Helen Neville facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Helen Neville
Born	(1946-05-20)May 20, 1946 Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	October 12, 2018(2018-10-12) (aged 72) Eugene, Oregon, United States
Nationality	Canadian
Awards	2014 National Academy of Sciences, 2013 Distinguished Cognitive Scientist Award UC Merced, 2013 RHSU Edu-Scholar Presence Rankings for 2012 etc.

Helen J. Neville (May 20, 1946 – October 12, 2018) was a Canadian psychologist and neuroscientist known internationally for her research in the field of human brain development.

Personal life and education

Neville received a B.A. from the University of British Columbia, an M.A. from Simon Fraser University, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego. She has been employed as Director of the Laboratory for Neuropsychology at the Salk Institute and as a professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at UCSD before joining the faculty at the University of Oregon in 1995, where she remained.

Neville was the Robert and Beverly Lewis Endowed Chair and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Director of the Brain Development Lab, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oregon.

Neville died on October 12, 2018 at the age of 72.

Honors and awards

Neville has won grants from the U.S. Department of Education and National Institutes of Health for her work in neurocognitive development. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Psychological Society and Society of Experimental Psychologists. In 2013, she received the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science. Other awards that she received for her work in psychology are listed below: