Don Stuss Memorial
  • Home
  • Gallery
  • Announcements
  • Contact

Don Stuss 1941-2019

Don Stuss was one of the foremost contemporary neuropsychologists, world leader in the neuroscientific study of the prefrontal cortex, and founding director of two leading neuroscience institutes (the Rotman Research Institute and the Ontario Brain Institute). Don’s science always started with clinical observations and was centered on questions central to humanity, such as how we view ourselves and others and how we successfully function in the world. In the same vein, Don brought his humanity into all of his interactions, leaving many indelible impressions throughout the world in his personal and professional networks.

The purpose of this website is for people touched by Don to share thoughts and memories as we celebrate his life and grieve his loss. To leave a comment on the page please click here. If you have any photos that you would like to share in the gallery please send them in an email to blevine@research.baycrest.org.
                                                                                                       -Brian Levine

                     - B
Picture

Shayna Rosenbaum

9/9/2019

0 Comments

 
​It is an honour and privilege to have trained as a postdoctoral fellow under someone who is regarded as a pioneer in the fields of Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and who had a tremendous influence on me long before I began my fellowship. Although my research as a graduate student was focused almost entirely on memory and the hippocampus, a lecture that Don gave to my graduate class added to my fascination with the frontal lobes from both scientific and clinical perspectives. I was determined to learn more under Don’s guidance, but Don had decided not to supervise another postdoctoral fellow at the time. Out of kindness, he agreed to meet with me to discuss career options, and I somehow left that meeting with a postdoctoral supervisor. I quickly learned that when Don decided to scale back, he ended up with twice as many obligations. However, few people in this world could build an internationally regarded research centre while balancing active, burgeoning research and clinical programs, and it is clear why so many clinicians, administrators, scientists, and patients, alike, admired and depended on Don’s talents and wisdom. In observing Don working with patients firsthand, I was fortunate to witness a unique blend of humanity and clinical insight. Because of scientist-clinicians like Don, real scientific discoveries are being translated into better practices. As a teacher, Don imparted the values of sharing ideas and of lifelong learning. I am proud to be a product of the unique and enriching environment that Don created at the Rotman. He had taken his many students and colleagues from Gerstmann to Geshwind to Gershwin, and it is comforting to know that we will continue to learn from him for years to come. May he rest in peace.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    ​Obituaries written by Don's friends and colleagues:

    American Psychologist
    Brian Levine and Gus Craik.
    Read it here


    The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
    Mick Alexander, Terry Picton & Tim Shallice

    Canadian Psychologist
    Gus Craik & Brian Levine
    Read it here. 

    Appreciation of Don in the Globe and Mail. Click here. 

    Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience in honour of Don Stuss
    Click here for details.

    Archives

    October 2019
    September 2019

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Gallery
  • Announcements
  • Contact