Research/Clinical Interests
Diagnosis and identification of auditory disorders
Genetic aspects of auditory function
Otoacoustic emissions
Physiological measures of auditory and vestibular system
Auditory Processing
Courses Taught in the Past Five Years
HESP 632: Medical Audiology
HESP 701: Hearing Aids II
HESP 706: Advanced Clinical Audiology
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Research/Clinical Activities
Currently investigating and phenotyping auditory characteristics in several rare genetic disorders including Smith Magenis syndrome, McCune Albright syndrome and Fabry's disease. These projects are multidisciplinary and involve collaboration with otolaryngology, neurology and geneticists.
Participating in several projects in which heritability of auditory processing skills is being evaluated. One study involves an annual trip to a Twins Festival in which data is gathered on monozygotic and dizygotic twins to evaluate heritability. Another study is investigating auditory function in a group of subjects with tune deafness. Measures of interest include otoacoustic emissions and pitch perception.
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