Elizabeth Whitchurch, Ph.D.
Research Assistant
Ph. D. University of Oregon, 2006
Contact Information:
Email: liz.whitchurch@wsu.edu
Office: VCLS 208(Vancouver campus)
Phone: (360)546-9090
Website:
http://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/elizabeth-whitchurch
Research Interest
- Seasonal and steroid-dependent effects on the auditory sensitivity and hair cell density in the saccule of the midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus).
- Swim bladder sexual dimorphism in the plainfin midshipman fish
- Seasonal and hormone dependent gene expression in the midshipman inner ear.
Selected Publications:
Takahashi TT, Keller CH, Nelson BS, Spitzer MW, Bala AD, and EA Whitchurch (2008) Object localization in cluttered acoustical environments. Biol Cybern 98:579-86.
Whitchurch EA and TT Takahashi. (2006) Combined auditory and visual stimuli facilitate head saccades in the barn owl (Tyto alba). J Neurophysiol. 96:730-45.
