Giuseppe Mirabella, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
B.Sc. in Psychology, University of Toronto, 1995
M.A. in Psychology (Perception), University of Toronto, 1996
Ph.D. in Psychology (Biology and Behavior), University of Toronto, 2002
Publications:
Mirabella, G., Feig, D., Astzalos, E., Perlman, K., & Rovet, J.F. (2000). The effect of abnormal intrauterine thyroid hormone economies on infant cognitive abilities. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 13, 191-194.
Mirabella, G., & Kennedy, J. M. (1999). Which way is upright and normal? Haptic perception of letters above head level. Perception & Psychophysics, 61, 909-918.
Published Abstracts:
Mirabella, G., Perron, A.M., Westall, C.A., Feig, D., Asztalos, E., Wolfman, W., Rovet, J. (2001). Contrast sensitivity deficits in infants with pre- and perinatal thyroid hormone deficiencies. [ARVO Abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42(4), S385. Abstract nr 2076.
Rovet, J., Mirabella, G., Myszak, M., Arseneau, P., Rovet, J., Feig, D., & Kelly, C. (2000). Attention in offspring of hyperthyroid women [Abstract]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6, 399.
Rovet, J., Myszak, M., Mirabella, G., Arseneau, P., Rovet, J., Perlman, K. (2000). Hypothyroxinemia of prematurity and infant attention [Abstract]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6, 388.
Rovet, J., Mirabella, G., Lobaugh, N., Newton, S., & Feig, D. (1998). Effects of thyroid hormone (TH) deficiency in pregnancy and early life on infant attention, learning, and memory [Abstract]. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 4, 205. (Ph.D. work.
Proceedings of Meetings, Symposia, and Talks:
Rovet, J., Mirabella, G., Perron, A.M., Westall, C.A. (2001, September). Visual processing deficits associated with prenatal and perinatal thyroid hormone deficiencies. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Washington, DC. (Ph.D. work.)
Buncic, J.R., Mezer, E. Westall, C.A., Yagev, R., Perron, A., Mirabella, G., Abdolell, M. (2001, July). Is sweep VEP abnormal in papilledema? Paper presented at the 5th Meeting of the European Neuroophthalmological Society, Tubingen, Germany. (Ph.D. work.)
Mirabella, G., Perron, A.M., Westall, C.A., Feig, D., Asztalos, E., Wolfman, W., Rovet, J. (2001, June). Effects of pre- and perinatal effects thyroid hormone deficiencies on infant spatial contrast sensitivity. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision, Montreal-Mt. Orford, Quebec, Canada. (Ph.D. work.)
Proceedings of Meetings, Symposia, and Posters:
Mirabella, G., Perron, A., Westall, C., Perlman, K., Asztalos, E., Rovet, J. (2002, April). Contrast sensitivity deficits in infants with thyroid hormone insufficiencies. Poster presented at the 13th Biennial International Coneference on Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Mirabella, G., Rovet, J., Arseneau, P., Myszak, M., Feig, D. (2000, July). Behavioral signatures of thyroid hormone deficient populations using the visual expectation paradigm. Poster presented at the 22nd Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Brighton, United Kingdom. (Ph.D. work.)
Rovet, J., Mirabella, G., Myszak, M., Arseneau, P., Turner, A., Asztalos, E., Perlman, K. (2000, July). Hypothyroxinemia of prematurity: Effects on infant attention. Poster presented at the 22nd Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Brighton, United Kingdom. (Ph.D. work.)
Mirabella, G., Arseneau, P., Myszak, M., Feig, D., Kelly, C., Rovet, J. (1999, December). The Effects of PTU exposure during pregnancy on infant cognitive development: A prospective study. Poster presented at the Annual Research Institute Retreat, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON. (Ph.D. work.)
Mirabella, G., Lobaugh, N., Newton, S. C., Feig, D., & Rovet, J. (1998, June). Thyroid hormone deficiency in pregnancy and early life: Effects on attention, learning, and memory in infancy. Poster presented at the XIth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA. (Ph.D. work.)
Mirabella, G. (1997, July). Haptic perception of block letters in the horizontal plane. Poster presented at the Ninth International Conference on Perception and Action, Toronto, Canada. (Master’s work.)
Scholarships, Fellowships and other Awards:
Academic Year Award
2003-2004 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship
2002 Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute—Rachel C. Atkinson Fellowship
2000 39th Symposium for the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision—
Travels Grants Programme for Junior Investigators and Clinicians
1999-2001 Hospital for Sick Children—Research Training Competition Studentship (Category B)
1998-1999 University of Toronto Fellowship
1997-1998 University of Toronto Open Fellowship
1996-1997 University of Toronto Open Fellowship
1995-1996 University of Toronto Open Fellowship
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