Books by J. L. Cranford

While the author has no formal training in astronomy or the space sciences, he has been a dedicated "amateur" in this area from childhood. After graduating from high school, the author chose to pursue a career as a brain scientist rather than upgrading his astronomy hobby to a fulltime occupation. Between 1964 and 1970, Professor Cranford earned a BA in Psychology from Wichita State University, a Ph.D in Experimental Psychology from Vanderbilt university, a Neuroscience Post-doctoral Fellowship from Duke University and, in 1984, a M.C.D in Clinical Audiology from Louisiana State University. Over the years working up from a Research Associate to an Associate Professor, to becoming a Professor in 1996, he has overseen various student theses and doctoral dissertations. He has also been involved in seven research grants exploring many topics associated with hearing science and deafness. He has written three textbooks and contributed over 60 journal articles. He has also been involved with many clinical studies in his area. Although now retired as a brain scientist, he continues to be a very active "amateur" astrobiologist (ergo the present book).