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Amy Finn

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of PsychologyUniversity of Toronto

Amy Finn

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology

Faculty of Arts and Science

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 7 research grants (5 SSHRC, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2025.

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Latest funding

Growing up too fast: Do low SES children have childlike cognitive and neural function for long enough?
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$47,888
The role of developmental shifts in attention and choice in shaping children's learning
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$102,000
How the environment shapes what infants know and learn
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$74,800

All 8 grants and awards

Growing up too fast: Do low SES children have childlike cognitive and neural function for long enough?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy S.

Keywords: development; socioeconomic status; brain development; cognitive development; learning; memory

$47,888

The role of developmental shifts in attention and choice in shaping children's learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy

Keywords: child development; cognitive development; learning; memory; attention; selection; exploration

$102,000

How the environment shapes what infants know and learn

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy

Keywords: social and economic status; learning; environment; knowledge; semantic networks; infant; brain; vocabulary gap; achievement gap; predictions

$74,800

How children's environments shape their learning ability and achievement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy S.

Keywords: socioeconomic status; achievement; environment; development; learning; brain development; deprivation; enrichment; social position; poverty

$99,406

How children's environments shape their learning ability and achievement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy S.

Keywords: socioeconomic status; achievement; environment; development; learning; brain development; deprivation; enrichment; social position; poverty

$90,064

Enhanced communication during brain imaging of children and older adults: Cognitive neuroscience of memory across the lifespan

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Barense, Morgan

$57,527

How does social status impact achievement: unpacking developmental changes in learning systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy S.

Keywords: socioeconomic status; achievement; environment; development; learning; brain development; deprivation; enrichment; social position; poverty

$145,696

Learning in the developing mind and brain: understanding memory systems and environmental influences

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Finn, Amy

$175,000

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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