Christopher Bergevin

University of Arizona - Department of Mathematics

Mechanics and Models of the Auditory Periphery (both mammalian and non-mammalian ears)
Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs)
Mathematical Models in Biology and Sensory Physiology
Developing Quantitative Methods in Biology Education

PhD - Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2002-2007)
Title: Comparative approaches to otoacoustic emissions: Towards an understanding of why the ear emits sound
Advisors: Prof. Christopher A. Shera (HMS) and Prof. Dennis M. Freeman (MIT)
BS - Mathematics and Physics, University of Arizona (1996-2000)

Simple schematic showing how the anatomy of the inner ear varies across various mammals and non-mammals [~1 MB tiff].
2007 ARO poster [~3 MB pdf]. Poster systematically compares various properties of OAEs across a wide range of species. [NOTE: ARO = Association for Research in Otolaryngology]
Appendix chapter from thesis outlining a relatively simple (i.e. 1-D, passive and linear) model of the mammalian cochlea [~0.3 MB pdf].
Slides from a talk given based upon the aforementioned Appendix chapter [~1.4 MB pdf].
2008 ARO poster [~2.6 MB pdf]. This poster looks at the correlation between SFOAE phase-gradient delays and tuning in auditory nerve fibers for old-world monkeys.
Lizard OAEs [~4.1 MB pdf] - Talk given at the UofA math depatment modeling seminar about a model describing the phase-gradients delays in lizard otoacoustic emissions (pdf of the slides).

E-mail:
cbergevin [AT] math.arizona.edu
Phone:
(520) 626-0655 (office)
(520) 621-8322 (fax)
Office:
Math 321
U.S. Postal Mail:
Dr. Christopher Bergevin
Department of Mathematics
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

Dynamic range of hearing dimensional analogy [courtesy of D. Freeman]