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Susan Lederman

Susan J. Lederman is a Canadian experimental psychologist. She is a professor emerita in the Department of Psychology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is recognized for her contributions to the field of haptics.

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Susan J. Lederman FRSC is a Canadian experimental psychologist. She is a professor emerita in the Department of Psychology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.1 She is recognized for her contributions to the field of haptics.23

Lederman earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1968; an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1970; and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1973.1

Lederman's research has examined, among other topics, the tactile psychophysics of texture perception,45 and the haptic processing of objects67 and faces.89 She led a research project to design and test the addition of a tactile feature to Canadian banknotes, in order to increase their accessibility to blind and visually impaired users.103 She was formerly the Associate Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE journal Transactions on Haptics.11

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  1. "Susan Lederman | Department of Psychology". Queen's University. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. Verry, René (1998). "Don't Take Touch for Granted: An Interview with Susan Lederman". Teaching of Psychology. 25 (1): 64–67. doi:10.1207/s15328023top2501_21. ISSN 0098-6283. S2CID 145252018.
  3. Boswell, Randy (2001-03-09). "Technology would allow 'touch' on Web". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. Lederman, Susan J.; Thorne, Georgie; Jones, Bill (1986). "Perception of texture by vision and touch: Multidimensionality and intersensory integration". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 12 (2): 169–180. doi:10.1037/0096-1523.12.2.169. ISSN 1939-1277. PMID 2940321.
  5. Lederman, Susan J. (1983). "Tactual roughness perception: Spatial and temporal determinants". Canadian Journal of Psychology. 37 (4): 498–511. doi:10.1037/h0080750. ISSN 0008-4255.
  6. Lederman, Susan J; Klatzky, Roberta L (1990). "Haptic classification of common objects: Knowledge-driven exploration". Cognitive Psychology. 22 (4): 421–459. doi:10.1016/0010-0285(90)90009-S. PMID 2253454. S2CID 6619282.
  7. Klatzky, Roberta L.; Lederman, Susan J.; Metzger, Victoria A. (1985). "Identifying objects by touch: An "expert system"". Perception & Psychophysics. 37 (4): 299–302. doi:10.3758/BF03211351. ISSN 0031-5117. PMID 4034346.
  8. Kilgour, Andrea R.; Lederman, Susan J. (2002). "Face recognition by hand". Perception & Psychophysics. 64 (3): 339–352. doi:10.3758/BF03194708. ISSN 0031-5117. PMID 12049276.
  9. Lederman, S.J.; Klatzky, R.L.; Abramowicz, A.; Salsman, K.; Kitada, R.; Hamilton, C. (2007). "Haptic Recognition of Static and Dynamic Expressions of Emotion in the Live Face". Psychological Science. 18 (2): 158–164. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01866.x. ISSN 0956-7976. PMID 17425537. S2CID 18413103.
  10. Pedwell, Carolyn (2001-01-19). "Profs contributed to new $10 bill". Queen's Journal. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  11. Colgate, J. Edward (2010). "An Interview with Susan Lederman". IEEE Transactions on Haptics. 3 (4): 231–233. doi:10.1109/TOH.2010.48. ISSN 1939-1412.