Massachusetts General Hospital
James T. Heaton, Ph.D. is Director of the Laryngeal Surgery Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. He is Adjunct Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. He received a BA degree in Psychology from Luther College (Decorah, IA) in 1990, and the MS and PhD degrees in Psychology (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program) from the University of Maryland (College Park, MD) in 1993 and 1997, respectively. His research interests include voice and speech physiology focusing on the use of face and neck electromyography for automatic speech recognition and cognitive load assessment, methods for improving cranial nerve regeneration, and restoration of paralyzed facial and laryngeal function using implantable devices that provide closed-loop functional electrical stimulation.
