24 min
Dr. Allison Sekuler: University is the perfect time to explore The Last Word with Vish
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Dr. Allison Sekuler joined the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto in 1990. In 2001, Professor Sekuler moved to McMaster as Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience. She currently serves as Associate Vice-President (Research) for McMaster University, and she is an adjunct member of York University’s Centre for Vision Research.
Professor Sekuler has been recognized as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow, and as an Ontario Distinguished Researcher. In 2004, Professor Sekuler’s research garnered her the distinction of a "Leader of Tomorrow", by the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE), recognizing her advances in research showing how the human brain processes visual information and how that processing changes as a function of aging. And in 2005, she received the Hamilton Spectator Publisher's Award for Educators, in appreciation of her devotion and efforts toward increasing public science outreach. She recently received a Women's Executive Network 2019 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the Manulife Science and Technology category.
Currently, she's a Senior Scientist and Managing Director at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences. You can follow Dr. Sekuler on Twitter @asek47
Dr. Allison Sekuler joined the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto in 1990. In 2001, Professor Sekuler moved to McMaster as Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience. She currently serves as Associate Vice-President (Research) for McMaster University, and she is an adjunct member of York University’s Centre for Vision Research.
Professor Sekuler has been recognized as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow, and as an Ontario Distinguished Researcher. In 2004, Professor Sekuler’s research garnered her the distinction of a "Leader of Tomorrow", by the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE), recognizing her advances in research showing how the human brain processes visual information and how that processing changes as a function of aging. And in 2005, she received the Hamilton Spectator Publisher's Award for Educators, in appreciation of her devotion and efforts toward increasing public science outreach. She recently received a Women's Executive Network 2019 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award in the Manulife Science and Technology category.
Currently, she's a Senior Scientist and Managing Director at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences. You can follow Dr. Sekuler on Twitter @asek47
24 min