The Arch Lab is comprised of a group of faculty and students who work on both basic and applied research topics in the cognitive sciences. Basic research topics include visual perception, attention, cognitive control, and language processing. Applied topics include aviation, transportation, and human-computer interaction. Work in the lab is primarily focused on behavioral and computational methods of research, but convergent evidence from the cognitive neurosciences plays an integral role in many of our research programs.

The Arch Lab is associated mainly with the Department of Psychology at George Mason University. Graduate students in the Arch Lab receive their MA or PhD in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition program. Training in the Arch Lab prepares students for research and teaching positions in the academic, public, and private sectors.

Agencies that have funded or are currently funding research in the Arch Lab include NIH, NSF, ONR, FAA, NASA, NTSB, DoD, and the Air Force.