Faculty

Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience

David Andrew Electrophysiological Recording, ischemia, migraine, headache, trauma, stroke
William Bendena neuropeptides, biosynthesis, action
Brian Bennett Oxidative stress, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive impairment
Michael Blennerhassett inflammation, intestine
Inka Brockhausen Role of glycans in health and disease
Susan Crocker Cytogenomics, Biomarker discovery for neurodegenerative disease
Fernanda De Felice Alzheimer’s disease (AD), type 2 diabetes/obesity
Alastair Ferguson neuro-regulatory control, microinjection, single cell recording, patch clamp recording
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Michael Hendry The basic science and enhancement of peripheral nerve regeneration
Michael Kawaja neuropathic pain, hypertension, spinal cord injury
Alan Lomax neuroplasticity, neuroimmunology and neurogenesis
Neil Magoski Ion channel regulation, neuronal excitability
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Mel Robertson hyperthermia, hypoxia, behaviour
Calvin Sjaarda Identification and characterization of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors underlying complex neurodevelopmental disorders, including ASD and ADHD, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Jagdeep Walia

Systems Neuroscience

Shideh Ameri wearables, bioelectronics, human machine interface (HMI), internet of things (IoTs) and mobile health care
Brian Bennett Oxidative stress, Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive impairment
Gunnar Blohm Computational neuroscience, sensory-motor control, multi-sensory integration, 3D reference frame transformations, eye-head-hand coordination, smooth pursuit-saccade interactions, brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS), functional neuroimaging (EEG, MEG), decision
Susan Boehnke sensory, motor and cognitive neuroscience, Alzheimer’s Disease
Vincent DePaul
Nandini Deshpande sensory integration, aging, mobility
Ali Etemad machine learning, deep learning, wearables, smart devices, smart environments
Alastair Ferguson neuro-regulatory control, microinjection, single cell recording, patch clamp recording
Jason Gallivan Action, Perception, Cognition, Decision-making, Memory, functional MRI, Neural decoding, Brain network connectivity
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Tariq Hassan
Ron Levy Parkinson's Disease
Alan Lomax neuroplasticity, neuroimmunology and neurogenesis
Doug Munoz visual fixation, eye movements, fMRI, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, ALS
Martin Paré Neural Basis of Visual Cognition
Lucie Pelland physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, sensory-motor coordination, head trauma, concussion
Jordan Poppenk memory, hippocampus, individual differences, neuroanatomy, fMRI
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Francois Rivest Computational neuroscience, reinforcement learning, machine learning, conditioning, interval timing, dopamine
Tim Salomons Pain
Stephen Scott coordination, limb movements, stroke
Jessica Selinger Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Jagdeep Walia

Cognitive/Behavioural Neuroscience

Claire Davies
Shideh Ameri wearables, bioelectronics, human machine interface (HMI), internet of things (IoTs) and mobile health care
Gunnar Blohm Computational neuroscience, sensory-motor control, multi-sensory integration, 3D reference frame transformations, eye-head-hand coordination, smooth pursuit-saccade interactions, brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS), functional neuroimaging (EEG, MEG), decision
Susan Boehnke sensory, motor and cognitive neuroscience, Alzheimer’s Disease
Amanda Bongers Chemistry and Sustainable Development
Christopher Bowie neurocognition in psychosis, psychotic disorders, behavioural assessment, mental illness, cognitive deficit
Monica Castelhano visual attention and visual memory
Meredith Chivers Female sexuality; sexual psychophysiology; gender differences; sexual orientation; sexual functioning; paraphilias; gender identity.
Wendy Craig bullying, victimization, relationships
Vincent DePaul
Randy Flanagan motor control, motor learning, cognition, perception, computational neuroscience, visual motor control, grasping
Jason Gallivan Action, Perception, Cognition, Decision-making, Memory, functional MRI, Neural decoding, Brain network connectivity
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Tariq Hassan
Beth Kelley autism, developmental disorders, brain development, cognitive development
John Kirby Cognitive processes in reading; dyslexia; reading remediation
Valerie Kuhlmeier cognition, development, evolution
Ron Levy Parkinson's Disease
Neil Magoski Ion channel regulation, neuronal excitability
Janet Menard neurobiology, fear, anxiety, neuropharmacology
Michele Morningstar Development of social cognition in typically-developing adolescents
Kevin Munhall perceptual and cognitive activities that make conversation possible
Doug Munoz visual fixation, eye movements, fMRI, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, ALS
Martin Paré Neural Basis of Visual Cognition
Jordan Poppenk memory, hippocampus, individual differences, neuroanatomy, fMRI
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Francois Rivest Computational neuroscience, reinforcement learning, machine learning, conditioning, interval timing, dopamine
Mark Sabbagh learning, neural changes, infants, preschoolers, theory of mind
Tim Salomons Pain
Stephen Scott coordination, limb movements, stroke
Jessica Selinger Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience
Jonathan Smallwood Neural basis behind thoughts and feelings
Claudio Soares
Jeremy Stewart vulnerability to suicidal and self-injurious behavior in youth across distinct units of analysis
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Anita Tusche
Sari van Anders social neuroendocrinology, feminist and queer science, sex research, and gender/sex and sexual diversity
Jagdeep Walia
Jeffrey Wammes

Clinical Neuroscience

Nazanin Alavi Tabari Psychiatry
Ryan Alkins Neurosurgery
David Andrew Electrophysiological Recording, ischemia, migraine, headache, trauma, stroke
Ramana Appireddy virtual health care, impact of social determinants of health on stroke outcomes
Martha Bailey
William Bendena neuropeptides, biosynthesis, action
Andrew Bickle
Etienne J. Bisson Causes and mechanisms of pain, clinical translation, postural control, fall prevention, exercise and fatigue
Elvina Chu
DJ Cook Translational Stroke Research, Pre-Clinical Validation of Stroke Therapy, Neuroplasticity and Stroke Recovery
Nandini Deshpande sensory integration, aging, mobility
Anne Duffy Studies of youth at risk of developing mood disorders, longitudinal offspring studies, genetic, psychological and sociological risk factors and risk prediction.
Ali Etemad machine learning, deep learning, wearables, smart devices, smart environments
Luis Flores relationships and interpersonal functioning, depression
Rafael Freire panic disorder, other anxiety disorders and mood disorders
Nader Ghasemlou Acute and chronic pain, Neuroimmune interactions, Ion channel activity, Cytokines/chemokines
Ian Gilron pain mechanisms and treatment, analgesic pharmacology, sensory
Fabiano Gomes Severe mental illness, treatment-resistant mood disorders, medical comorbidity
John Gordon Boyd critical care
Dianne Groll psychiatry
Kate Harkness
Michael Hendry The basic science and enhancement of peripheral nerve regeneration
Felicia Iftene Schizophrenia Rehabilitation, Mood Disorders
Al Jin Stroke
Sarosh Khalid-Khan childhood anxiety disorders, psychotherapeutic interventions in adolescent mood and anxiety disorders, anxiety prevention
Najat Khalifa TMS, tDCS, forensic psychiatry
Dusan Kolar
Benjamin Kwan
Ron Levy Parkinson's Disease
Elisa Macedo Brietzke (Dr Brietzke)
Alina Marin adolescence, psychiatry
Roumen Milev mood, anxiety disorders
Doug Munoz visual fixation, eye movements, fMRI, Alzheimers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, ALS
Jose Alberto Neder COPD, COPD-heart failure overlap, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, pulmonary hypertension, lung function and cardiopulmonary exercise tests
Lucie Pelland physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, sensory-motor coordination, head trauma, concussion
Caroline Pukall human sexuality, sexual dysfunction, pain
Taras Reshetukha
James Reynolds Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
Jacob Rullo
Mark Sabbagh learning, neural changes, infants, preschoolers, theory of mind
Tim Salomons Pain
Stephen Scott coordination, limb movements, stroke
Garima Shukla Interface of Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy; non-seizure outcomes of epilepsy treatment, mainly surgical treatment; Restless legs syndrome and other Sleep-Neurology areas
Claudio Soares
Jeremy Stewart vulnerability to suicidal and self-injurious behavior in youth across distinct units of analysis
Patrick Stroman fMRI, Spinal Cord
Donatella Tampieri Stroke, Cerebral Aneurysm and Vascular Malformation, Brain plasticity, Brain and spine vascular
Martin ten Hove neuro-opthalmology
Gustavo Vazquez unipolar depression and bipolar disorders
Jagdeep Walia
Gavin Winston refractory focal epilepsy, real-time image-guided surgery, intraoperative MRI