Robert H. Gilkey
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Wright State University
United States of America
Biography
EDUCATION Institution Concentration Degree/Date Indiana University Experimental Psychology Ph.D., 1981 University of California, Berkeley Psychology B.A., 1976 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Institution Position Dates Wright State University Associate Professor 1996-present Wright State University Chair, Psychology 1996-1998 Ohio State University Adjunct Assistant Professor 1994-present Wright State University Assistant Professor 1991-1996 Washington University Adjunct Assistant Professor 1986-1991
Research Interest
The goal of Dr. Gilkey's research is to specify the mechanisms underlying sound localization and masking. Understanding sound localization is an important step in the development of efficient 3-dimensional auditory displays and compelling virtual environments. The study of masking has important implications for basic auditory theory, for the specification and optimization of human performance in noisy environments, and for the problems of individuals with impaired hearing. These research projects include both free-field and headphone-based experiments on localization and masking, and modeling efforts examining neural networks and traditional signal processing models of audition.
Publications
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Gai,Y., Carney, L.H., Abrams, K.S., Idrobo, F., Harrison, M.J., and Gilkey, R.H. (2007). Detection of tones in reproducible noise maskers by rabbits and comparison to detection by humans. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 8, 522-538.
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Davidson, S.A., Gilkey, R.H., Colburn, H.S., and Carney, L.H. (2009). Diotic and dichotic detection with reproducible chimeric stimuli. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 124, 1889- 1905.
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Davidson, S.A., Gilkey, R.H., Colburn, H.S., and Carney, L.H. (2009). An evaluation of models for diotic and dichotic detection in reproducible noises. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 124, 1906-1925.
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McIntire, J.P., Havig, P.R., Watamaniuk, S.N.J., and Gilkey, R.H. (2010). Visual Search Performance with 3D Auditory Cues: Effects of Motion, Target Location, and Practice. Human Factors, 52, 41-53.
