Rate My Professor Asaf Gilboa

Asaf Gilboa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, majoring in Psychology and the Amirim inter-disciplinary program. He received his M.A. degree in Clinical Neuropsychology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he studied the neurocognitive effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. Gilboa earned his Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of Toronto, focusing on the cognitive neuroscience of remote memory. He then completed postdoctoral studies at the Rotman Research Institute, examining prefrontal contributions to memory monitoring and control. Prior to his current roles, he served as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Haifa University in Israel and co-directed the Clinical Neuropsychology program there. He is also an Affiliate Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.

At the University of Toronto, Gilboa investigates neurological and neuropsychiatric aspects of memory disorders, including amnesia, dementia, and confabulation. His research employs methodologies such as lesion analysis, fMRI, skin conductance, ERP, and MEG. He has co-authored over 50 articles and book chapters. Gilboa has received the Dusty and Ettie Miller Fellowship for Outstanding Young Scholars and the Donald T. Stuss Award for Research Excellence.