Graduate Research Projects

To be announced. 

PaChee Lor: Phonological Network Analysis of Hmong & Maltese

Shelby Cooper: Provider Recommendations vs Patient Understanding and Adherence to Treatment

Amanda Assis: Otoacoustic Emissions Symmetry Cutoff Point Approach in Adults

Maddie Kelly: Factors Influencing Perception of Tinnitus in Jayhawk PEP Band Members

Ghina Fares: Comparing the Effects of Concussion on Vestibular Function Across Frequency

Paige Montgomery: Lived Experiences of First Vs. Second Generation Audiology Graduate Students with Disabilities

Hannah Engelken: Assessing the Known Groups Validity of the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale (VFS)

Hannah Eaton: Summating Potential: Stimulus Duration Effects in Adults

Michelle Banks: Assessing the Validity of the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale and Educational Influences on self-reported Listening Fatigue through spearman correlations

Lauren Suter: Summating Potential: Stimulus Rate and Frequency Effect in Normal Hearing Young Adults

Allison Caplinger: Effective Writing Instruction: A Practical Checklist to Evaluate Written Expression Curriculum for School-Aged Children

Ann Marshall: Social Communication and Skills Programming for Autistic Students in Schools: An Examination of the Evidence and Implementation

Alissa Potocnik: Implementation of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia in the Acute Care Setting

Lauren Vaughan: Exploring Barriers When Conducting Augmentative Communication Systems Assessment Across All Settings

Lisa Bergeson: Unraveling Dyslexia Myths: A Study on Preschool Parents' Understanding and Knowledge of Dyslexia

Maggie Block: K-3 Literacy Toolkit: A School's Implementation Plan for Identifying and Providing Interventions for Spoken and Written Language Disorders

Stacy Cates: Physicians' Perceptions and Awarness of Early Detection of Dyslexia

Robin Miller-Gioia: Interdisciplinary Care in Pediatric/Adolescent Neurological Rehabilitation: From Nuance to Necessity

Hannah Robinson: Improving Readiness for Future School-Based SLPs: An Introduction to the Special Education System

Riley Cantrell: Language Profiles and Narrative Skills in Subclinical Language Children: Implications for Early Screening

Lauren Tigner: Production and Comprehension of Mental State Verbs in Narratives by School-Aged Children with Autism: A Pilot Study 

Sarah Eddings: The relationship between saccule function and path integration across the lifespan

Emily Baumann: Reading Comprehension Strategy Use in Adolescent Students

Katherine Gartner: Noise Exposure in Undergraduate Music Students

Christine Caudle: Evaluation of Saccadometry in Patients Presenting with Concussion

Ali Jamos: The relationship between the Mediterranean diet score and hearing loss among older adults

Karlie Snyder: Over‐Amplification for Tinnitus Management

Jessie Kingrey: Real‐World Attenuation of Hearing Protection Placed by Untrained Individuals

Molly Whiteley: Implications of Handedness in Hearing Protection Placed by Untrained Individuals

Kelly Shea: The Effect of Hearing Aids on Balance

Reid Kelly: Using Network Science to Examine Lip Reading

Maria Jaros: Using a Bipartite Network to Examine Word Learning in Bilingual Children

Shelby Brown: Changing ECochG Parameters to Create the Largest SP Area in Patients with Normal Hearing

Michelle Low: Agreement between listener perception and automated labeling of videos produced by a continuous auditory output brain computer interface

Sarah Aldaej: Assessing the Validity of the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale (VFS) in Older Adults and Considering the Impact of Tinnitus and Noise Exposure

Courtney Youngers: Measuring Listening Effort & Fatigue: Correlations Between the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale (VFS), Lifestyle Factors, & Other Test Measures

Lydia McMullen: The Effect of Listening‐Related Fatigue on Resting EEG Activity

Kelley Nelson-Strouts: The Development and Initial Validation of the Dynamic Assessment of Morphology for Elementary Students 

Robin Miller-Goia: Interdisciplinary Care in Pediatric/Adolescent Neurological Rehabilitation: From Nuance to Necessity  

Betsy Stewart: Speech-Language Pathologists’ Knowledge and Use of Neurodiversity Affirming Practices

Kelli Anderson: Utilizing an adjusted Noise Exposure Questionnaire (NEQ) to assess the predicted annual noise exposure levels of band directors

Ezra Kaiser: Prevalence and Impact of Hyperacusis in the Pediatric Autism Population

Hannah Grace Harrison: Using The C57/BL6j Mouse to Make a Diphtheria Transgenic Mouse: Effect of Age on Hearing

Mary Kate Donegan: Developing a Biomarker of Auditory Nerve Degeneration Using the Middle Ear Muscle Reflex

Karli Reichert: Neural activity during self-produced speech with various maskers: An N100 study

Viv Song: Effect of Cognitive Load on Voice Emotion Recognition

Hannah Brown: Dual Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Hearing Loss: Identifying Gaps in Barriers to Audiological Care

Kelsey Yeagle: The Sensitivity and Specificity of Seated vs. Lateral High Frequency Head Shake Testing

To be announced.