Thérèse Collins

Professor of cognitive science

in the Department of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Université Paris Cité

Member of the Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center (INCC)

Fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France

Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Short bio

Born in the UK, grew up in the UK, US and Canada

Studied psychology and neuroscience at Paris Descartes and Pierre et Marie Curie Universities in Paris, France

2007: PhD in cognitive psychology from Paris Descartes University, under the supervision of K. Doré-Mazars

2007-2009: Post-doc in Hamburg, Germany with B. Röder

2013: Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches, Paris Descartes University

2009-2015: Associate professor in cognitive science at Paris Descartes University

2015-present: Full professor at Université Paris Cité

Service

Deputy director (since 2021) of the Department of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Université Paris Cité

Past president (2020-2023) and member (2016- ) of the Psychology and Ergonomics section of the Conseil National des Universités

Co-director (since 2023) of the Doctoral School "Cerveau, Cognition, Comportement" (ED3C)

Past director of the Vision group (2018-2024) at the INCC (8 full-time researchers, UPCité & CNRS, ~20 students, docs & post-docs / year)

Co-director of the Psychology section, cog-SUP Master's Program in Cognitive Science (since 2024) and past co-director of the same section in the Cogmaster (2010-2023)

Past co-director (2014-2021) of the Cogmaster (Master's program in Cognitive Science, Université Paris Cité-ENS-EHESS)

Grants

2024-2027: Université Paris Cité CCE-Idex grant with K. Doré-Mazars. Behavioral and cerebral correlates of visual exploration.

2022-2026: ANR Grant, Principal investigator. Collaborators: M. Wexler & F. Waszak (INCC). Serial dependence in perception.

2022-2024: University of Chicago International Institute of Research in Paris Faculty Grant. Collaborator: S. Shevell (U of C). Neural integration of visual representations across time.

2022-2023: Université Paris Cité IDEX Emergences Grant, Principal investigator. Continuity fields for stable perception.

2017-2019: PHC Merlion Grant. Collaborator: G. Maus (NTU, Singapore). What eye blinks reveal about visual perception. 

2015-2018: ANR – DFG Grant. Collaborator: M. Rolfs (Humboldt Univ, Berlin). Dynamics of oculomotor adaptation and its interaction with perception.

2013-2017: Co-investigator on P. Cavanagh's ERC Advanced Grant. Predictive position coding.

2013-2015: ANR-DFG-NWO (Open Research Area in Europe). Collaborators: P. Cavanagh (France), H. Deubel (Germany), J. Theeuwes (Netherlands). Multisensory position coding.

2013-2015: ANR Young Investigator Grant, Principal investigator. Extraretinal signals in perception and action.

2012-2017: IUF Junior Fellowship.

2012-2013: Paris Descartes University Grant. Collaborators: K. Doré-Mazars, J. Fagard & D. Vergilino-Perez. Saccadic adaptation in children.