Nicola Smith, Concordia University

Research

invasive species climate change multiple stressors coral reef ecosystems ocean warming marine predators marine heatwaves ocean deoxygenation

Latest papers

Evaluating current deficit theories of poor reading: role of phonological processing, naming speed, balance automaticity, rapid verbal perception and working memory.
Perceptual and motor skills · 2005
Relationships among rapid digit naming, phonological processing, motor automaticity, and speech perception in poor, average, and good readers and spellers.
Journal of learning disabilities · 2005

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Interactive effects of climate change and marine invasions on native biodiversity
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000
Interactive effects of climate change and marine invasions on native biodiversity
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Evaluating current deficit theories of poor reading: role of phonological processing, naming speed, balance automaticity, rapid verbal perception and working memory.

Savage R, Frederickson N, Goodwin R, Patni U, Smith N, Tuersley L

Perceptual and motor skills2005

DOI: 10.2466/pms.101.2.345-361 PMID: 16383062

02

Relationships among rapid digit naming, phonological processing, motor automaticity, and speech perception in poor, average, and good readers and spellers.

Savage RS, Frederickson N, Goodwin R, Patni U, Smith N, Tuersley L

Journal of learning disabilities2005

DOI: 10.1177/00222194050380010201 PMID: 15727326

Interactive effects of climate change and marine invasions on native biodiversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Smith, Nicola

Keywords: invasive species; climate change; multiple stressors; coral reef ecosystems; ocean warming; marine predators; marine heatwaves; ocean deoxygenation; hypoxia; lionfish

$36,000

Interactive effects of climate change and marine invasions on native biodiversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Smith, Nicola

Keywords: invasive species; climate change; multiple stressors; coral reef ecosystems; ocean warming; marine predators; marine heatwaves; ocean deoxygenation; hypoxia; lionfish

$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: invasive species Dear Professor Smith, 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]. I read your paper "Evaluating current deficit theories of poor reading: role of phonological processing, naming speed, balance automaticity, rapid verbal perception and working memory." (2005), and it 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 "Interactive effects of climate change and marine invasions on native biodiversity" (2024), 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]