Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
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 became the Glen de Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 2025. Prior to this, she served as the founding director of CMU's Neuroscience Institute. At CMU, she is Professor of Auditory Neuroscience with appointments in the Neuroscience Institute, Psychology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.