Genevieve Desmarais, Mount Allison University

Research

Attention and perception Haptic perception Mempry representation Multisensory integration Object processing Perceptual learning Sensory integration Visual perception

Latest funding

Visuo-haptic object processing, memory representations and multisensory integration
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$140,000
Visuo-haptic object processing and multisensory integration
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$30,000

All 2 grants and awards

Visuo-haptic object processing, memory representations and multisensory integration

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Desmarais, Genevieve

Keywords: sensory integration; haptic perception; visual perception; visuo-haptic integration; multisensory integration; mempry representation; object processing; perceptual learning; attention and perception

$140,000

Visuo-haptic object processing and multisensory integration

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Development Grant

Principal investigators: Desmarais, Genevieve

$30,000

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: Attention and perception Dear Professor Desmarais, 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 and perception 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 "Visuo-haptic object processing, memory representations and multisensory integration" (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]