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National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)
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The NCRAR is cultivating a community of clinicians, research scientists, and scholars who can address the communicative, economic, psychosocial, and vocational issues associated with auditory disorders. The Center is unique because of the broad range of professionals who work together with a focus on delivering rehabilitative therapeutics within the lifetime of the Veteran, with the greatest effectiveness and in a way that promotes efficiency.
Currently, more than 40 professionals are engaged in a variety of research and development activities of the NCRAR. Working alongside auditory research scientists and audiologists, it is commonplace to find such other professionals as healthcare educators, immunologists, otolaryngologists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, oncologists, and speech-language pathologists.
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Administration
| M. Patrick Feeney, Ph.D. | Director |
| Dawn Konrad-Martin, Ph.D. | Associate Director |
| Patrick Helt, M.A. | Deputy Director, Administrative Officer |
| Marianne Pierson, M.A. | Program Specialist |
| Steve Lathrop, MBA | Budget Analyst |
| Bryan Shaw, B.S. | Program Support Assistant |
Principal Investigators
| Curtis Billings, Ph.D. | Electrophysiology, auditory plasticity, and aging |
| Naomi Bramhall, Ph.D. | Electrophysiology, “hidden” hearing loss |
| Michelle Cameron, M.D., PT, MCR | Falls, imbalance and functional mobility in multiple sclerosis |
| Kathleen Carlson, M.S., Ph.D. | Epidemiology, Health Services research, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), tinnitus |
| M. Patrick Feeney, Ph.D. | Peripheral auditory function, hearing screening, and aging |
| Robert Folmer, Ph.D. | Hearing conservation, tinnitus |
| Frederick (Erick) Gallun, Ph.D. | Psychoacoustics and cognitive processing |
| Angela Garinis, Ph.D. | Ototoxicity, physiologic measures of peripheral and central auditory processing |
| James Henry, Ph.D. | Tinnitus |
| Laurie King, Ph.D., PT | Traumatic brain injury, gait and balance, rehabilitation |
| Dawn Konrad-Martin, Ph.D. | Peripheral auditory function, aging, diabetes & ototoxicity |
| Michelle Molis, Ph.D. | Speech perception |
| Melissa Papesh, Ph.D. Au.D. | Clinical auditory neuroscience |
| Robert Peterka, Ph.D. | Balance control, sensory integration, vestibular disorders |
| Gabrielle Saunders, Ph.D. | Hearing aid outcomes & hearing conservation |
| Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D. | Tinnitus, decreased sound tolerance disorders, psychoacoustics |
Research Staff
| Serena Dann, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Melissa Frederick, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Jane Gordon, M.S. | Research Audiologist |
| Susan Griest, M.P.H. | Database Manager |
| Leslie Grush, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Wendy Helt, M.A. | Grants Administrator, Lead Research Audiologist |
| Andrea Hildebrand | Research Assistant |
| Addison Hoagland | Research Assistant |
| Kasey Jakien, B.A. | Research Assistant |
| Christine Kaelin, MBA | Research Program Manager |
| Sean Kampel, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Brandon Madsen, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Candice Manning, Ph.D., Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Daniel McDermott, M.A. | Research Audiologist |
| Joseph Nadeau, B.A. | Research Assistant |
| Tina Penman, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Daniel Putterman, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Chandra Roberts, B.A. | Research Assistant |
| ShienPei Silverman, M.A. | Research Coordinator |
| Brandon Smith, B.S. | Research Assistant |
| Emily Thielman, M.S. | Research Coordinator & Statistician |
| Jay Vachhani, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
| Tara Zaugg, Au.D. | Research Audiologist |
Engineer and Technical Support Staff
- Sam Gordon, B.S.E.E., Biomedical Engineer
- Garnett McMillan, Ph.D., Biostatistician
Distinguished Scholars in Residence
- NCRAR Founder: Stephen A. Fausti, Ph.D., Hearing Conservation
- James Jerger, Ph.D., Auditory Event-related Potentials
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Will Bologna, Ph.D.
- Tess Koerner, Ph.D., Au.D.
- Ramesh Muralimanohar, Ph.D.
- Kelly Reavis, M.S., M.P.H.
Au.D. 4th Year Externs (2019-2020)
- David Audet, B.S.
- Sarah Bochat, B.A.
- Amy Mashburn, M.S.
