Who we are
Gavin Steingo
Princeton University
Professor of Music; Director of Undergraduate Studies
My research examines sound and music as fundamental features in the construction of global modernity, with research specializations in African music, sound studies, acoustic ecology, and music and philosophy. Methodologically, my work is united by a mode of inquiry where theory, history, and ethnography form part of a shared constellation. I am also affiliated with the programs in Media and Modernity, African Studies, and Jazz Studies.
ASif GHAZANFAR
Princeton University
Professor of Neuroscience & Psychology; Associated Faculty in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Cognitive Science
My lab investigates the developmental and evolutionary bases for communication in humans. The nervous system is an important component of these processes but not the controlling component; it must act in concert with (and is often constrained by) the components of the body during development. Understanding this interaction between the brain and biomechanics as they build scaffolds for developmental changes in behavior is our over-arching goal.
