tjan, B.S. (1997). Mr. Chips: An Ideal-Observer Model of Reading. Psychological Review, 104(3), 524-553. Link to entry
- Klitz, T.S., Legge, G.E., Mansfield, J.S., & Luebker, A. (1997). Integration of Letter Information Across a Simulated Central Scotoma. ARVO Annual Meeting (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 38(suppl), S647.
- Gilmore, G.C., Thomas, C.W., Klitz, T.S., Persanyi, M., & Tomsak, R. (1996). Contrast Enhancement Eliminates Letter Identification Speed Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, 2(4), 307-320. Link to entry
- Klitz, T.S., Mansfield, J.S. & Legge, G.E. (1995). Reading Speed is Affected by Font Transitions. ARVO Annual Meeting (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 36(4, suppl), S670.
- Klitz, T.S. & Legge, G.E. (1994). Modeling the Visual Span in Reading. ARVO Annual Meeting (Sarasota, Florida). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 35(4, suppl), 1994.
- Klitz, T.S., Mansfield, J.S. & Legge, G.E. (1992). Font ‘Pop-Out’ in Text Images. OSA Annual Meeting (Albuquerque, New Mexico). Optical Society of America Annual Meeting Technical Digest, 23, 170.
- Gilmore, G.C., Thomas, C.W., Klitz, T.S., Persanyi, M., & Tomsak, R. (1992). Contrast Enhancement Eliminates Letter Identification Speed Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease. ARVO Annual Meeting (Sarasota, Florida). Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 33(4, suppl), 1415.