Jessica was the first graduate student to complete an MSc in the MAPLE Lab, defending her thesis in August of 2014. During her time in the lab, she contributed significantly to our an ongoing project survey the temporal structure of sounds used in auditory research. Through this work, she developed an interest in and facility with advanced data analytics, which she has now translated into a position as a research assistant at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Currently she is involved with surveys of various aspects of the hospital’s operations, as well as analysis of their outcomes. Prior to to her graduate work, Jessica received a diploma in Business Marketing from Mohawk College in 2005 and completed her B.A. in Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour with a specialization in Music Cognition from McMaster University in 2012.
Publications
Presentations
Talks
April 2014. The Eastman School of Music Local Research Symposium , Rochester, NY
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Overlooking music: A survey of Hearing Research
August 2013. Society for Music Perception & Cognition (SMPC) Conference , Toronto, ON
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Bridging the gap between sound and meaning.
May 2013. The Midwestern Music Cognition Symposium , Columbus, OH
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Advocating the specification of temporal structure: A survey of Attention, Perception & Psychophysics.
April 2013. The Eastman School of Music Local Research Symposium , Rochester, NY
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Tritones in the ICU: Exploring the Melodic Structure of Medical Alarms.
April 2013. The Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Exploring melodic structure to increase heterogeneity of auditory alarm sets in medical devices.
June 2012. 18th Annual International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD), Atlanta, GA
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Improving the efficacy of auditory alarms in medical devices: Exploring the effect of amplitude envelope on learning and retention.
Posters
July 2014. Milestones in Music Cognition BKN25 Conference, Montreal, QC
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. The laboratory vs. everyday listening: An analysis of auditory stimuli.
February 2014. Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (LOVE) Conference, Niagara Falls, ON
Bamikole, P., Gillard, J., & Schutz, M. Temporal structure and audio-visual integration: Exploring the role of amplitude envelope.
November 2013. McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM) NeuroMusic Conference, Hamilton, ON
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Surveying the temporal structure of sounds in Hearing Research.
Bamikole, P., Gillard, J., & Schutz, M. ‘Sound shape’ and audio-visual integration: Exploring the role of amplitude envelope.
November 2013. Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting (APCAM), Toronto, ON.
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Hearing Research: Are we evaluating what we hear?
July 2013. Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC), Stockholm, Sweden
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. The importance of amplitude envelope: Survey the temporal structure of sounds in perceptual research.
February 2013. Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (LOVE), Niagara Falls, ON
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Undisclosed audition: A survey of the temporal structure of sounds used in Attention, Perception & Psychophysics.
October 2012. 8th Annual McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM) NeuroMusic Conference, Hamilton, ON
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Composing alarms: How music can influence auditory alarm design.
April 2012. McMaster Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour Thesis Poster Session, Hamilton, ON
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Investigating the role of temporal structure on the efficacy of auditory alarms in medical devices.
February 2012. Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (LOVE), Niagara Falls, ON
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Preventing patient neglect: The effects of amplitude envelope on the learning and memory of medical alarms.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Composing alarms: Considering the musical aspects of auditory alarm design.
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Surveying the temporal structure of sounds used in Attention, Perception & Psychophysics.
Gillard, J. & Schutz, M. Surveying the temporal structure of sounds used in Hearing Research.