Charissa Lansing has been chosen to lead the Human Perception and Performance group at the Beckman Institute.

Lansing replaces Art Kramer, who was named Beckman Institute Director in May. Lansing is Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Illinois. Her research interests include visual processes in speech perception, auditory-visual speech perception, hearing aids and sensory-prosthetic devices, and rehabilitative audiology.