Barbara G. Shinn-Cunningham | |
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| Alma mater | Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Spouse | Robert Kevin Cunningham |
| Awards | ASA Silver Medal, Society for Neuroscience Bernice Grafstein Award, Acoustical Society of America Mentorship Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Auditory neuroscience, auditory science, electrical engineering, cognitive neuroscience |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University, Boston University |
| Thesis | Adaptation to supernormal auditory localization cues in an auditory virtual environment (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Nathaniel I. Durlach |
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham is an American bioengineer and neuroscientist. She is the founding Director of the Carnegie Mellon University Neuroscience Institute,[1] the George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Auditory Neuroscience, and Professor of Psychology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.