Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2024-04-17
Invested on: 2026-03-19
Daphne Maurer, O.C.
Toronto, Ontario
Experimental psychologist Daphne Maurer has reshaped our understanding of the sensory world of infants. This professor emeritus and distinguished university professor at McMaster University is internationally renowned for her research on visual and cognitive development during early childhood, which led to new clinical practices and improved patient outcomes. She was also instrumental in developing and implementing Ontario’s universal vision screening program for kindergarten children, an initiative that is spreading across Canada.