Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of New Brunswick
$120,000.00
Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingual Reading Across the Lifespan
FY 2023-24
Summary
The ability to read is central to modern life. Yet relatively little experimental work has focused on reading in bilinguals, although they outnumber monolinguals globally. Dr. Whitford¿s cognitive neuroscience research program will combine cutting-edge behavioural and neuroimaging techniques to investigate how reading processes develop in childhood and progress across the lifespan in monolinguals and bilinguals alike. Her work will provide invaluable insights that will guide public policy aimed at improving literacy rates, labour productivity, and quality of life within Canada and beyond, and lead to advances in our the identification and treatment of reading disorders, age-related communication disorders, and mental health disorders.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00323
Name nom
Whitford, Veronica
Department département
Psychology - University of New Brunswick
Organization id
75
Institution établissement
University of New Brunswick
Province en
New Brunswick
Province fr
Nouveau-Brunswick
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10610
Field of research list names en
Zoology
Field of research list names fr
Zoologie
Application title
Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingual Reading Across the Lifespan
Keyword
Reading development
bilingualism
monolingualism
oculomotor control
visual perception
neural processing
children
young adults
older adults
Application summary
The ability to read is central to modern life. Yet relatively little experimental work has focused on reading in bilinguals, although they outnumber monolinguals globally. Dr. Whitford¿s cognitive neuroscience research program will combine cutting-edge behavioural and neuroimaging techniques to investigate how reading processes develop in childhood and progress across the lifespan in monolinguals and bilinguals alike. Her work will provide invaluable insights that will guide public policy aimed at improving literacy rates, labour productivity, and quality of life within Canada and beyond, and lead to advances in our the identification and treatment of reading disorders, age-related communication disorders, and mental health disorders.
