Professor
Biography
Beth Irving is a Professor with the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo. She is affiliated with the Eye Research Institute of Canada in Toronto and with the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. Irving is actively involved in ocular development and oculomotor research at Waterloo and has published much of her work on these topics.
Research Interests
- Telehealth
- Vision Rehabilitation
- Neuroscience
- Ocular Biology
- Optical Devices
- Vision Services
- Epidemiology and Digital Health
- Bionanotechnolgy and Biosensors
Scholarly Research
Irving's research interests are in the natural development of the eye and visual system and the capacity for adaptation of the eye and visual system to environmental influences. These environmental influences may occur as a function of daily living, disease, or the treatment of disease.,
Education
- OD (Waterloo), MSc (Waterloo), PhD (Waterloo)
Awards
- 2015 Outstanding Performance Award
- 2012 University Research Chair
- 1994 Royal Society of Canada's Alice Wilson Award
- 1994-1996 Medical Research Council of Canada Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- 1992 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
- 1989-1991 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship
- 1990 Governor General's Gold Medal
Affiliations and Volunteer Work
- Cross-appointed with Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering