Arijit Chakraborty, Ph.D., MPhil, FAAO

Dr. Ari Chakraborty is an internationally trained Vision Scientist with experience working in Canada, New Zealand, and India. Currently, Chakraborty is the Assistant Director of Research and a tenured Associate Professor of Vision Science at the Chicago College of Optometry, where he is responsible for developing and teaching vision science courses and the capstone program.

Besides teaching, Chakraborty is actively involved in research pertaining to understanding the neurophysiological basis of higher visual processing deficits and their treatment in children and adults. Chakraborty directs the Translational Vision Science Lab (TVSLab) within the Chicago College of Optometry.

Dr. Ari Chakraborty is also an Adjunct Professor at Rush University, Chicago, and the University of Waterloo in Canada.

MEDIA PRESENCE:

Print Media

Study shows the effects of smoking cannabis while pregnant . The New Zealand Herald . Nov 19, 2015
Kids born to women using weed have good vision: Study . The Times of India . Nov 19, 2015
Pregnant cannabis smokers have children with better global motion perception. International Business Times. Nov 20, 2015.
Surprise as scientists discover babies exposed to cannabis in the womb 'have better vision by the age of 4'. Daily Mail . Nov 24, 2015.


Broadcast Media

Toddlers exposed to pot in womb see better, University of Waterloo research finds . CBC Canada. Dec 02, 2015
Maternal drug use during pregnancy, RadioLive, New Zealand. Nov 19, 2015
Prenatal drug exposure affects visual processing . World TV group, New Zealand. Dec 03, 2015


Online Media

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugs_in_pregnancy
Vision test gives insight into the effect of prenatal exposure to recreational drugs. EurekaAlert. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Nov 19, 2015
The effect of marijuana on the developing fetal brain. Multibriefs: exclusive. Jan 20, 2016


Public policy


Maslov, A., Lawrence, A., & Ferguson, M. (2016). Cannabis Performance Metrics for Policy Consideration: What Do We Need to Measure. Ottawa: Public Safety Canada .
Fowles, J., Deyo, J., & Kester, J. (2016). Review of Remediation Standards for Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories: Risk Assessment recommendations for a New Zealand Standard.