People of the Vision Performance Institute

Director of Optometric Research

Vision Performance Institute
B.S., Wayne State University, 1969
O.D., Ohio State University, 1974
M.S., Ohio State University, 1974
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1977

John R. Hayes, PhD

Associate Professor of Optometry

VPI Biostatistician and Primary Investigator

B.A., College of Wooster, 1970
M.A., The Ohio State University, 1972
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1996

Yu-Chi Tai, Ph.D.

VPI Manager and Primary Investigator

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Optometry

B.A., National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 1990

M.A., National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 1993

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004

Post Doctoral, The Ohio State University, 2004-2006

Shu-Nan Yang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Optometry

VPI Primary Investigator

B.A., National Chaiyi Normal University, Taiwan, 1987
M.A., National Cheng-chi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002

Hannu Laukkanen, OD,MEd

Clinical Professor of Optometry

VPI Primary Investigator

B.S., University of Oregon, 1974
B.S., Pacific University, 1983
O.D., Pacific University, 1984
Teaching Fellow, Pacific University, 1984-86
M.Ed., Pacific University, 1994

James Kundart, OD, MEd

Associate Professor of Optometry

VPI Primary Investigator

B.A., B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1993
M.Ed-VFL, Pacific University, 1999
O.D., Pacific University, 1999
Residency in Vision Therapy and Rehabilitation,,
State University of New York, 2000