Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2024

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.