EDUCATION
Stanford University
NSF-Funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2016-2018
Faculty Mentor: Takako Fujioka
Award Title: Neural Oscillatory and Social Personality Correlates for Perception and Performance
of Musical Joint Action
University of Cincinnati
Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology 2016
M.A. in Experimental Psychology 2014
Cornell University
B.A. in Biological Sciences 2011
SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING
Advanced Training Institute on Nonlinear Methods for Psychological Science Summer 2012
American Psychological Association
Hosted by University of Cincinnati
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Lamb, M., Stepp, N., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (in prep).
Feedback Delays can Enhance Anticipatory Synchronization in Human-Machine Interaction.
Washburn, A., Román, I. R., Huberth, M., Wright, M., & Fujioka, T. (in prep). Musical Role
Asymmetries in Piano Duet Performance: Effects on Neural Alpha-band Oscillation and
Behavioral Synchronization.
Román, I. R., Washburn, A., Chafe, C., Large, E. W., & Fujioka, T. (in prep). Delayed Feedback in
the Sensorimotor System can Explain Anticipatory Behavior During Synchronized Rhythmic
Action: A Dynamical Systems Approach.
Walton, A. E., Washburn, A., Langland-Hassan, P., Chemero, A., Kloos, H., & Richardson, M. J.
(2018). Creating Time: Social Collaboration in Music Improvisation. Topics in cognitive
science, 10(1), 95-119.
Coey, C. A., Washburn, A., Hassebrock, J.*, Richardson, M. J. (2016). Complexity Matching
Effects in Bimanual and Interpersonal Syncopated Finger Tapping, Neuroscience Letters, 616,
204-210.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Coey, C. A., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2015). Harmony
from Chaos? Perceptual-Motor Delays Enhance Social Anticipation. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 41(4), 1166-1177.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., Romero, V., Malone, M., & Richardson, M. J. (2015). Interaction
Between Intention and Environmental Constraints on the Fractal Dynamics of Human
Performance. Cognitive Processing, 1-8.
Washburn, A., DeMarco, M.*, de Vries, S., Ariyabuddhiphongs, K., Schmidt, R., Richardson, M.,
& Riley, M. (2014). Dancers Entrain More Effectively than Non-Dancers to Another Actor’s
Movements. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8(800), 1-14.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., Romero, V., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Visual Multifrequency
Entrainment: Can 1: 2, 2: 3, and 3: 4 Coordination Occur Spontaneously? Journal of Motor
Behavior, 46, 247-257.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Richardson, M. J., Washburn, A., Kallen, R.W., & Harrison, S. J. (2016). Symmetry and the
Behavioral Dynamics of Social Coordination. In P. Passos and K. Davis (Eds.). In Interpersonal
Coordination and Performance in Social Systems (pp. 65-81). Routledge.
Coey, C. A., Washburn, A., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Recurrence Quantification as an Analysis
of Temporal Coordination with Complex Signals. In Translational Recurrences (pp. 173-186).
Springer.
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Washburn, A., Adeleye, A., An, T., & Riek, L. D. (under review) Robot Errors in Proximal HRI:
Expectation and Experience.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Lamb, M., Stepp, N., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2017)
Anticipatory Synchronization in Artificial Agents. In G. Gunzelmann, A. Howes, T. Tenbrink, &
E. Davelaar (Eds.). Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Coey, C. A., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2015) Interpersonal
Anticipatory Synchronization: The Facilitating Role of Short Visual-Motor Feedback Delays. In
D.C. Noelle, R. Dale, R, A. S. Warlaumont, J. Yoshimi, T. Matlock, C. D. Jennings, & P. P.
Maglio (Eds.). Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp.
2619-2624). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
Walton, A., Richardson, M. J., Langland-Hassan, P., Chemero, A., & Washburn, A. (2015) Musical
Improvisation: Multi-scaled Spatiotemporal Patterns of Coordination. In D.C. Noelle, R. Dale, R,
A. S. Warlaumont, J. Yoshimi, T. Matlock, C. D. Jennings, & P. P. Maglio (Eds.). Proceedings
of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 2595-2600). Austin, TX:
Cognitive Science Society.
Washburn, A., Evans, J.**, Lamb, M., Kallen, R. W., Harrison, S. J., and Richardson, M. J., (2015).
Behavioural Dynamics of a Joint-Action Object Movement and Passing Task. In J. Weast-Knapp,
M. Malone & D. Abney (Eds.) Studies in Perception & Action XIII. Taylor & Francis.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., & Richardson, M. J. (2013). Intentional Constraints on the Dynamics of
Human Performance and Behavioral Variability in Motor Control. In M. Knauff, M. Pauen, N.
Sebanz, & I. Wachsmuth (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Cognitive
Science Society (pp. 172 – 177). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.
SYMPOSIA
Washburn, A., Román, I. R., Huberth, M., Gang, N., Dauer, T., Reid, W., Nanou, C., Wright, M., &
Fujioka, T. (2018). The Effects of Musical Role Asymmetries in Piano Duet Performance on
Neural Alpha-band Oscillation and Behavioral Synchronization. In A. Washburn (Chair),
Shared Musical Experience as Shaping and Shaped by Interpersonal Dynamics. Symposium
Presented at the 15th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition & 10th
Triennial European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music, Concordia University, Montreal,
Canada.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2016). Sensorimotor
Feedback Delays and Anticipatory Coupling of Chaotic Behavior. In H. Voss (Chair), Models of
Memory and Anticipatory Coding. Nanosymposium Presented at the 46th Society for
Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Washburn, A, Coey, C. A., & Richardson, M. J. (2015). Global Coordination and Complexity
Matching in Interpersonal Movement Coordination. In D. H. Abney (Chair), Advances in Strong
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INVITED TALKS
Coordinated Timing in Piano Duet Performance: Examining the Effects of Delayed Auditory
Feedback. (May 5, 2017). Invited Talk: Hearing Seminar, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Anticipatory Synchronization of Chaotic Behaviors in Humans and Artificial Agents (May 12, 2016).
Invited Talk: Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Lamb, M., Stepp, N., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2017)
Self-Organized Anticipatory Synchronization of Chaotic Human Behavior by Artificial Agents
During Real Time Interaction. Paper presented at the Conference on Complex Systems 2017,
Cancun, MX.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Lamb, M., Stepp, N., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2017)
Self-Referential Delays Facilitate Anticipatory Synchronization During Artificial Agent-
Human Interaction. Paper presented at the 7th Joint Action Meeting, Queen Mary University of
London, London, UK.
Walton, A., Riehm, C., Washburn, A., Ferris-Morris S., West, J. & Chemero, A. (2016). Musical
Movement: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Coordination and Embodied Listening. Paper presented at
the Body of Knowledge Conference, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Walton, A., Washburn, A., Hollensbe, E., & Richardson, M. J. (2016). Affording Social Interaction
and Collaboration in Musical Joint Action. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference
for Music Perception and Cognition, San Francisco, CA.
Walton, A., Washburn, A., Langland-Hassan, P., Chemero, A., & Richardson, M. J. (2016). Patterns
of Complexity in Improvisational Jazz Performance. Paper presented at the 14th International
Conference for Music Perception and Cognition, San Francisco, CA.
Walton, A., Washburn, A., Langland-Hassan, P., Chemero, A., & Richardson, M. J. (2015). Music
Improvisation: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Coordination. Paper presented at the Joint
Improvisation Meeting, Centre Pouchet, Paris, France.
Walton, A., Washburn, A., Coey, C., Langland-Hassan, P., Chemero, A., & Richardson, M. J.
(2015). Music Improvisation: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Coordination. Paper presented at the
Guy Van Orden UCONN Workshop on Cognition and Dynamics, X, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT.
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Walton, A., Washburn, A., Coey, C., Langland-Hassan, P., Chemero, A., & M. J. Richardson.
(2015). Musical Improvisation: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Coordination. Paper presented at the
4th Society for Complex Systems in Cognitive Science meeting, Pasadena, CA.
Richardson, M. J., Kallen, R. W., Washburn, A., & Nalepka, P. (2015) Symmetry, Magnetic
Snakes, and Sheep Herding: Building a Double-decker Bandwagon. Paper presented at the 6th
Joint Action Meeting, Central European University, Budapest, HU.
Walton, A., Richardson, M.J., Langland-Hassan,P., Washburn, A., Coey, C. (2015). Music
Improvisation: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Coordination. Paper presented at the 6th Joint Action
Meeting, Central European University, Budapest, HU.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Aperiodic Visual-Motor
and Interpersonal Coordination: Feedback Delays Facilitate Anticipation. Paper presented at
Collective Intentionality, IX, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Harmony from Chaos:
Investigations in Aperiodic Visual-Motor and Interpersonal Coordination. Paper presented at the
Guy Van Orden UCONN Workshop on Cognition and Dynamics, IX, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Harmony from Chaos:
Examining Aperiodic Visual-Motor and Interpersonal Coordination. Paper presented at the
International Society for Ecological Psychology: North American Meeting, Miami University,
Oxford, OH.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Harmony from Chaos?
Investigations in Aperiodic Visual-Motor and Interpersonal Coordination. Paper presented at the
4th Annual Midwest Cognitive Science Conference, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., & Richardson, M. J. (2013). Intention as Constraint: Effects on
Voluntary and Involuntary Control. Paper presented at the 3rd Society for Complex Systems in
Cognitive Science meeting, Humboldt University, Berlin, DE.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., & Richardson, M. J. (2013). Intention and the Use of Voluntary and
Involuntary Control in Motor Performance. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Midwest Cognitive
Science Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Washburn, A., Román, I. R., Huberth, M., Wright, M., & Fujioka, T. (2018) Neural Alpha-Band
Oscillation and Behavioral Synchronization as Shaped by Musical Role Asymmetries in Piano
Duet Performance. Poster presented at the 2018 Stanford Neurosciences Institute Retreat,
Watsonville, CA.
Washburn, A., Wright, M., & Fujioka, T. (2017) Effects of Auditory-Feedback Delays and Musical
Roles on Coordinated Timing Asymmetries in Piano Duet Performance. Poster presented at the
39th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, London, UK.
Effects of Musical Role Asymmetries and Auditory-Feedback Delays. Poster presented at the
7th Joint Action Meeting, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Washburn, A., Fujioka, T. (2017) Dynamic Coordination in Piano Duet Performance: The Effects
of Musical Roles and Auditory-Feedback Delays. Poster presented at the Neuroscience and
Music VI: Music, Sound and Health, Boston, MA.
Pabst, A., Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden, C. M., Washburn, A., Abney, D., Chiu, E. M., &
Balasubramaniam, R. (2016). Perceptual-Motor Entrainment in the Context of the Speech to
Song Illusion: Examining Differences in Tapping Patterns to Perceived Speech vs. Song. Poster
presented at the 14th International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition, San
Francisco, CA.
Washburn, A., Walton, A., de Vries, S., Schmidt, R. C., Riley, M. A., & Richardson, M. J. (2015).
Differences in Interpersonal Visual-Motor Entrainment Capabilities Associated with Training in
Dance…and Music? Poster presented at the 4th Society for Complex Systems in Cognitive
Science meeting, Pasadena, CA.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Coey, C. A., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2015) Delays in
Temporal Visual-Motor Feedback Facilitate Interpersonal Anticipatory Synchronization. Poster
presented at the 6th Joint Action Meeting, Central European University, Budapest, HU.
Washburn, A., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., & Richardson, M. J. (2014). Temporal Feedback
Delays Facilitate Aperiodic Visual-Motor and Interpersonal Coordination. Poster presented at the
CHASE Summer School on the Dynamics of Music and Language, Tenaya Lodge, Fish Camp,
CA.
Washburn, A., Coey, C. A., Romero, V. & Richardson, M. J. (2012). Unintentionally Polyrhythmic
Entrainment: Can 2:1, 2:3 and 3:4 Patterns of Visual Coordination Occur Spontaneously? Poster
presented at the 2nd Annual Midwest Cognitive Science Conference, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN.
MEDIA COVERAGE
PEER-REVIEW CONTRIBUTIONS
Washburn, Auriel- CV
RESEARCH MENTORING
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
emphasis on empirical and theoretical support for the close relationship between action and
perception.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
VOLUNTEERING
Palo Alto Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Mentorship Program 2016-2018
Palo Alto, CA
This program provides mentorship to women graduate students in STEM fields by pairing them with
senior women in STEM to provide personal and professional support and promote the continued
success of women in STEM.