Ione Fine is a professor in the psychology department at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

, Seattle. She is a neuroscientist known for her research examining how people adapt to the sensory loss.

Education

Fine received her BS in Philosophy, Physiology, and Psychology from

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 126 ...

in 1993. She received an M.A. in 1996 from the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...

, and then earned her Ph.D. in 1999 from the Center for Vision Science within the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester. Fine then pursued post-doctoral work with Professors Donald MacLeod and Karen Dobkins at the

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. Between 2004-2007, she held a joint appointment at Second Sight Medical Products LLC and the Doheny Eye Institute and Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at USC. In 2007, she moved to the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington, where she was promoted to full professor in 2014.

Work

Fine's research focuses on the perceptual, neural, and cognitive mechanisms underlying adaptation to sensory loss, including deafness and blindness. She has also worked on the development of computational models for new technologies for sight recovery, such as 'bionic eyes'. Fine's research has examined how people who regain their sight interpret visual cues. Fine has also advocated for better inclusion of female scientists in high-profile journals.

Selected publications

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Honors and awards

In 2010, she was elected fellow of the

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in recognition of her service and academic achievement.

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