Speaker Information

Maureen Kennedy Powers

Gemstone Foundation and Eyes in Sync

Position

Research Scientist

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Binocular vision and reading

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PhD University of Michigan, postdoc University of Washington, Professor of Psychology (Neuroscience) Vanderbilt University before forming the Gemstone Foundation and Eyes in Sync. Current research interest is in exploring and measuring functional binocular vision and its relationship to reading comfort and performance. Past research on retinal basis of visual function in humans and animals (goldfish, horseshoe crabs) and visual function following retinal regeneration.