My primary research interests are in the perception, exploration and retention of information from complex, natural stimuli (i.e., real-world scenes). I am interested in how representations are initially formed, what type of information is acquired during this initial extraction, and how this information is retained over the long-term. Using both behavioural and eye movement measures, I explore how the initial representation affects how scene regions are prioritized for further exploration, and affects how information about a particular scene is organized and represented.