Background
Frisina, Robert Dana was born on September 11, 1955 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of D. Robert and Louise (Boaz) Frisina.
educator sensory neuroscientist
Frisina, Robert Dana was born on September 11, 1955 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of D. Robert and Louise (Boaz) Frisina.
Bachelor of Arts in Experimental Psychology summa cum laude, Hamilton College, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy in Neurosci., Syracuse University, 1983.
Research assistant, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1977;
Root fellow in science Institute Sensory Research,, Syracuse (New York) U., 1977-1978;
National Science Foundation graduate fellow, Syracuse (New York) U., 1978-1981;
graduate research associate, Syracuse (New York) U., 1981-1983;
National Institutes of Health research fellow, Center Brain Research U. Rochester, New York, 1983-1985;
assistant professor physiology and otolaryngology, 1985-1991;
associate professor surgery, neurobiology and anatomy, U. Rochester, since 1991;
director research otolaryngology, U. Rochester, 1988-1992;
associate chairman otolaryngology, U. Rochester, since 1992;
vice-president and founder, Auditory System Technologies, Inc., Pittsford, New York, since 1989;
adjunct associate professor committee disorders and science, Auditory System Technologies, Inc., Pittsford, New York, since 1993;
adjunct clinical instructor committee disorders and science, U. Buffalo, since 1998. Staff member National Technology Institute for Deaf, Rochester, 1975. Charter member of advisory board International Center for Hearing and Speech Research, since 1988.
Associate editor, Journal Acoustical Society American, since 1996.
Director Volumes Hamilton College Aspect of Marcy (New York) Psychiatric Center, 1974-1977. Fellow American Academy Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Acoustical Society American. Member Association Research in Otolaryngology, Society Neurosci., American Speech-Hearing-Language Association, Animal Behavior Society, Acoustical Society Foundation (charter, board directors since 1996, general secretary and chief finance officer since 1998), PhiBeta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Susan Taylor Frisina, July 31, 1982. Children: Laurin Taylor, Taylor Robert.