Research
Read how they describe their research on their Concordia University profile.
Latest papers
Intranasal oxytocin alters attention to emotional facial expressions, particularly for males and those with depressive symptoms.
Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2022
Exploring the use of smartphones and tablets among people with visual impairments: Are mainstream devices replacing the use of traditional visual aids?
Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA · 2022
Effect of Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Cognitive Functioning: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Pre-Post Intervention Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2021
Latest funding
- $1,289,142
Sustainable Food Systems for Canada Innovation Platform
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $2,297,316
Lab2Market: Canada’s National Network for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Skills Training of Students, Researchers and Highly Qualified Persons
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $48,500
Equity, diversity, and inclusion for post-secondary students with visual impairments in health and science disciplines: Co-creating solutions to address accessibility and systemic ableism through an integrated knowledge translation approach
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
9 publications.
Intranasal oxytocin alters attention to emotional facial expressions, particularly for males and those with depressive symptoms.
Boyle A, Johnson A, Ellenbogen M
Exploring the use of smartphones and tablets among people with visual impairments: Are mainstream devices replacing the use of traditional visual aids?
Martiniello N, Eisenbarth W, Lehane C, Johnson A, Wittich W
Effect of Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Cognitive Functioning: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Pre-Post Intervention Study.
Wittich W, Pichora-Fuller MK, Johnson A, Joubert S, Kehayia E, Bachir V, Aubin G, Jaiswal A, Phillips N
Validation of the International Reading Speed Texts in a Canadian Sample.
Morrice E, Hughes J, Stark Z, Wittich W, Johnson A
The eyes know it: Toddlers' visual scanning of sad faces is predicted by their theory of mind skills.
Poulin-Dubois D, Hastings PD, Chiarella SS, Geangu E, Hauf P, Ruel A, Johnson A
Effectiveness of the Apple iPad as a Spot-reading Magnifier.
Wittich W, Jarry J, Morrice E, Johnson A
Usability of assistive listening devices by older adults with low vision.
Wittich W, Southall K, Johnson A
The developing visual system is not optimally sensitive to the spatial statistics of natural images.
Ellemberg D, Hansen BC, Johnson A
Size scaling compensates for sensitivity loss produced by a simulated central scotoma in a shape-from-texture task.
Johnson A, Gurnsey R
Sustainable Food Systems for Canada Innovation Platform
Principal investigators: Van Acker, Rene
Keywords: Sustainable Food Systems; Technology Commercialization; Agriculture, food and agri-food; Job Creation; Climate Change
Lab2Market: Canada’s National Network for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Skills Training of Students, Researchers and Highly Qualified Persons
Principal investigators: Larsen, Jeff
Keywords: Research Commercialization; Entrepreneurial Training; Research-based Startups; Innovation Training; Inclusive Innovation
Equity, diversity, and inclusion for post-secondary students with visual impairments in health and science disciplines: Co-creating solutions to address accessibility and systemic ableism through an integrated knowledge translation approach
Principal investigators: Martiniello, Natalina
Keywords: Ableism; Accessibility; Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion (Edi); Health Systems; Higher Education; Implementation Science; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Visual Impairment
Explorations in Sensory Design
Principal investigators: Howes, John David
Keywords: sensory design; sensory ethnography; sensory psychology; recreation and wellbeing; experience economy; public space; the museum; the mall; the festival; the urban park; the hospital; the spa
Explorations in Sensory Design
Principal investigators: Howes, David
Keywords: sensory design; sensory ethnography; sensory psychology; recreation and wellbeing; experience economy; public space; the museum; the mall; the festival; the urban park; the hospital; the spa
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Principal investigators: Wittich, Walter; Johnson, Aaron P; Joubert, Sven A; Kehayia, Evanthia; Phillips, Natalie A; Pichora-Fuller, Margaret K
Keywords: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Dementia; Glaucoma; Hearing Impairment; Quasi-Experimental Study; Reading; Rehabilitation; Structural Mri; Visual Cortex; Visual Impairment
Understanding in-store brand search and choice: the role of in-store factors and consumer characteristics
Principal investigators: Bodur, Onur
Keywords: retailing management; in-store product placement; visual attention; brand choice; online marketing
The social information processing response to intranasal oxytocin as a potential marker of social vulnerability and risk for depression
Principal investigators: Ellenbogen, Mark A
Keywords: Depression; Eye Tracking; Inhibition; Interpersonal Functioning; Neuropeptides; Oxytocin; Social Cognition; Theory Of Mind
The social information processing response to intranasal oxytocin as a potential marker of social vulnerability and risk for depression
Principal investigators: Ellenbogen, Mark A
Keywords: Depression; Eye Tracking; Inhibition; Interpersonal Functioning; Neuropeptides; Oxytocin; Social Cognition; Theory Of Mind
Human sensitivity and use of natural image statistics
Principal investigators: Johnson, Aaron
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Walter Wittich and Aaron Johnson: 3 shared papers
- Walter Wittich and Natalie Phillips: 2 shared papers
- Sven Joubert and Walter Wittich: 1 shared paper
- Sven Joubert and Natalie Phillips: 1 shared paper
- Sven Joubert and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Mark Ellenbogen and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Natalie Phillips and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Diane Poulin-Dubois and Petra Hauf: 1 shared paper
- Diane Poulin-Dubois and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Dave Ellemberg and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Petra Hauf and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Rick Gurnsey and Aaron Johnson: 1 shared paper
- Ecole d'optométrie
- Département de kinésiologie
- Centre for Research in Human Development
- Psychology
- Other
Co-authors at Concordia University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Walter Wittich
Ecole d'optométrie
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Mark Ellenbogen
Centre for Research in Human Development
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Natalie Phillips
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Diane Poulin-Dubois
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Dave Ellemberg
Département de kinésiologie
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Petra Hauf
Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Sven Joubert
Ecole d'optométrie
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Rick Gurnsey
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2010
A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.
Profile data last refreshed on September 28, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.