HIGHER EDUCATION 1989 1990 Postdoctoral- Research Fellow Psychoacoustics Lab, Psychology Department University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1989 Ph.D. Experimental Psychology Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1987 M.A. Experimental Psychology Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1986 M.S. all but degree) Acoustics Nanjing University, Nanjing, China 1983 B.S. Physics Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Mentor at University of Florida: David M. Green Doctoral Dissertation: Detection of Unexpected Sounds M.A. Thesis: Effect of masker bandwidth on the detection of signals at unexpected frequencies Advisor at Northeastern University: Bertram Scharf M.S. Thesis: Ultrasonic properties of mammalian tissues Advisor at Nanjing University: Ruo Feng PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT 2007 present Associate Professor of Audiology Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences University of Arizona 2005 – 2007 Associate Professor of Audiology Division of Communication Disorders University of Wyoming 2001 – 2005 Director of Research Apherma Corporation Cupertino, CA 2000 – 2001 Research Scientist GN ReSound Group Redwood City, CA 1995 – 2000 Staff Scientist Boys Town National Research Hospital BTNRH) Omaha, NE 1995 – 2000 Assistant Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology and Human Communication Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 1990 – 1995 Assistant Research Scientist Psychoacoustics Lab, Psychology Department University of Florida 1989 – 1990 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Psychoacoustics Lab, Psychology Department University of Florida 1986 1989 Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Psychology Northeastern University 1983 – 1985 Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Physics and Institute of Acoustics Nanjing University, Nanjing, China