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Walter Wittich, Ph.D. FAAO CLVT

Tenured professor, Ecole d'optometrie, University of Montréal
Researcher member regular
Institut Nazareth et Louis Braille (INLB) | Santé Québec West-Central Montreal Health and Social Services University Network | Santé Québec Montérégie-Centre

Other responsibilities at CRIR:
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walter.wittich@umontreal.ca

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Academic background

  • Baccalauréat, Psychologie, Université Concordia, 2004
  • Maitrise professionnelle, Psychologie, Université Concordia, 2006
  • Autre diplôme, Formation de recherche transdisciplinaire, University of Toronto, 2007
  • Doctorat, Neuroscience, Université McGill, 2010
  • Postdoctorat, Audiologie/sciences biomédicales, Université de Montréal, 2012

Research focus

Area 1: Sensory, motor and cognitive functions and activities

Thematic research unit

Thematic Unit 1. Functional mechanisms

Research laboratory

Research interests

  • Déficiences sensorielles; clientèle à vision faible, surdicecité

Populations of interest

By age group

  • Children and teenagers
  • Adults
  • Older people

Depending on the type of disability

  • Sensory
  • Cognitive
  • Multiple disabilities

Publications

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2184-6139

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bBDxUPMAAAAJ&hl=en

  • *Jaiswal, A.,*Paramasivam, A., Budhiraja, S., Holzhey, P., *Santhakumaran, P., *Gravel, C., *Martin, J., *Ogedengbe, T., James, T.G., Kennedy, B., Tang, D., Tran, Y., Colson-Osborne, H., Minhas, R., Granberg, S., Wittich, W. (accepted, July 8th 2024). The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for deafblindness, Part II of the Systematic review: Linking data to the ICF categories, European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. [doi] 
  • Koesters, N., Minhas, R., Wittich, W., McMenemy, A., Johnson, C. (in press June 24th 2024). Visualizing worldwide prevalence of age-related dual sensory loss (DSL), Journal of Aging and Health.  [doi]
  • Wittich, W., *Dumassais, S., *Jaiswal, A., *Paramasivam, A., Budhiraja, S., Lopez, R. Granberg, S. (2024). Development of Core Sets for deafblindness: An international expert survey on functioning and disability of individuals living with deafblindness using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 60(2), 382-390. [doi] LIBRE ACCÈS
  • Xiong, Y., Nemargut, J.P., Bradley, C., Wittich, W., Legge, G.E. (2024). Dual Sensory Impairment: Use of Residual Vision and Hearing in Real-Life Spatial Localization, Scientific Reports, 14, 7911. [doi] LIBRE ACCÈS
  • *Dumassais, S., Pichora-Fuller., M. K., Guthrie, D., Phillips, N., Savundranayagam, M. Y., Wittich, W. (2024). Strategies Used during the Cognitive Evaluation of Older Adults with Dual Sensory Impairment: A Scoping Review. Age and Ageing, 53(3), afae05. [doi] LIBRE ACCÈS

Funding

University Affiliations