Daphne Maurer

Daphne Maurer
Citizenship Canadian
Occupation Distinguished University Professor of Psychology
Spouse(s) Charles Maurer
Awards Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award (2015)
Academic background
Alma mater University of Minnesota
Doctoral advisor Philip Salapatek
Academic work
Institutions McMaster University

Daphne Maurer is a Canadian experimental psychologist, and a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University.[1][2][3] Maurer was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007.[4] She co-wrote The World of the Newborn.

In 2007, Maurer was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[4] She is also a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and was awarded the 2015 Donald O.Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award from the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science.[4]

In the past, Maurer has utilized her expertise to comment on topics such as child development, vision and synaesthesia in media outlets such as the New York Times, New Scientist, Live Science, and Science Daily.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Maurer studied child development at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.[8] She then went on to obtain her PhD in child development at the University of Minnesota.[9]

Research and career

Maurer's Visual Development Lab at McMaster University focuses on understanding the development of visual perception.[10] Throughout her research career, she has published over 200 papers in various journals, including Nature, Science and Nature Neuroscience.[2][11]

In 1988, Maurer co-wrote The World of the Newborn with Charles Maurer (science writer), which describes the development of a baby in a womb from the baby's perspective.[12][13][14] The World of the Newborn won the American Psychological Association's book award.[4] The book was also translated into Italian, Japanese, Polish, Korean and Chinese.[2]

Maurer collaborated with Dr. Agnes Wong (at the Hospital for Sick Children) and the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) to launch a pilot study, where junior and senior kindergarten students in 10 Ontario communities received vision screenings and eye examinations.[15][16][17]

Maurer has also led a study on the effect of video game training on the vision of adults with bilateral deprivation amblyopia, and found that following 40 hours of video game training, most patients improved in one or both eyes on a number of tasks.[18][5]

Selected Articles

  • Lewis, T. L., & Maurer, D. (2005). Multiple sensitive periods in human visual development: evidence from visually deprived children. Developmental Psychobiology, 46(3), 163-183.
  • Maurer, D., Le Grand, R., & Mondloch, C. J. (2002). The many faces of configural processing. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6(6), 255-260.
  • Maurer, D., & Barrera, M. (1981). Infants' perception of natural and distorted arrangements of a schematic face. Child Development, 52(1), 196-202.
  • Maurer, D., Pathman, T., & Mondloch, C. J. (2006). The shape of boubas: Sound–shape correspondences in toddlers and adults. Developmental Science, 9(3), 316-322.
  • Maurer, D., & Salapatek, P. (1976). Developmental changes in the scanning of faces by young infants. Child Development, 47(2), 523-527.
  • Mondloch, C. J., Maurer, D., & Ahola, S. (2006). Becoming a face expert. Psychological Science, 17(11), 930-934.

References

  1. ↑ "Distinguished University Professors" (PDF). mcmaster.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Publications (incomplete list)". mcmaster.ca. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Distinguished Contribution Award". csbbcs.org. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Science: Dr. Daphne Maurer". www.csbbcs.org. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  5. 1 2 Dreifus, Claudia. "How Video Games Could Improve Our Vision". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Do we all have some synaesthetic ability?". New Scientist. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. ↑ "What Color Is That Sound?". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  8. ↑ "Helping Children by Mentoring A New Generation of Researchers" (PDF). BULLETIN OF THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
  9. ↑ Maurer, Daphne; Salapatek, Philip (1976). "Developmental Changes in the Scanning of Faces by Young Infants". Child Development. 47 (2): 523–527. doi:10.2307/1128813.
  10. ↑ "Daphne Maurer". www.science.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  11. ↑ "Posted on Sept.11: McMaster vision scientists discover the right brain's connected to the left eye's view of the world". dailynews.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  12. ↑ Maurer, Daphne; Maurer, Charles (1988-03-10). The world of the newborn. Basic Books. ISBN 9780465092307.
  13. ↑ "MIND/BODY/HEALTH; FRESH FROM THE BOOMY, BUMPY WOMB". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  14. ↑ Daphne, Dame Du Maurier; Maurer, Charles (1988-02-01). The World of the Newborn. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 9780465092307.
  15. ↑ "Vision Screening: Home". www.visionscreening.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  16. ↑ "Paisley Road kindergarten students receive free glasses (Upper Grand District School Board)". www.ugdsb.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  17. ↑ "Helping kids see the future". TimminsToday.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  18. ↑ Jeon, Seong Taek; Maurer, Daphne; Lewis, Terri L. (2012-07-07). "The Effect of Video Game Training on the Vision of Adults with Bilateral Deprivation Amblyopia". Seeing and Perceiving. 25 (5): 493–520. doi:10.1163/18784763-00002391. ISSN 1878-4763.

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