Current Lab Members

Marlan Hansen

Marlan Hansen, M.D.

Chair and DEO, Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery
Shuman He

Shuman He, M.D., PhD.

Vice Chair, Research – Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Rachel Scheperle

Rachel Scheperle, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A

Associate Research Scientist, Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery
rachel-scheperle@uiowa.edu
Richard Smith

Richard Smith, M.D.

Sterba Hearing Research Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery

Former Lab Directors

Paul Abbas

Paul Abbas, Ph.D.

Professor, Former Lab Director
Carolyn Brown

Carolyn Brown, Ph.D.

Professor, Former Lab Director

Lab Alumni

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2020
Jeong-Seo Kim, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hearing Research Lab, Samsung Medical Center
Dissertation: Acoustically evoked compound action potentials (CAPs) recorded from cochlear implant users with preserved acoustic hearing

2018
Viral Tejani, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Senior Clinical Research Audiologist, University Hospitals / Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Dissertation: Speech masking release in hybrid cochlear implant users: Roles of spectral and temporal cues in residual acoustic hearing

2017
Nicholas Giuliani Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Research Audiologist, Research & Development, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center / Clinical Audiologist, Audiology, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center
Dissertation: Comparisons of physiologic and psychophysical measures of listening effort in normal-hearing adults

2016
Li-Kuei Chiou, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Audiologist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Dissertation: The effect that design of nucleus intracochlear electrode array and age of onset of hearing loss have on electrically evoked compound action potential growth and spread of excitation functions.

Eun Kyung “Julie” Jeon, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa
Dissertation: The effect of development on cortical auditory evoked potentials in normal hearing listeners and cochlear implant users

Bruna Mussoi, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Assistant Professor, Kent State University
Dissertation: Age-related changes in temporal resolution revisited: Findings from cochlear implant users.

2014
Benjamin Kirby, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Assistant Professor of Audiology, Wichita State University
Dissertation: The impact of frequency compression on cortical evoked potentials and perception

2013
Rachel Scheperle, Au.D., Ph.D.

Current position: Associate Research Scientist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics / Adjunct Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa
Dissertation: Relationships among peripheral and central electrophysiological measures of spatial / spectral resolution and speech perception in cochlear implant users

Aayesha Dhuldhoya, Ph.D.

Dissertation: Characterization of temporal interactions in the auditory nerve of adult and pediatric cochlear implant users