Chris Heffner
PhD, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Assistant Professor, Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo
Instructor
CDS 199 - Animal Communication and Human Language
Fall 2021, 2022, 2023
Undergraduate course
Created brand new UB Seminar (freshman seminar) appropriate for students across fields; taught class
CDS 389 - General and Speech Acoustics
Spring 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Undergraduate course
Redesigned course for COVID-19 emergency online and team-based learning; taught class. Reconfigured it for in-person instruction
CDS 428/528 - Neural Basis of Communication
Fall 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Graduate course (also available to senior undergrads)
Overhauled and redesigned course for COVID-19 emergency online and team-based learning; taught class
LING 449L - Biology of Language
Spring 2017
Undergraduate seminar
Helped Juan Uriagereka redesign the class to incorporate it into the regular LING curriculum; co-instructor of the course
LING 499E - Biology of Language
Fall 2015
Advanced undergraduate seminar
Created, designed, and instructed the class, which was designed in line with active learning principles (see the
syllabus here)
TA
LING 322 - Phonology II
Spring 2015
Advanced phonology course for undergraduates
Graded, held office hours, guest lectured
LING 321 - Phonology I
Fall 2013
Introduction to phonology course for undergraduates
Graded, held office hours, guest lectured
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