Veronica Whitford

Research interests

• Developmental cognitive psychology/neuroscience
• Psycholinguistics

My research examines language, reading, and neurocognitive performance across the lifespan, from early childhood to late adulthood.

I examine these processes in a number of populations with different linguistic and cognitive profiles, including neurotypical individuals (who are either monolingual, bilingual, or multilingual); individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, developmental dyslexia); individuals experiencing healthy vs. accelerated cognitive aging (e.g., mild or major neurocognitive disorder, including early-stage Alzheimer's disease); and individuals with mental health conditions (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).

I employ a multi-method approach that includes standardized assessments, behavioural measures, oculomotor measures (eye-tracking) and neurophysiological measures (electroencephalography/EEG).

Education

• Ph.D. (Experimental Psychology) – McGill University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience) – University of Western Ontario
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience) – Harvard University & Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Teaching

• PSYC 1013: Introduction to Psychology I
• PSYC 2703: Foundations of Biological Psychology (Online)
• PSYC 3213: Language Development