SUB-THEME: 1.2 MULTIMODAL (AUDIO/VISUAL/MOTOR) ASPECTS OF SINGING
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Wladyslaw Cichocki
Research interestLinguistic variation in Acadian French; Multidimensional models of phonological variation (prosody); Quantitative methods in linguistics; French second language acquisition
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Sandra E. Trehub
Research interestInfants' and children's perception of music, infant-directed speech and singing
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Frank A. Russo
Professional backgroundPh.D. in Psychology, 2002; post-doctoral fellowships in music cognition and hearing science; founded the SMART (Science of Music, Auditory Research and Technology) lab at Ryerson, 2006
Research interestMusic Cognition; Hearing Science; Auditory Ergonomics; Assistive Technology
Research interests relevant to AIRSVisual aspects of song production Mimicry in perception of song Eye gaze behaviour in perception of song Effectiveness of song vs. speech to regulate infant stress Use of song to support extra-musical learning
Potential contribution to AIRSMethodology: Eye tracking, motion tracking, electromyography
Expected benefit from the AIRS collaborationNew collaborations that bridge together cognitive perspectives on music with education and well-being.
Primary Website http://www.psych.ryerson.ca/russoPersonal Web site http://www.ryerson.ca/smart
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Petra Hauf (PhD)
Professional backgroundCurrently I am an Associate Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Culture and Human Development at StFX, Antigonish, NS, and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Previously I have been an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Psychology, University of Frankfurt/Germany, and a Senior Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Department of Psychology in Munich/Germany.
Research interestAction understanding, infancy, cognitive development, social development, motor development, emotion understanding in infants, edevelopment of empathy, eye tracking in infants
Research interests relevant to AIRSParent-child interaction
Primary Website http://sites.stfx.ca/psychology/petra_haufPersonal Web site http://people.stfx.ca/phauf/
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Nathalie Henrich
Research interestphysiology and physics of human speech and singing
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Helga Rut Gudmundsdottir
Research interestMusic Education, Musical development, Music perception
Primary Website http://skrif.hi.is/helgarut