• DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1963
• LANGUAGES French and English

• 1999  College of Psychologists of Ontario, Psychologist (registration number: 3481)

(Competence specialization: Neuropsychology; evaluation & research with adults and elderly)
• 1992 Harvard University, Ph. D. (Experimental Psychology)
• Dissertation: “Multiple measurements in localization of contours.”
• 1987 York University, M. A. (Experimental Psychology)
• Thesis: “The roles of convergence and apparent distance in the perception of motion-parallax depth.”
• 1985 Université de Montréal, B. Sc. (Psychology)

• January – March 2000 Psychologist (specialized in Neuropsychology)  —Department of Psychology, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
• July 1998- December 1999 Post-doctoral Intern in Neuropsychology —Department of Psychology, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
• July 1996– Associate Professor —Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University
• October 1992– Assistant Professor July 1996 —Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University
• January 1992– Full time lecturer October 1992 —Department of Psychology, Glendon College, York University
• 1990-91 Teaching assistant in a Research Methods class, given by Professors C. Moss and G. Heyman —Department of Psychology, Harvard University
• 1988-89 Teaching assistant in a Research Methods class given by Professor O. E. Favreau —Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
• 1985-86 Research assistant for Professor H. Ono —Department of Psychology, York University
• 1983-85 Research assistant for Professors O.E. Favreau and P. Cavanagh —Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal

• 1990-91 Harvard Merit Fellowship
• 1990 Travel Fellowship funded by the National Eye Institute (N.E.I.) —The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (A.R.V.O.)
• 1987 Doctoral Fellowship: Memorial McConnell Fellowship —Concordia University
• 1986-90 Graduate Studies Fellowship —National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (N.S.E.R.C.)
• 1986-87 Travel Grant —Psychology Graduate Student Association, York University
• 1986-87 Travel Grant —Graduate Development Fund, York University
• 1986-87 Graduate Studies Scholarship —Ontario Graduate Scholarship (O.G.S.), offered and declined
• 1985-87 Graduate Studies Scholarship —Fonds pour la formation des chercheurs et d'aide à la recherche (F.C.A.R.), Québec, offered and declined 1985 Graduate Studies Fellowship —Concordia University, offered and declined 1985 Graduate Studies Scholarship —York University
• 1984 Summer Research Scholarship —N.S.E.R.C.

• Kim, J.S., Rivest, J., Intriligator, J. & Sharpe, J. A. (2002). Age related decline in shape Submitted to Gerontology.
• Kim, J.S., Rivest, J., Suzuki, S., Intriligator, J. & Sharpe, J. A. (2002). The shape distortion effects in patients with cerebral hemispheric lesions. To be submitted to The Journal of Neuroscience.
• Rivest, J., Boutet, I. & Intriligator, J. (1997). Perceptual learning of orientation discrimination by more than one attribute. Vision Research, 37(3), 273-281.
• Rivest, J. & Cavanagh, P. (1996). Localizing contours defined by more than one attribute. Vision Research, 36(1), 53-67.
• Cavanagh, P., Saida, S. & Rivest, J. (1995). The contribution of color to motion parallax. Vision Research, 35 (13), 1871-1879.
• Rivest, J., Cavanagh, P. & Lassonde, M. (1994) Interhemispheric depth judgement. Neuropsychologia, 32(1), 69-77.
• Rivest, J., Ono, H. & Saida, S. (1989). The roles of convergence and apparent distance on depth constancy and motion parallax. Perception and Psychophysics, 46(5), 401-408.
• Ono, M., Rivest, J. & Ono, H. (1986). Depth Perception as a Function of Motion Parallax and Absolute-Distance Information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 12(3), 331-337.

• Rivest, J., Moscovitch (2002). Face recognition in three people, each with a different disorder: prosopagnosia, object agnosia, and pure alexia. Submitted to the Vision Sciences Society.
• Rivest, J., Kim, J., Intriligator, J., & Sharpe, J. (2001). Age-related decline in the shape distortion effect. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology,  42(4), 4569.
• Kim, J., Rivest, J., Suzuki, S., Intriligator, J., & Sharpe, J. (2000). The shape distortion effect after cerebral hemispheric lesions. The International Neuro-ophthalmology Society (INOS) Meeting, Toronto, Neuro-ophthalmology 2000, 23(3-4), 245.
• Millikin, C., Leach, L. & Rivest, J. (2000). Serial neuropsychological assessment in a patient with sleep apnea: Anoxic brain damage or fronto-temporal dementia. The Rotman Research Institute conference: The frontal lobe. March 2000.
• Kim, J., Rivest, J., Suzuki, S., Intriligator, J., & Sharpe, J. (2000). The shape distortion effect after cerebral hemispheric lesions. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
• Rivest, J., Intriligator, J., Suzuki, S. & Warner, J. (1998). A shape distortion effect that is size invariant. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 39(4), S853.
• Suzuki, S. & Rivest, J. (1998). Interactions among “Aspect-ratio channels”. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 39(4), S855.
• Czarny, R. & Rivest, J. (1997). Le stéréotype :  « Les femmes sont plus empathiques que les hommes » existe encore, du moins implicitement. Conférence: Société Québécoise de recherche en psychologie, Sherbrooke, Québec.
• Rivest, J., Intriligator, J., Warner, J. & Suzuki, S. (1997). Color and luminance combine at a common neural site for shape distortions. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 38(4), S1000.
• Tse, P., Cavanagh, P., Intriligator, J. & Rivest, J. (1997). Attention distorts the perception of time. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 38(4), S1151.
• Rivest, J., Mitchell, T. & Intriligator, J. (1996). Perceptual learning in the visual and auditory systems with and without attention. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 37(4), 180.
• Boutet, I., Rivest, J. & Intriligator, J. (1996). The role of attention on motion, color and luminance aftereffects. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 37(4), 528.
• Rivest, J., Boutet, I. & Intriligator, J. (1995). Perceptual learning of orientation discrimination across attributes. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 36(4), 376.
• Boutet, I., Intriligator, J. & Rivest, J. (1995). The influence of attention on visual learning. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 36(4), 375.
• Rivest, J. & Cavanagh, P. (1994). Spatial interaction between color contours and between luminance contours. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 35(4), 2007.
• Rivest, J. & Cavanagh, P. (1992). Interattribute interactions in contour localization. Supplement to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 33(4), 1342.
• Rivest, J. & Cavanagh, P. (1991). Cross-media cooperation in localization of contours. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 32(4), 1024.
• Rivest, J., Cavanagh, P. & Saida, S. (1990). Perception of depth from motion parallax at equiluminance. Supplement to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 31(4), 89.
• Rivest, J., Cavanagh, P. & Lassonde, M. (1989). Interhemispheric depth judgement. Supplement to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 30(3), 253.
• Rivest, J. & Ono, H. (1987). Apparent Distance and Convergence as Distance Cues in Depth Perception from Motion Parallax. Supplement to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 28(3), 296.
• Rivest, J., Ono, H. & Ono, M. (1986). Depth Perception as a Function of Motion Parallax and Absolute-Distance Information. Supplement to Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 27(3), 347.

INVITED TALKS (NON-REFEREED)

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• Rivest, J. (2001). Recognizing the faces of prosopagnosia. Meeting of the York Vision Group, Department of Psychology, York University.
• Rivest, J. (2001). Recognizing the faces of prosopagnosia: a case presentation. Psychology Department, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
• Rivest, J. (1999). The shape distortion effect. Monthly meeting of the York Vision Group, Department of Psychology, York University.
• Rivest, J. & Leach, L. (1999). Informed consent and Alzheimer Disease, Psychology Department, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
• Rivest, J. (1998). Infero-temporal and parietal processes in vision. Psychology Department, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
• Rivest, J. (1998). Coding shape. Psychology Department, University of Western Ontario.
• Rivest, J., Mitchell, T. & Intriligator, J. (1996). Perceptual learning in the visual and auditory systems with and without attention. In house Psychology Convention, Psychology Department, York University.
• Boutet, I., Rivest, J. & Intriligator, J. (1996). The role of attention on motion, luminance and color aftereffects. In house Psychology Convention, Psychology Department, York University.
• Rivest, J. (1995). Multiple attributes coding. Monthly meeting of the York Vision Group, Department of Psychology, York University.
• Rivest, J. (1993). Broken brain / broken self. Monthly seminar during a lecture series on consciousness, Glendon College, York University.
• Rivest, J. (1993). Multiple measurements in localization of contours. Second annual In House Psychology Convention, York University.
• Rivest, J. (1992). Multiple measurements in localization of contours. Weekly seminar at the Department of Psychology, University of Toronto.
• Rivest, J., Cavanagh, P. & Lassonde, M. (1989). Interhemispheric depth judgement. Symposium of The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, University of Western Ontario.
• Rivest, J. & Eagleson, R. (1989). Multiple representations in the visual system. Symposium of The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, University of Western Ontario.
• Rivest, J. (1988). La parallaxe de mouvement et la perception de la profondeur. Seminar Le Groupe de Recherche en Neuropsychologie Expérimentale, Université de Montréal.
• Rivest, J. (1987). Depth Perception as a Function of Motion Parallax and Absolute-Distance Information. York Report, York University.
• Rivest, J. (1987). Parallax and Distance. Research Seminar Human and Machine Vision, McGill University.

 

• 2001 Travel Grant —Glendon College, York University $1000 Travel to the Conference of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
• 1996-2000 Operating grant —Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada $18,000 The role of attention on processing multi-attribute images (awarded for 4 years).
• Travel Grant —Glendon College, York University $800
• 1995-96 Operating grant —Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada $13,000 Contribution of multiple attributes to localization of contours.
• Glendon Research Grant —Glendon College, York University $1,602 The role of attention on motion, luminance, and color aftereffects.
• Travel Grant —Glendon College, York University $800
• 1994-95 Operating grant —Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada $13,000 Contribution of multiple attributes to localization of contours.
• Glendon Research Grant —Glendon College, York University $1,602 Intéraction entre des contours définis par différents attributs.
• Junior Faculty Fund —Glendon College, York University $810 Perceptual learning across attributes.
• Travel Grant —Glendon College, York University $800
• 1993-94 Operating grant —Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada $13,000 Contribution of multiple attributes to localization of contours (awarded for 3 years).
• Equipment grant —Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada $8,387
• Junior Faculty Fund —Glendon College, York University $1,014 La contribution d'attributs multiples à la location des contours.
• Travel Grant —Glendon College, York University $800
• 1992-93 President's Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Fund —York University $3,000 Multiple measurements in localization of contours.
• Glendon Research Grant—Glendon College, York University $1,750 Multiple measurements in localization of contours.
• Glendon Research Grant—Glendon College, York University $1,450 Détection de contours définis par de multiples attributs.
• Junior Faculty Fund —Glendon College, York University $1,048 Détection de contours définis par de multiples attributs.
• SCOTL Teaching-Learning Development Grant —York University $1,800
• Travel Grant —Glendon College, York University $800

• 1995-97 PSYC2510F.06 Introduction à la psychologie (first term) PSYC2520F.03 Introduction à la psychologie expérimentale PSYC3525E.03 Intermediate Experimental Psychology PSYC3290E.03 Perception PSYC3670E.03 Psychobiology
• 1994-95 PSYC2510F.06 Introduction à la psychologie (first term) PSYC2520F.03 Introduction à la psychologie expérimentale PSYC3525E.03 Intermediate Experimental Psychology PSYC3290E.03 Perception PSYC3670E.03 Psychobiology PSYC4100E.06 Independent study
• 1993-94 PSYC2510F.06 Introduction à la psychologie (first term) PSYC2520F.03 Introduction à la psychologie expérimentale PSYC2521E.03 Intermediate Experimental Psychology PSYC3290E.03 Introduction to Perception PSYC3670E.03 Introduction to Psychobiology
• 1992-93 PSYC2510F.06 Introduction à la psychologie (first term) PSYC2520F.03 Introduction à la psychologie expérimentale PSYC2521E.03 Intermediate Experimental Psychology PSYC3290E.03 Introduction to Perception PSYC3670E.03 Introduction to Psychobiology
• 1991-1992 PSYC2510F.06 Introduction à la psychologie (Winter term) PSYC2510F.06 Introduction à la psychologie (Summer term) PSYC3290E.03 Introduction to Perception

• 2000-  Hansen, K.
• 1999- Jolic, D.  The cognitive predictors of falls in dementia.
• 1998-99 Warner, J.  Shape illusion. On leave of absence.
• 1995-97 Boutet, I. “The influence of feature-specific attention on aftereffects produced by a multi-feature image.”

• 1999-2000 Jolic, D. (M.A. student): Amnesia and implicit word processing.
• 1995-96 Boutet, I. (M.A. student)