Whishaw, Ian

Ian Whishaw received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1971. He moved to the University of Lethbridge in 1970, where he is currently a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and holds a Board of Governors Chair in Neuroscience. He has had visiting appointments at the University of Texas, the University of Michigan, Cambridge University, and the University of Strasbourg, France. He is also a Fellow of Clair Hall, Cambridge. His current research examines how the precise details of bodily movements are influenced by injury or disease to the motor systems of rodents and humans. Whishaw is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada. He is a recipient of a bronze medal from the Canadian Humane Society and a recipient of the Ingrid Speaker Medal for research. He has received a Doctor of Letters Degree from Thompson Rivers University and a Doctor of Science Degree from the University of Lethbridge. He is a recipient of an ASTech Outstanding Leadership in Alberta Science award.