Inga Sophia Knoth, M.Sc.

Research coordinator

After completing a bachelor’s program in psychology with a focus on cognitive neuroscience at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Inga completed a Master's degree in experimental neuropsychology at the University of Montréal under the supervision of Dr. Lippé (2014). The subject of her Master's thesis were event-related potential alterations in a population affected by intellectual disability. She continues to investigate the link between neuronal suppression and intellectual functioning, and is working on several publications on this subjet. Currently, Inga is working as research coordinator for the NED lab with a specialization in electroencephalography (EEG). She is responsible for the technical equipment (EEG, eye tracking, cameras, stimulation and analysis tools) and assures that testings run smoothly. She works on several projects in the lab as well as on collaborations with other researchers. She helps students with building their tasks, testing and EEG as well as statistical analysis. She also fullfills organisational and administrative tasks in the lab. Grants, awards and scholarships: Fragile X Research Foundation of Canada (PI : Sarah Lippé, Sébastien Jacquemont), June 2015, 15 000$ Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation (PI: Sarah Lippé), 2012, 2 renewals, total amount 85 000$ Excellence prize, poster presentation, 28th annual Conference of Graduate and Post-Graduate students of the UHC Sainte- Justine research Center, May 2013, 250$ Excellence scholarship of German Academic Scholarship Foundation («Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes »), September 2011 – August 2013, 10 500$ Excellence scholarship German Academic Exchange Service (« Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst », DAAD) pour étudier au Canada, September 2011 – August 2013, 36 000$ International Fee excemption scholarship awarded by the government of Québec, September 2011 – April 2012, 13 500$