Gunnar Schmidtmann

I studied medicine at the University of Lübeck from 2001 until 2005, and optometry at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Lübeck, Germany. I subsequently started postgraduate studies in Gunter Loffler’s laboratory at the Department of Vision Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University, where I investigated aspects of shape and contour perception. I continued with this line of work as a postdoctoral research fellow in Frederick Kingdom’s laboratory at the Department of Ophthalmology (McGill Vision Research Unit). In 2016, I joined the Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience at McGill University to investigate the visual functions of patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), where I conducted experiments to understand the mechanisms underlying frequently described visual discomfort after TBI. Between 2017 and 2021, I have been a Lecturer in Optometry at the University of Plymouth. I am currently an Associate Professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Plymouth and a member of the Eye & Vision Research Group. I am also an elected member of the Applied Vision Association (AVA).

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Jonathan Green (PhD student)

After graduating with a BSc in Psychology from the University of Wales, Bangor in 1998, I have enjoyed a varied ambulance service career across the South West of England since 2000, qualifying as a registered paramedic in 2004. I transitioned to a Research Paramedic role in 2015, contributing to the delivery of clinical trials including AIRWAYS-2 (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.11597 / https://doi.org/10.29045/14784726.2020.06.5.1.26) and to the development of new research (https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00616-y / https://doi.org/10.29045/14784726.2018.12.3.3.23). I graduated with an MRes in Clinical Research from the University of Southampton in 2017 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-207354) and became a lecturer in Paramedic Science at the University of Plymouth in 2019. I am now undertaking a PhD studying the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on visual and vestibular functions, with a particular interest in possible clinical application.

Alumni

Ifeoluwa Adeleke (Undergraduate Research Scholar - College of Optometrists 2024)

Hatem Barhoom (PhD student: 2018 - 2023 ) - Now postdoctoral associate with David Williams at the Advanced Retinal Imaging Alliance ARIA at the University of Rochester

Thesis: Investigating letter identification for visual acuity measurements in the paracentral visual field