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Laurel H. Carney is the Marylou Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering and holds joint appointments in Neuroscience at the University of Rochester's Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences. She earned her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her postdoctoral training in Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania preceded faculty roles at Boston University (1991–2004), Syracuse University (2004–2007), and her current position at the University of Rochester (2007–present).
Her research integrates neurophysiological, behavioral, and computational approaches to understand neural mechanisms underlying sound perception, particularly in complex acoustic environments. Key interests include auditory neuroscience, signal processing for hearing aids, and the design of physiologically based strategies to aid hearing-impaired listeners. Her work bridges behavioral limits, neural coding, and computational modeling to address challenges in hearing loss compensation.
Dr. Carney has received prestigious awards, including Outstanding Professor of the Year at Boston University and the University of Rochester, and is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Her lab focuses on detecting acoustic signals in noise, amplitude fluctuation perception, and developing computational models to enhance hearing aid technologies.
Her research has led to advancements in understanding neural fluctuation cues, envelope processing, and the role of midbrain neurons in speech perception. Ongoing projects include modeling subcortical auditory pathways with efferent gain control and applying deep learning frameworks for hearing loss mitigation.
