Doreen Kimura | |
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Born | Doreen Goebel February 15, 1933 |
Died | February 27, 2013 | (aged 80)
Nationality | Canadian |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Canadian Psychology as a Science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuropsychology |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Visual and auditory perception after temporal-lobe damage (1961) |
Doctoral advisor | Brenda Milner |
Other academic advisors | Woodburn Heron |
Doctoral students | Liisa Galea |
Doreen Kimura FRSC (February 15, 1933 – February 27, 2013) was a Canadian psychologist who was professor at the University of Western Ontario and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University.[1] Kimura was recognized for her contributions to the field of neuropsychology and later, her advocacy for academic freedom.[2] She was the founding president of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship.[3]