Curriculum Vitae
Department of Cognitive Sciences
University of California, Irvine
184 Social Science Laboratory
Irvine, CA 92697-5100
Luke Baltzell
lucassbaltzell@gmail.com
Hearing Lab
EDUCATION
2013-2018
University of California, Irvine
Ph.D Psychology Expected
Irvine, CA
2006-2010
Reed College
Portland, OR
B.A. Psychology
Senior Thesis: Interaction between syntax processing in language and
music as a function of bilingualism: An ERP study
AWARDS & GRANTS
2014-2015
2010
2009-2010
2008-2009
2007-2008
Predoctoral Trainee
University of California, Irvine Center for Hearing Research
Irvine, CA
Initiative Grant for Undergraduate Research
Office of the President
Portland, OR
Commendation for Excellence in Scholarship
Administration Committee of Reed College
Portland, OR
Commendation for Excellence in Scholarship
Administration Committee of Reed College
Portland, OR
Commendation for Excellence in Scholarship
Administration Committee of Reed College
Portland, OR
PUBLICATIONS: Peer-Reviewed
Papesh, MA., Billings, CJ., and Baltzell LS. (2014) Background noise can enhance
cortical auditory evoked potentials under certain conditions, Clinical
Neurophysiology, doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2014.10.017
Baltzell, LS. and Billings, CJ. (2013) Sensitivity of offset and onset cortical auditory
evoked potentials to signals in noise, Clinical Neurophysiology, 125(2): 370380.
Billings, CJ., Papesh, MA., Penman, TM., Baltzell, LS., and Gallun, FJ. (2012) Clinical
Use of Aided Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials as a Measure of Physiological
Detection or Physiological Discrimination, International Journal of
Otolaryngology, doi:10.1155/2012/365752
PUBLICATIONS: Other
Baltzell, Lucas S. Interaction Between Syntax Processing in Language and Music as a
Function of Bilingualism: An ERP Study. Diss. Reed College, 2010. OCLC #:
624366709.
CONFERENCE POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS
Baltzell, LS., Horton, C., Shen, Y., Richards, VM., and Srinivasan, R. (2015)
Attentional filtering through cortical entrainment shows sensitivity to
frequency, 38th ARO Mid-Winter Meeting; February 16-20.
Baltzell, LS. and Billings, CJ. (2013) Neural Encoding of Speech in Noise:
Comparing Auditory Evoked Offset and Onset Responses, 36th ARO MidWinter Meeting; February 16-20.
Baltzell, LS., Dillman, G., Gallun, FJ., Molis, MR., KonradMartin, D., Billings, CJ. (2012) Auditory Brainstem Encoding of Envelope and
Fine Structure: Recording the Frequency Following Response, Northwest
Auditory & Vestibular Meeting; October 25-26.
Papesh, MA., Baltzell, LS., Billings, CJ. (2012) Can Background Noise
Enhance Cortical Encoding?, Northwest Auditory & Vestibular Meeting;
October 25-26.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2014-2015
Member, Association for Research in Otolarynology
2015
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Hearing Research
WORK EXPERIENCE
2013 2014 University of California Irvine
2011 2013 National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
Research Assistant for Dr. Curtis Billings
2011 Department of Linguistics, UCLA
Research Assistant for Dr. Carson Schutze
Portland, OR
Los Angeles, CA
2010 2011 SUN After-School Program, Grout Elementary Portland, OR
Instructor through Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN)
2009 Department of Psychology, Reed College
Research Assistant for Dr. Enriqueta Canseco-Gonzalez
Portland, OR
2009 Department of Psychology, Reed College
Teaching Assistant
Portland, OR
INTERNSHIPS
2011 National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
Research Assistant
Portland, OR
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2009 Grout Elementary School
Mentor
Portland, OR
2009 Morrison Child and Family Services
Mentor
Portland, OR
2006 Sherman Oaks Elementary School
Teaching Assistant
Los Angeles, CA
REFERENCES
Dr. Virginia Richards Professor of Cognitive Science, University of California Irvine
949.824.2051
v.m.richards@uci.edu
Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan Professor of Cognitive Science, University of California Irvine
949.824.2696
r.srinivasan@uci.edu
Dr. Curtis J. Billings Research Investigator, NCRAR
503.220-8262 x54574
Curtis.Billings2@va.gov
Dr. Enriqueta Canseco-Gonzalez Professor of Psychology, Reed College
503.963.9243
ecanseco@reed.edu
Dr. Carson T. Schtze Professor of Linguistics, University of California, Los
Angeles
310.825.0634
cschutze@humnet.ucla.edu
Dr. Mark Burford Assistant Professor of Music, Reed College
503.517.7734
burfordm@reed.edu
