PBS faculty and their trainees conduct cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and are recognized as world-class contributors to their fields. In addition, we have numerous faculty and teaching assistants who have been recognized for excellence in mentoring and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. All of these efforts are supported by the outstanding staff and students who are key to the success of our department.

Most members of our department are present in this directory, which can be filtered by Research Areas, Center and Institute Affiliations, and/or Positions. To see groups of researchers with similar interests, regardless of their research areas, try entering relevant search terms below.

Lori Astheimer
Senior Lecturer
My research uses neuroimaging techniques to explore the relationship between attention and language processing across the life span.
Office: Tobin 539
Research Area(s):
Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Alexandra Jesse
Associate Professor
My research focuses on speech perception, with a special emphasis on audiovisual speech perception.
Office: Tobin 433
Research Area(s):
Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Professor, Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Neurocognitive research on basic auditory perception, speech perception, and selective attention with the goal of helping listeners (including children and older adults) understand speech in noise.
Office: Tobin 415
Research Area(s):
Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Science