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Hearing and Speech Perception Research
Auditory Signal Processing
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Adam Bosen, Ph.D.
Anastasia Kerr-German, Ph.D.
Angela AuBuchon, Ph.D.
Barbara Morley, Ph.D.
Brad Corr, PT, DPT
Brittany K. Taylor, Ph.D.
Chanelle Gordon, Ph.D.
Christopher M. Conway, Ph.D.
Daniel M. Rasetshwane, Ph.D.
Dawna Lewis, Ph.D.
Dominic Cosgrove, Ph.D.
Douglas Keefe, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham, Ph.D.
Ellen Peng, Ph.D.
G. Christopher Stecker, Ph.D.
Gabrielle Merchant, Au.D., Ph.D.
Gaelle E. Doucet, Ph.D.
Giorgia Picci, Ph.D.
Hope Sparks Lancaster, Ph.D.
Irina Patwardhan, Ph.D.
Jonathan Huefner, Ph.D.
Karla McGregor, Ph.D.
Katherine R. Gordon, Ph.D.
Katie Bemis, PT, DPT
Kaylah Lalonde, Ph.D.
Kristen Janky, Ph.D.
Kristin Duppong Hurley, Ph.D.
Krystal Werfel, Ph.D.
Lori Leibold, Ph.D.
M. Rohan Fernando, Ph.D.
Mary Pat Moeller, Ph.D.
Matthew Dobbertin, D.O.
Max J. Kurz, Ph.D.
Michael Gorga, Ph.D.
Monita Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Patrick Tyler, Ph.D.
Ryan McCreery, Ph.D.
Sahil Bajaj, Ph.D.
Sophie E. Ambrose, Ph.D.
Stephen Neely, D.Sc.
Timothy Arbisi-Kelm, Ph.D.
Tony W. Wilson, Ph.D.
Walt Jesteadt, Ph.D.
Yesha Lundberg, Ph.D.
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Audiovisual Speech-in-Noise
Optimizing VEMP Testing Using a Reflex Hammer in Children
Portable, Easy-to-Use Acoustic Reflectance Measurement
Vocal Development Landmarks Interview (VDLI)
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Specific Areas of Research
Develop an empirical basis for clinical interpretation of otoacoustic emission measurements used to assess hearing loss
Understand suprathreshold hearing deficits that may escape detection by conventional audiometric methods
Understand the normal growth of loudness, the abnormal growth in ears with hearing loss
Develop efficient methods for the clinical measurement of loudness growth at multiple frequencies
Develop and validate signal-processing methods for the restoration of normal loudness growth
Understanding the measurement and clinical interpretation of cochlear reflectance and development of measurement techniques
Understanding the impact of sound delivery devices and stimulus calibration on ear-canal measurements
Understanding the origin and functional importance of level-dependence cochlear delays in human ears
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