Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Audiology at University of the Pacific 
Implemented hands-on models and technological teaching tools, such as augmented reality and patient simulation, to enhance traditional learning methods
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences and Disorders (2008). Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Dissertation: Musical training enhances brainstem and cortical representation of speech and music. Advisor: Nina Kraus.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychobiology (2000). University of California at Santa Cruz, CA. Senior Thesis: Essential Elements of an Auditory Gestalt. Advisor: Dominic Massaro.
Associate of Science in Biology (1996). City College of San Francisco, CA