Barbour, Cosgrove selected as 2024 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipients
Dennis Barbour, Dennis Cosgrove recognized among top St. Louis educators
Dennis Barbour, MD, PhD, and Dennis Cosgrove, faculty in the McKelvey School of Engineering, have been selected as 2024 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipients. They are among nine Washington University in St. Louis faculty to make the list.
A professor of biomedical engineering, Barbour’s research interests include auditory processing, cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, and medical informatics. He has developed machine learning methods for rapidly and thoroughly evaluating perception and cognition. These tests are useful not only for exploring normal nervous system function but also for diagnosing disorders. The principles contributing to these successful diagnostics may also lead to effective neurotherapeutics, alone or when coupled with drug or device therapies.
Cosgrove is a professor of practice of computer science & engineering. He teaches Introduction to Parallel and Concurrent Programming and Programming Languages and Systems and previously taught Computer Science I.
The Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards program, now in its 35th year, is among the St. Louis region’s most recognized teacher recognition programs. WashU honorees are chosen annually by the deans of their schools and by the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning for their achievements and leadership in teaching.
