Dana Hayward, University of Alberta

Research

Attention Cognition Eye movements Individual differences Real world investigations Spatial attention Visual attention

Latest funding

Campus Belonging: Exploring Accessible Education in Canadian Postsecondary Environments
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$85,502
A Human-Robot Visual-Inertial Monitoring System for Discoveries on Safe Human-Autonomy Interactions in Dynamic Environments
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$142,329
Behavioural and real-world determinants of attention
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$140,000

Campus Belonging: Exploring Accessible Education in Canadian Postsecondary Environments

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Heather M.

Keywords: post-secondary institutions; post-secondary students; neurodiversity; disability studies; autism; ADHD; neurodivergent; university personnel

$85,502

A Human-Robot Visual-Inertial Monitoring System for Discoveries on Safe Human-Autonomy Interactions in Dynamic Environments

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Hashemi, Ehsan

$142,329

Behavioural and real-world determinants of attention

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hayward, Dana

Keywords: attention; spatial attention; visual attention; cognition; eye movements; individual differences; real world investigations

$140,000

Behavioural and real-world determinants of attention

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Hayward, Dana

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Attention Dear Professor Hayward, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on attention connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Behavioural and real-world determinants of attention" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]