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Li Hsieh Background. Wayne State University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Associate Professor, 2008-present; Assistant Professor, 2001-2008. Johns Hopkins University Post-doctoral Fellow, 2000-2001.
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Li Hsieh Background • Wayne State University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders • Associate Professor, 2008-present; Assistant Professor, 2001-2008. • Johns Hopkins University • Post-doctoral Fellow, 2000-2001. • Cognitive Neuroscience; Functional MRI imaging of cognitive and linguistic processing. • Funding Awarded as PI or Co-PI: 14 research grants received (9 as the PI; 5 as a Co-PI) with total funding of $2,972,388 (Award direct to Li: $2,033,453.00). Toyota: Co-Investigator, “Driver Distraction: Model, Validation, and Guidelines,” Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center, $773,936, 2011-2014; Co-Investigator, “Driver Distraction Definition Workshop,” Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center, $48,000, 2012-2013; Principal Investigator, “Development of the Detection Response Task for ISO standards”, Li $19,000. State of Michigan: Principal Investigator, Michigan Technology Tri-county Corridor (MTTC), “Investigation of Neural Mechanisms of Driving Safety & Speech Distraction Using fMRI & MEG Imaging”, $1,428,000.00, 2005-2009. Nissan North America Technical: Principal Investigator, “Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrian (VSP): Asymmetric Performance Study, $49,000, 2011-2012. GM: Co-Investigator, GM R&D Gift to Wayne State University, “Automated Recognition of Emotion from Facial Expressions,” $25,000, 2010-2011; GM R&D grant, “Investigation of the Conversation Effect on Driving Performance: Conversation Length and Speech Content”, $15,050. GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota:Principal Investigator, Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership (GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan) Gifts, “Brain Imaging of Conversation while Driving,” $125,000, 2003-2004.
Current Research Interests & Goals • Cognitive Distraction while Driving: Models and Validation (currently funded by Toyota) • Cross-modality Enhancement and Interference for Driving Performance Goals: 1. Increase funding and collaboration for applied cognitive neuroscience research at WSU. 2. Conduct translational research to meet automotive safety needs.