JESSICA MARIE WESS
5202 Crossfield Ct Apt 14, Rockville MD, 20852 | Phone: (631)627-4991 | E–Mail: Jwess@umd.edu
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Neuroscience Ph.D. in progress
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
B.S. Human Biology with Honors & B.A. Psychology with Honors
Present
1900
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Graduate Student Researcher in the Audiology Dept.
Conduct psychoacoustic cochlear implant research for single-sided deafness. Responsibilities
include: Manuscript and poster preparation, recruiting and testing study subjects, keeping detailed
and accurate experimental records and performing data analysis using MATLAB.
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Graduate Student Researcher in the Biology Dept.
Conducted developmental auditory electrophysiological research. Responsibilities included singlecell recording, histology, immunocytochemistry and data analysis using MATLAB. Communication,
analytical and writing were developed by giving regular talks and seminars.
2013 – Present
2009 – 2013
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Student Researcher
Neuroendocrinology research under the guidance of Dr. Christine Wagner.
January 2007 – January 2009
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Student Researcher
Evolutionary Psychology research under the guidance of Dr. Gordon Gallup.
January 2006 – January 2007
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Student Researcher
Social Psychology research under the guidance of Dr. Monica Rodriguez.
2005 – 2006
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Instructor: Neurophysiology and Mammalian physiology laboratory course
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Teaching Assistant: Cellular neurophysiology
With Dr. Patrick Kanold.
January 2012 – January 2013
2012
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Teaching Assistant: Business Law
With Prof. Paul Morgan Jr.
2008 – 2009
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
Academic Tutor
Athletics student services.
2006 – 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Wess, J. M., Brungart, D., Bernstein, J.G.W. The effect of interaural mismatches, frequency
resolution and temporal offsets on bilateral unmasking in vocoder simulations of cochlear implants
for single-sided deafness. Manuscript in preparation
2015
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SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS
Wess, J. M., Brungart, D., Bernstein, J.G.W. The effect of interaural mismatches on binaural
unmasking in vocoder simulations of cochlear implants for single-sided deafness. CIAP, Tahoe City,
CA
2015
Wess, J. M., Brungart, D., Bernstein, J.G.W. The effect of temporal and spectral interactions
on spatial release from masking in simulations of cochlear implants for single-sided deafness. ARO,
Baltimore, MD
2015
Wess, J. M., Bernstein, J.G.W., Brungart, D. The effect of Spectral manipulation on Spatial Release
from Masking in Simulations of Cochlear Implants for Single-Sided Deafness. ARO, San Diego, CA
2014
Wess, J. M., Sheikh, A, Kanold P.O. Functional and cellular abnormalities in the developing auditory
cortex after neonatal cerebral hypoxia–ischemia. ARO, Baltimore, MD
2013
Wess, J. M., Watkins P. V, Kanold P.O. Interactions between cortical subplate and layer 4 in the
auditory cortex during development. Society for Neuroscience. New Orleans, LA.
2012
Wess, J. M., Kanold P.O. Subplate neurons in the developing auditory cortex exhibit sound evoked
responses before the onset of the critical period. Society for Neuroscience. Washington, DC.
2011
Wess, J. M., Depireux, D.A, Kanold P.O. Sound Evoked Reponses in Neonatal Subplate Neurons in
Auditory Cortex. ARO. Baltimore, MD.
2011
Wess, J. M., Kanold, P.O. Neonatal cerebral hypoxia impairs development of functional responses in
auditory cortex. Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, CA.
2010
Wess, J.M., Gonzalas, K, L. and Wagner, C, K. Anatomically specific actions of estradiol on
progesterone receptor expression in neonatal female rat brain. Abstract for the Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Research Symposium, Albany, NY.
2008
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
Invited Talk: The effect of Spectral manipulation on Spatial Release from Masking in
Simulations of Cochlear Implants for Single-Sided Deafness.
2013
Invited talk: Subplate neurons in the developing auditory cortex exhibit sound evoked
responses before the onset of the critical period.
2012
Awarded the Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing (CEBH)
Fellowship. (NIDCD funded)
Biological Sciences Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award
Chair: Neuroscience Journal Club
2009 – 2012
2008
2008 – 2009
SERVICE
Adoption volunteer at K-9 Lifesavers. Takoma Park, MD
Served on the neuroscience graduate recruitment committee. University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Judge of the Thomas Stone elementary school science fair. Mt Rainier, MD.
Presidential Service award for completing over 100 hours of community service. Patchogue, NY
MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Society for Neuroscience.
Psi Chi – International Honor Society in Psychology.
2014 – Present
2010
2009
2001