Natalina Martiniello, Ph.D., CVRT

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

Phone: 514-343-6111 (15316)

Email: natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca

Education

B.A., English and Educational Studies, McGill University, 2012
M.Sc., Vision/Rehabilitation Science, Université de Montréal, 2014
Ph.D., Vision Science/Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, 2020
Postdoctorate, Psychology (Inclusion and visual impairment), Concordia University, 2023

Research interests

Visual impairment; Braille; Accessibility; Assistive technologies; Social inclusion; User perspectives in visual impairment research.

Publications choisies

Fichten, C.S., Martiniello, N., Asuncion, J., Coughlan, T. & Havel, A. (2023). Changing times: Emerging technologies for students with disabilities in higher education. In J. Madaus and L. Lyman (Eds.). Handbook of Higher Education and Disability. Elgar Publishing. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

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

Martiniello, N., Barlow, M., & Wittich, W. (2022). Exploring correlates of braille reading performance in working-age and older adults with visual impairments. Scientific Studies of Reading, 26(4), 267-286. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Martiniello, N., & Wittich, W. (2022). The association between tactile, motor and cognitive capacities and braille reading performance: a scoping review of primary evidence to advance research on braille and aging. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(11), 2515–2536. [doi] OPEN ACCESS

Research orientation

Axis 2: Participation, Social Inclusion and Rehabilitation Services

Research topic

Theme 1: Functional Mechanisms

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