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Lola L. Cuddy
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma Mater:University of Winnipeg
University of Toronto
Doctoral Advisor:Endel Tulving
Workplaces:Queen's University
Discipline:Psychology
Sub Discipline:Music psychology

Lola L. Cuddy (born 1939) is a Canadian psychologist recognized for her contributions to the field of music psychology. She is a professor emerita in the Department of Psychology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Biography

Cuddy was born in 1939 and grew up in a musical family in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] A trained pianist, she completed an undergraduate degree in psychology at United College (now the University of Winnipeg) in 1959, while also earning a diploma in music.[2] She earned a master's degree (1961) and a PhD (1965) in psychology from the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Endel Tulving. In 1965, Cuddy and her husband, Mel Wiebe (a scholar of Victorian literature), left Toronto to accept positions at Queen's University.[3]

In 1969, Cuddy established the Music Cognition Lab at Queen's University, the first music psychology laboratory in Canada[4] and one of the first in the world.[5] Her research program has examined a wide range of topics within music psychology, including melodic expectation,[6] absolute pitch,[7] and effects of musical training.[8] A recent line of research explored music processing among individuals with Alzheimer's disease.[9] [10] This work garnered media attention for the finding that patients with memory loss associated with dementia may be able to maintain musical memories.[11] [12] [13]

Cuddy served as editor of the journal Music Perception from 2002 to 2017, and as a consulting editor to the journals Musicae Scientiae and Psychomusicology.[14] [15] She was the president of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition from 2001 to 2002.

Honours and awards

Selected works

References

  1. Cuddy. Lola L.. 2009. Development of music perception and cognition research: An autobiographical account from a Canadian perspective.. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind and Brain. en. 20. 1–2. 43–52. 10.1037/h0094225. 2162-1535.
  2. Web site: Dr. Lola Cuddy Education with Impact - 2 The University of Winnipeg. University of Winnipeg. 2019-12-18.
  3. Web site: Psychology professor a pioneer in music perception and cognition. Jansman. Anita. 2013-09-20. Queen's Gazette Queen's University. en. 2019-12-18.
  4. Web site: How music affects the brain. University Affairs. en-US. 2019-12-18.
  5. Web site: For those with dementia, music brings comfort, connection and joy. Elliott. Trisha. 2019-02-15. The UC Observer. en. 2019-12-18.
  6. Cuddy. Lola L.. Lunney. Carole A.. 1995. Expectancies generated by melodic intervals: Perceptual judgments of melodic continuity. Perception & Psychophysics. en. 57. 4. 451–462. 10.3758/BF03213071. 7596743. 0031-5117. free.
  7. Cuddy. Lola L.. 1968. Practice Effects in the Absolute Judgment of Pitch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. en. 43. 5. 1069–1076. 10.1121/1.1910941. 5648097. 1968ASAJ...43.1069C. 0001-4966.
  8. Jakobson. Lorna S.. Cuddy. Lola L.. Kilgour. Andrea R.. 2003. Time Tagging: A Key to Musicians' Superior Memory. Music Perception. en. 20. 3. 307–313. 10.1525/mp.2003.20.3.307. 0730-7829.
  9. 2012. Memory for Melodies and Lyrics in Alzheimer's Disease. Music Perception. en. 29. 5. 479–491. 10.1525/mp.2012.29.5.479.
  10. Cuddy. Lola L.. Sikka. Ritu. Vanstone. Ashley. 2015. Preservation of musical memory and engagement in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease: Musical memory in Alzheimer's disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. en. 1337. 1. 223–231. 10.1111/nyas.12617. 25773638.
  11. Cuddy. Lola L.. Duffin. Jacalyn. 2005. Music, memory, and Alzheimer's disease: is music recognition spared in dementia, and how can it be assessed?. Medical Hypotheses. en. 64. 2. 229–235. 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.09.005. 15607545.
  12. Web site: The Alzheimer patient who sang 'Oh, what a beautiful morning!'. www.elsevier.com. 2019-12-23.
  13. Web site: More to music than catchy tunes. Glauberzon. Olivia. 2009-02-25. Investment Executive. en. 2019-12-18.
  14. Web site: SMPC honors MP Editor Lola Cuddy with Lifetime Achievement Award Music Perception. Music Perception. 2019-12-18.
  15. Web site: Lola Cuddy CV. 2017-06-01. Queen's University. 2019-12-16.
  16. Web site: APS Fellows. Association for Psychological Science. 2019-12-21.

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