Cherish Oberzut M.A. (1997, University of Maryland, Audiology), CCC-A Ph.D. Student Cochlear Implants and Psychophyics Lab Email:   coberzut@hesp.umd.edu Phone:  301-405-8552 Room:   0127 LeFrak Hall

        Research/Clinical Activities    Courses Taught       Publications/Presentations

Research/Clinical Interests and Activities

Cochlear Implants

Hearing Aids

Auditory Processing

My specific research interests include spectral and temporal processing in acoustic and electric hearing, and their application to hearing aids, CIs, and bimodal fittings (CI + hearing aid). In particular, my work focuses on factors in the acoustic hearing ear that affect the amount of bimodal benefit a patient may achieve.

Currently, as a Research Audiologist in the Cochlear Implants & Psychophysics Lab, I also am working on projects involving the perception of complex stimuli by cochlear implant listeners.

In previous positions as a Research Audiologist and Clinical Supervisor in Audiology, I served as an investigator and study monitor for clinical research trials in the areas of extended wear hearing technology and digital hearing devices. I was an investigator for a study titled "Evaluation of user satisfaction with modern hearing aids" from 2007-2008, which was part of a multi-center clinical trial for new hearing aid technologies for people with mild to moderate and severe to profound hearing losses.

Courses Taught

HESP 649A: Clinical Practices in Audiology

HESP 700: Hearing Aids

HESP 701: Hearing Aids II

 

Publications/Presentations

Chatterjee, M. and Oberzut, C. Multi-channel interactions in temporal processing by cochlear implant listeners, Manuscript submitted 1/2010.

Chatterjee, M. & Oberzut, C. “Multi-channel amplitude modulation detection and discrimination by cochlear implant listeners.” Poster: 2010 American Auditory Society Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.

Chatterjee, M. & Oberzut, C. “Multi-channel interactions in amplitude modulation detection and discrimination by cochlear implant listeners.” Poster: 2009 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA.

Oberzut, C. and Olson, L. (2003). Directionality and the head shadow effect. The Hearing Journal, 56 (4), 56-64.

Oberzut, C. and Russ, D.M. (2002). DSP & multimedia technologies: addressing patient needs. AudiologyOnline.com.

Oberzut, C. & Olson, L. “A Closer Look at Directionality & the Head-Shadow Effect.” Poster: 2002 American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Olson, L. & Oberzut, C. “How Different Test Equipment and Signals Can Affect Your Results.” Poster: 2002 American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.

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