Ben is a Professor and the Associate Director of Research within the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Waterloo. He also holds a research appointment at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and is an Adjunct Professor within the Department of Ophthalmology at McGill University and the School of Optometry at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Ben holds a BSc and DPhil in Experimental Psychology from the University of Sussex and completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Psychology, UCLA and the Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University.

Ben’s research concerns human visual cortex development and plasticity. His collaborative research has led to new amblyopia treatment approaches and novel techniques for measuring vision in infants. Ben also uses brain imaging, psychophysics and non-invasive brain stimulation to investigate the neural basis of human vision.

Terms of Appointment: Nov 2018 – Oct 2020; March 2021 - February 2023