Launa Leboe-McGowan, University of Manitoba

Research

duration estimation heuristics numerical cognition time perception top-down influences on perception

Latest funding

Metaphorical Influences on Time Perception
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Top-down cross-modal influences on simple perceptual tasks
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 2 grants and awards

Metaphorical Influences on Time Perception

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leboe-McGowan, Launa

Keywords: duration estimation; heuristics; numerical cognition; time perception; top-down influences on perception

$168,000

Top-down cross-modal influences on simple perceptual tasks

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: LeboeMcGowan, Launa

$120,000

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: duration estimation Dear Professor Leboe-McGowan, 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 duration estimation 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 "Metaphorical Influences on Time Perception" (2019), 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]