Associate Scientist
Ph.D., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Psychology University of California, Davis
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Davis
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Hello! I’m an Associate Scientist at Smith-Kettlewell, where I investigate auditory spatial perception, haptics, echolocation, and assisted mobility in sighted and blind persons. Previously, I completed my Ph.D. at UC Berkeley and postdoctoral work at MIT, where I remain affiliated.
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Projects
- InactiveTeng Lab Experiment Participation
Available experiments in the Cognition, Action, and Neural Dynamics Lab. Portal to signup form and description of studies in active recruitment.
- InactiveOptimizing Echoacoustics: An online perceptual study (Under construction)
An online study of echoacoustic perception
ActiveHearing the World: A Remote Study of Auditory PerceptionWe aim to investigate the nature of auditory perception and how the brain learns rules for interpreting sounds.
ActiveHaptic Kinematics of Two-Handed Braille Reading in Blind AdultsThis page (currently under construction) accompanies a work-in-progress poster at the 2020 Eurohaptics meeting.
- ActiveReverberant Auditory Scene Analysis
The world is rich in sounds and their echoes from reflecting surfaces, making acoustic reverberation a ubiquitous part of everyday life. We usually think of reverberation as a nuisance to overcome (it makes understanding speech or locating sound sources harder), but it also carries useful information, acting as a signature of the space it fills. Reverberation can tell us how big a room is, where we are inside it, and whether there are objects nearby. This has important implications not only for auditory spatial perception in typical individuals, but also in people with sensory loss. Sound…
- InactiveThe Kinematics of Braille Reading
[Under construction]
When blind persons read braille, a system of raised dots for tactile reading and writing, how is the information processed? How do a few indentations on the fingerpads translate to linguistic information, and how does the text, in turn, influence the motions of the hands reading it? Our work on braille addresses these processes on several levels.
ActiveHuman EcholocationWhat is echolocation? Sometimes, the surrounding world is too dark and silent for typical vision and hearing. This is true in deep caves, for example, or in murky water where little light penetrates. Animals living in these environments often have the ability to echolocate: They make sounds and listen for their reflections. Like turning on a flashlight in a dark room, echolocation is a way to illuminate objects and spaces actively using sound.
Labs
Teng LabParticipate in our studies! Visit Teng Lab Experiment Participation for details. Welcome to the Cognition, Action, and Neural Dynamics Laboratory We aim to better understand how people perceive, interact with, and...
Centers
Rehabilitation Engineering Research CenterThe Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to better understand and address the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind...
