Bachelor of Science, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, Biology/Chemistry
(1967)
Master of Science, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, Biology (1969)
Doctor of Philosophy, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, Physiological
Psychology (1975)
Post Doctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, Behavioral
Sciences (1975-77)
AWARDS:
Irma T. Hirschl Career Development Award (1980)
NIMH Research Scientist Award (not activated) (1981)
NIH Research Career Development Award (1982-87)
Washington Academy of Sciences Behavioral Research (1983)
Alexander v. Humboldt Senior Scientist Award (1990-91)
NIMH Research Scientist Award (1992-97)
Distinguished Scholar Teacher Award (2002)
SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS:
Acoustical Society of America (Fellow)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Psychological Association (Fellow)
American Psychological Society
Animal Behavior Society
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
International Society for Neuroethology
New York Academy of Sciences
Psychonomic Society
Sigma Xi National Honor Society
Society for Neuroscience
Washington Academy of Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research interests include the comparative and evolutionary biology of
hearing and auditory perception; the learning, production, and perception of
bird vocalizations; the return of hearing following hair cell regeneration,
and the effects of noise on hearing.
