News and Events – April 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Innes CRH, Jones RD, Dalrymple-Alford JC, Hayes S, Hollobon S, Severinsen J, Smith G, Nicholls A, Anderson TJ (in press). Computerized sensory-motor and cognitive tests can predict the driving ability of persons with brain disorders. Journal of the Neurological Sciences.
GRANTS
Ewald Neumann was awarded $8,120 for fMRI and participant costs from a University of Canterbury Psychology Department research grant for the study ‘Prefrontal Cortical Profiles of Working Memory for Faces, Words, and Common Objects’.
GRADUATIONS
Stephanie van Bolderen graduated on Tuesday 24th April with a Bachelor of Commerce (double major in Economics and Management) from the University of Canterbury.
Petra Hoggarth graduated on Tuesday 24th April with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Psychology) from the University of Canterbury.
AWARDS
Sebastian Doeltgen, PhD student (Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury) was awarded the Medical Staffing International – New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists’ Association Doctoral Award for 2007. Sebastian received $1,250 towards training courses and continuing education.