Cynthia F. Moss

Cynthia F. Moss
Professor
Born
Columbus, Ohio
Occupation(s)Professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences, Neuroscience, and Mechanical Engineering
SpouseDonald Berger
ChildrenNatalie Louise, Jackson Raymond and Peter Ethan
Parent(s)Howard A. and Adrienne H. Moss
Academic background
EducationB.S., Summa cum laude University of Massachusetts Ph.D., Brown University
Alma materBrown University
ThesisHearing sensitivity and frequency selectivity in the green treefrog, Hyla cinerea (1986)
Doctoral advisorAndrea Megela Simmons
Academic work
DisciplineNeuroscientist
Sub-disciplineSensory information processing and adaptive motor control
Institutions
  • 1987-1988: Research Fellow, Brown University
  • 1989-1994: Assistant Professor, Harvard
  • 1994-1995: Morris Kahn Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard
  • 1995-2014: Professor, University of Maryland
  • Since 2014: Professor of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University

Cynthia F. Moss is an American neuroscientist and Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, with joint appointments in the Departments of Neuroscience and Mechanical Engineering. Moss is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Acoustical Society of America, and the International Society for Neuroethology. Her research focuses on the mechanisms of sensory-motor integration, scene perception, spatial attention, and spatial memory.