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Key Note Speaker

Anne Marie Tharpe, PH.D.​​

Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D.
Professor and Vickie & Thomas Flood Endowed Chair
Department of Hearing & Speech Services
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Vanderbilt School of Medicine


Additional Speakers

Marlene Bagatto, Au.D., Ph.D.

Marlene Bagatto, Au.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the National Centre for Audiology, Faculty of Health Science
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Danielle Bishop, Au.D

Danielle Bishop, Au.D
Audiologist, Staff Audiology
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Chelsea Cottrell, Au.D.

Chelsea Cottrell, Au.D.
Audiologist, Staff Audiology
Boys Town National Research Hospital

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Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham, Ph.D.
Director, Cognitive and Sensory Imaging Laboratory
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Kristen Janky, Au.D., Ph.D

Kristen Janky, Au.D., Ph.D
Director, Vestibular and Balance Laboratory
Lead Staff Audiologist, Vestibular Services
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Lori Leibold, Ph.D.

Lori Leibold, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Center for Hearing Research
Director, Human Auditory Development Laboratory
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Ryan McCreery, Ph.D.

Ryan McCreery, Ph.D.
Vice President of Research
Director, Auditory Perception and Cognition Laboratory
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Gabrielle Merchant, Ph.D.

Gabrielle Merchant, Ph.D.
Director, Translational Auditory Physiology & Perception Laboratory
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Brian Monson, Ph.D.

Brian Monson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Speech and Hearing/Department of Biomedical and Translational Science/Neuroscience Program
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Ellen Peng, Ph.D.

Ellen Peng, Ph.D.
Director, Functional Hearing Laboratory
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Heather Porter, Ph.D.

Heather Porter, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Human Auditory Development Laboratory
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Carisa Reyes, Au.D.

Carisa Reyes, Au.D.
Sr. Staff Audiologist, Cochlear Implant Clinic
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Jeffrey Simmons, Au.D.

Jeffrey Simmons, Au.D.
Manager, Staff Audiology, Cochlear Implant Clinic
Center for Childhood Deafness, Language, & Learning
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Elizabeth Walker, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Walker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of Iowa

Special Guests

Michael Gorga, Ph.D.

Michael Gorga, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist Emeritus
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Richard Seewald, Ph.D.

Richard Seewald, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
National Centre for Audiology
Western University
London, Ontario, Canada