Frank Russo

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Director, SMART Laboratory Hear the World Research Chair NSERC/Sonova Senior Industrial Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology Toronto, Ontario russo@torontomu.ca Office: (416) 979-5000 ext. 552647

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Frank Russo is a Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he holds the NSERC-Sonova Senior Research Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience. He is also affiliate scientist at KITE (Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network) and adjunct professo...

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Bio/Research

Frank Russo is a Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he holds the NSERC-Sonova Senior Research Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience. He is also affiliate scientist at KITE (Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network) and adjunct professor in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Toronto. In his Science of Music Auditory Research and Technology (SMART) Lab, he conducts basic research on the biological, cognitive, and social-emotional bases of music and speech. He also engages in applied research concerning music-based interventions through collaborations with community-based groups, government, and industry. Successful translations of his research include a Canadian train-horn standard, a sensory substitution technology, an algorithm for supporting music perception through hearing aids, and the SingWell project, a research network committed to understanding, informing, and inspiring choirs for individuals living with communication challenges. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, Massey College, and the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science. He is also a past-president of the Canadian Acoustical Association.

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