My primary appointments are as an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Advanced Study of Language and a Research Assistant Professor at the Maryland Neuroimaging Center. I completed my Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Illinois and postdoctoral training in the Hearing Research Program at the Medical University of South Carolina. Using neuroimaging and pupillometry techniques, I investigate the sensory and attention systems that support language understanding in adverse conditions. A primary focus of my work aims to mitigate the speech-recognition challenges faced by older adults with hearing loss through interventions that optimize both comprehension accuracy and cognitive effort.
Areas of Interest
- auditory neuroscience
- attention and effort
- speech and language comprehension
- aging and hearing loss
Degrees
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Ph.D
Course Name | Course Title | Semester | Syllabus |
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HESP724 | Research Design | Spring 2018 | |
HESP724 | Research Design | Spring 2017 |
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
Phone
Email
skuchins [at] umd.edu