General
- Biophysics underlying sensory transduction
- Coupled/nonlinear oscillators
- Comparative approaches to understanding the auditory periphery
- Multi-sensory integration
- Acoustics, Signal processing
- Neural processing/networks
- Scotopic vision
- Improving Undergraduate Education in the Life Sciences
(Current) Areas of specific focus
- Auditory biophysics in reptile and avian ears
- Understanding otoacoustic emission (OAE) generation
- Using OAEs to probe functional differences across human groups (e.g., those with visual impairment, absolute pitch)
- Novel strategies in time-frequency analysis
- Phonetics of Tuvan throat singing