Joseph Paul Nemargut, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, École d’Optométrie, Université de Montréal.
Researcher, CRIR – Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre and CRIR – Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Layton-Mackay Site), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal

Phone: 514-809-8421

Email: joe.nemargut@umontreal.ca

Education

B.Sc., Biological Sciences, Genetics, Psychology, North Carolina State University, 2003
Ph.D., Structural & Cellular Biology, Tulane University, 2010

Research interests

Vision rehabilitation, mobility devices for the visually-impaired, navigation devices for the visually-impaired, tactile maps

Selected publications

Bleau, M., van Acker, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J. P., & Ptito, M. (2023). Cognitive map formation in the blind is enhanced by three-dimensional tactile information. Scientific reports, 13(1), 9736. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Kreidy, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J. P., & Wittich, W. (2022). How Face Masks Affect the Use of Echolocation by Individuals With Visual Impairments During COVID-19: International Cross-sectional Online Survey. Interactive journal of medical research, 11(2), e39366. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Bleau, M., Paré, S., Chebat, D. R., Kupers, R., Nemargut, J. P., & Ptito, M. (2022). Neural substrates of spatial processing and navigation in blindness: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis. Frontiers in neuroscience, 16, 1010354. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Moore, V., Dufour, R., & Nemargut, J. P. (2019). Letter to the Editor: Auditory Global Positioning System and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: A Safer Alternative to Bioptic Telescopes for Drivers Who Are Visually Impaired?. Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 96(5), 382. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Yang, J., Nemargut, J. P., & Wang, G. Y. (2011). The roles of ionotropic glutamate receptors along the On and Off signaling pathways in the light-adapted mouse retina. Brain research, 1390, 70–79. [doi]

Research orientation

Axis 2: Participation, Social Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services

Research topic

Theme 2: Physical and Cognitive Activities

Research Site

CRIR – Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre

CRIR – Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Layton-Mackay Site), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal