Vice Chair of Research
June and James Ficklen Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Auditory Research
Specialty:
Psychoacoustics
Education:
- BA, Psychology, Swarthmore College, May 1990.
- MA, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, May 1992. Thesis title: “Processing of Metaphor and Simile in Evaluative Contexts”
- PhD, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, December 1996. Thesis title: “Three Studies of Comodulation Masking Release”
Professional Experience:
- Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2012- present
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2007-2012
- Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2001-2007
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 1997-2001
- Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1994-1997
Recent Honors:
- Robert W. Peters Award for Research Mentoring, 2014
- Fellow, Acoustical Society of America, 2010
Recent Publications:
For a list of recent publications, please visit Dr. Buss’s NCBI Database.
