Curriculum vitae
Last updated 8/20/2009
Contact Information:
Cheyenne Munson
E11 SSH
Department of Psychology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
USA
Lab phone: (319) 335-0692
Office phone: (319) 335-2416
cheyenne-munson at uiowa.edu
http://www.psychology.uiowa.edu/students/munson/
Academic Degrees:
University of Iowa
Department of Psychology
Ph.D., Cognition and Perception, in progress
Dr. Bob McMurray, Advisor
Oberlin College
Department of Psychology
B.A. with Honors in Psychology, May 2005
Minor in Hispanic Studies
Research Experience:
Graduate Research Assistant
June 2005 - present
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Mechanisms of Audio-Visual Categorization Lab, Dr. Bob McMurray
Honors Research Project, September 2004 - May 2005
Oberlin College, Department of Psychology
Children's Use of Pragmatic Cues in Reference Resolution, with Dr. Joy Hanna
Research Assistant, August 2002 - May 2005
Oberlin College, Department of Psychology
Social Psychology research on perspective taking, with Dr. Cindy Frantz
Research Assistant, January 2004
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Department of Music Education
Children's Music Listening project, with Dr. Jody Kerchner
Teaching Experience:
Psychopharmacology, TA, Fall 2009
Course Instructor: Martin Acerbo
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Evaluating Psychological Research, Instructor, Summer 2008
Co-taught with Joseph Toscano
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, TA, Spring 2008
Course Instructor: Gregg Oden
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Labratory in Psychology: Cognitive Psychology, TA, Fall 2006
Course Instructor: Bob McMurray
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Elementary Psychology, TA, Fall 2005
Course Instructor: Michael O'Hara
University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Publications:
Cole, J. S., Linebaugh, G., Munson, C., & McMurray, B. (in press). Unmasking the acoustic effects of vowel-to-vowel coarticulation: A statistical modeling approach. Journal of Phonetics.
Presentations:
Munson, C., McEchron, W. D., McMurray, B., & Tomblin, J. B. (2008, November). Perceptual sensitivity to within-category acoustic variation by language impaired and typically developing adolescents. Poster presented at the 156th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Miami, FL. poster
Munson, C., McEchron, W. D., McMurray, B., & Tomblin, J. B. (2008, June). Gradient perception of within-category acoustic detail by normal and language impaired listeners. Poster presented at the Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. Madison, WI. poster
Cole, J. S., Linebaugh, G., Munson, C., & McMurray, B. (2007, October). Vowel-to-vowel coarticulation across words in English: Acoustic evidence. Paper presented at the 13th Mid-Continental Workshop on Phonology. Columbus, OH. abstract
Munson, C., & McMurray, B. (2007, October). Perceptual features of place assimilation are continuous and contextually determined. Poster presented at Where do Features Come From? Phonological Features in the Brain, the Mouth, and the Ear. Paris, France. poster
Cole, J., McMurray, B., Linebaugh, G., & Munson, C. (2007, October). Parsing acoustic variability as a mechanism for feature abstraction. Paper presented at Where do Features Come From? Phonological Features in the Brain, the Mouth, and the Ear. Paris, France.
Munson, C., & McMurray, B. (2006, October). Lexical and acoustic factors in progressive anticipation following perception of assimilated speech. Paper Presented at the 12th Mid-Continental Workshop on Phonology. Iowa City, IA. abstract
Munson, C., McMurray, B., & Gow, D. (2006, June). Lexical influences on the progressive facilitation during perception of assimilated speech. Paper Presented at the 151st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Providence, RI. abstract
Research Grants:
Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, 2006.
Jerome Davis Research Award, 2004.
Travel Grants:
University of Iowa Graduate Student Senate Travel Funds Award, February 2008.
University of Iowa Student Government Scholarly Presentation Award, December 2007.
University of Iowa Graduate Student Senate Travel Funds Award, June 2006.
University of Iowa Student Government Scholarly Presentation Award, May 2006.
Service:
Faculty Meeting Representative, Psychology Department, 2008-2009
Co-chair, Psychology Department Graduate Student Advisory Committee, 2007-2008
Member, Psychology Department Graduate Student Advisory Committee, 2006-2007
Co-organizer, 12th Annual Mid-Continental Workshop on Phonology, October 2006
Professional Affiliations:
Student Member, The Acoustical Society of America, 2006-present.
Associate Member, Sigma Xi, 2005-present.