David E. Meyer is a renowned American psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. He specialises in the study of human information processing, particularly in the areas of reaction time, attention and cognitive control. Meyer has gained significant insights into how various factors influence reaction time, how people use their cognitive resources effectively and how they direct their attention to specific stimuli. His research has deepened our understanding of information processing and provided important impulses for the design of learning environments and human-computer interactions.