Credentials
PhD, Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, McMaster University
BSc (Hons) with Distinction, University College, University of Toronto
Areas of Expertise
Professional Honors & Awards
2020 Emerging Vision Scientist (AEVR/NAEVR)
2003 Vision Sciences Society Travel Award
2001 Honours Thesis Award, Canadian Psychological Association
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Research Interests
Myopia
Blur
Visual Psychophysics and Performance
Patents
Rucker, F. J., Yoon, H., & Taylor, C. P. (2021) Balanced cone excitation for controlling refractive error and ocular growth to inhibit development of myopia. U.S. Patent Application No. 11,110,292.
Publications
- Nickla D.L., Wang X., Rucker F., Chen W., Taylor C.P. Effects of morning or evening monochromatic blue light on the compensation to lens-induced hyperopic defocus in chick. (2023) Optometry and Vision Science Jan 1;100(1):33-42.
- Yoon H., Taylor C.P., Rucker F. Spectral composition of artificial illuminants and their effect on eye growth in chicks. (2021) Experimental Eye Research. 207:108602.
- Taylor, C.P., Shepard, T., Rucker, F.J., & Eskew, R.T. (2018). Sensitivity to S-cone Stimuli and the Development of Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 59, 4622-4630.
Presentations
- Krull S, Chhayani N, Nickla DL, Taylor CP — Studies of the effects on eye growth regulation of brief morning or evening exposures to monochromatic light at either end of the visible spectrum (ARVO 2025)
- Taylor CP, Gawne T, Norton TT, She Z — Does chromatically simulated myopic blur for the tree shrew counteract a myopiagenic environment in the chicken? (ARVO 2024)
- Dhungel D, Smithers S, Taylor CP, Bex PJ, Vera-Diaz F — Detection of Image Blur across Eccentricities and Real Depth Planes in a Projection Augmented Reality System. (ARVO 2024)
Masters Students
Christina La, Class of 2023
Yaffa Kizel, Class of 2025
Raviv Katz, Class of 2025
Sarah Krull, Class of 2028
Anya Kopyra, Class of 2028
Catherine Liu, Class of 2029
Kate Stanislaski, Class of 2029