Resume

• 2011

  Early Career Reviewer

  National Institutes of Health

• 2010

  Reviewer

  Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research

  Reviewer

  Journal of Adult Development

  Founder and Director

  Salisbury University Institute for Developmental Research

  Member

  Society of Research in Child Development

  English

  Innovator of the Year Award

  The Innovator of the Year award shines a light on the men and women who have created new products

  services or programs that have improved their fields.

  Maryland Daily Record

  Public Radio Engineering Award

  Lucent Stock-Option Award

  Lucent Technologies

  Psi Chi Full-Time Faculty of the Year Award

  Towson University

• 2006

  Reviewer

  Journal of Cognition and Development

  Managing Director

  International Center for Accessible Radio Technology

  Director

  Towson University Captioning Solutions (TUCS)

• 1990

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Cognitive Developmental Psychology

  Nominated by Rutgers for NJ Psychological Association Best PhD Dissertation of the Year\nAssociate Member

  Sigma Xi

  Rutgers University Chapter

  Rutgers University-New Brunswick

• Marketing

  Marketing Strategy

  Human Factors

  Cognitive Psychology

  Business Strategy

  Strategic Planning

  Accessibility

  Data Analysis

  Management

  Higher Education

  Experimental Design

  Leadership

  New Business Development

  Business Development

  Teaching

  Project Management

  Research

  Public Speaking

  Strategy

  But I thought it was Mickey Mouse: the effects of discrepant post-event information on 18-month-olds' recall

  But I thought it was Mickey Mouse: the effects of discrepant post-event information on 18-month-olds' recall

  J. Kean

  M.T. Hinch

  D. Schwab

  The Effects of Degraded Audio on Memory for Speech Passages Memory

  K. Stromswold

  Third Trimester Auditory Stimulation Selectively Enhances Language Development

  J. Kean

  Participant Testing of AM Broadcast Transmission Bandwidth and Audio Performance Measurements of Broadcast AM Receivers

  D. Schwab

  J. Kean

  Consumer Ratings of Impaired Audio at Varying Signal/Noise Ratios

  M. Starling

  J. Kean

  Perceptual Tests of Coders at Low- and Very Low-Bit Rates

  J. Baer

  S. Reilly

  T. Olexa

  M. Mutinsky

  N. Edwards

  C. Paris

  How Early School Experiences Impact Creativity: an ecological perspective

  K. Khemlani

  K. Evans

  J. Andrews

  M. Starling

  J. Kean

  Results from Subjective Testing of the HDC Coder at 16-96kps

  J.A. Hudson

  Reactivation of Toddlers' Event Memory

  Perceptual Tests of iBiquity's HD Radio Coder at Multiple Bit Rates

  J.A. Hudson

  The Role of Reminders in Young Children's Memory Development

  G. Mendenhall

  M. Hines

  J. Kean

  Optimal Deployment of an FM+HD Booster with a New Over-The-Air Repeater

  B. Wahl

  R. Rarey

  M. Starling

  Emerging Bonded Meta-Data Applications for Accessible Radio Services

  J.A. Hudson

  Deja Vu All Over Again: effects of re-enactment on one-year-olds' event memory

  M. Starling

  Accessible Radio - An Idea Whose Technology is Arriving

  J.A. Hudson

  You Must Remember This: the effects of video and photographic reminders on 18-month-olds' event memory

  J. Kean

  ITU Loudness and Audio Stream Normalization

  D. Schwab

  M. Starling

  Bringing Text Display Digital Radio to Consumers with Hearing Loss

  J.A. Deocampo

  J.A. Hudson

  Effects of Representational Reminders on Young Children's Recall: implications for long-term memory development

  M. Hines

  J. Kean

  Design Parameters for FM Signal Repeaters Based on Listener Testing

  Ellyn

  Sheffield

  Towson University

  Verb8tm

  Inc. & Towson University

  Salisbury University

  Lucent Technologies - Multimedia Perception Assessment Center

  Advanced Technologies

  iBiquity Digital Corporation

  Rutgers University

  Audio and Psychoacoustics Consultant

  Verb8tm

  Inc.

  Towson

  MD

  Towson

  MD

  Towson University

  Performs fundamental and applied research in psychoacoustics. Specializes in consumer testing of audio

  acoustics

  video

  and speech technology. Clients include for-profit and non-profit organizations such as National Public Radio

  Consumer Electronics Association

  National Association of Broadcasters

  Advanced Television Technology Center

  Dotcast Inc.

  iBiquity Digital Corporation

  Lucent Technologies

  Playaway

  LLC

  and Autonomy Engine

  LLC.

  Audio and Psychoacoustics Consultant

  iBiquity Digital Corporation

  Warren

  NJ

  Designed experimental program to test iBiquity’s AM and FM digital radio systems. Managed and audited independent consumer testing laboratories hired to conduct audio experiments. Participated in standards setting for the audio industry

  created state-of-the-art methodologies for consumer audio testing

  supported codec development and marketing efforts

  and represented iBiquity’s audio test program to the National Radio Services Committee and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC).

  Manager

  Subjective Audio Program

  Baltimore

  Maryland

  Responsible for Verb8tm’s operations

  budget management

  future planning

  and business development activities.

  Co-Founder & CEO

  Verb8tm

  Inc.

  Salisbury

  MD

  Salisbury

  MD

  Salisbury University

  Towson

  MD

  Towson

  MD

  Towson University

  Towson

  Maryland

  Responsible for operations & business development at Verb8tm. Research in psychoacoustics and pycholinguistics at TU.

  President

  Verb8tm & Research Professor

  Department of Psychology

  Verb8tm

  Inc. & Towson University

  New Brunswick

  NJ

  Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Project Coordinator for large-scale study exploring the linguistic and non-linguistic development of children born prematurely. Designed experiments

  created and implemented database collection tool

  supervised laboratory staff

  analyzed data

  wrote grant applications

  prepared reports and articles for presentation at conferences and for publication.

  Project Coordinator

  Perinatal Factors & Language Development Study

  Rutgers University

  Holmdel

  NJ

  Responsibilities divided between audio performance assessment and usability engineering. In audio performance

  designed and developed an experimental laboratory used for consumer testing of telephony products. Represented the laboratory to development teams

  wrote customer proposals and requests for funding

  designed experimental studies

  managed experimenters and subject recruiters

  analyzed experimental data

  wrote final reports summarizing experimental findings

  white papers and technical memos

  and presented findings to upper management

  the telephony community

  and the International Telephony Union. In usability engineering

  worked with systems engineers and project managers to assess end-user needs

  performed task and competitive product analysis

  expert reviews and usability studies with end-users

  and designed graphical user interfaces for telephony products.

  Member of the Technical Staff

  Lucent Technologies - Multimedia Perception Assessment Center

  Advanced Technologies

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