Undergraduate Research
- McKenna Wilson – Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience. Project title: The relationship between extended high-frequency hearing and speech-in-noise understanding in people who use drugs. Summer 2023.
- David Sanchez – Minority Health Disparities Initiative. Project title: Assessing healthcare providers' knowledge of ototoxicity effects of illicit drugs and prescription opioids. Jan 2021-May 2022.
- Sarah Rogoz – Undergraduate UCARE. Project title: The relationships between race/ethnicity, mental health, socioeconomic status, gender, and substance use. Summer 2022.
AuD Capstones
- Kayle Byrd, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: The role of skin pigmentation on hearing and vestibular function. Spring 2024 – Spring 2026.
- Emily Reid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: Comparison of health literacy outcome measures. Fall 2023 – Spring 2026.
- Delaney Skretta, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: Normative audiometric data to assess extended high-frequency cochlear function. Fall 2023 – Spring 2025.
- Katy Beth Ezell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: The ototoxic effects of illicit drugs on hearing. Fall 2022 – Spring 2024.
- Molly Pangestu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. *American Auditory Society Mentored Student Travel Award. Project title: Examining inconsistencies in speech perception scores in adult cochlear implant users based on cognitive functions. Jan 2021-May 2023.
- Megan Peterson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: A comparison of cochlear implant results to the hearing aid data from the Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired. Jan 2021-May 2023.
*American Auditory Society Mentored Student Travel Award - Summer Brown, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: Characterizing the effects of chronic alcohol and illicit drug use on auditory function. Jan 2019-May 2022.
- Emily Graves, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: A comparison of Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores among individuals with normal hearing and cochlear implants. Jan 2020-May 2022.
*American Auditory Society Mentored Student Travel Award - Jamie Petersen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: Hearing loss and cognitive decline measured in individuals with partially restored audibility versus individuals with profound deafness. Jan 2020-July 2021.
- Josie Zimmel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: Effects of EchoBlock on speech understanding for cochlear implant users in reverberant conditions. Jan 2020-May 2022.
*American Auditory Society Mentored Student Travel Award - Elysa Binger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: How pulse rate affects electrically evoked stapedial reflex thresholds and the relation with upper-comfort levels in cochlear implants. Jan 2019-May 2021.
- Jamie Koch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: What factors predict discrepancies between word and sentence scores in adult cochlear implant users? Jan 2019-May 2021.
Emily Sanders, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Project title: Influence of polarity on temporal response properties of the electrically evoked compound action potential in cochlear implant users. Jan 2019-May 2021.
PHD Student Research
- Premkumar PK & Hughes ML (2023). An overview of telepractice applications for comprehensive cochlear implant service delivery. ASHA Perspectives Special Interest Group 18 (invited), 8(2), 380-395.
- Premkumar P, Pangestu M, Santillan L, Skretta D, & Hughes ML (2023). Effects of talker variability on speech perception scores. Poster #1609, Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Lake Tahoe, CA, July 10-14, 2023.
- Premkumar P, Pangestu M, Santillan L, Skretta D, & Hughes ML (2023). Effects of talker variability on speech perception scores. Mentored student poster, 50th Annual Scientific and Technology Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2-4, 2023.