Laboratory Staff
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
LABORATORY STAFF
FACULTY
Primary responsibility for the overall scientific direction of research in the DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory lies with five full-time faculty members. Generally principal investigators or co-principal investigators on grant-supported research projects, these faculty are responsible for the design and implementation of all research protocols and for the analysis and interpretation of collected data. Four faculty members (Miyamoto, Bergeson-Dana, Chin, Houston) have primary appointments in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and one (Pisoni) has a primary appointment in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington.
TONYA R BERGESON-DANA (2001), Associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery; Philip F. Holton Investigator: B.A. (psychology), Northwestern University, 1996; B.M. (music theory), Northwestern University, 1996; M.A. (cognitive psychology), University of Toronto [Toronto, Canada], 1997; Ph.D. (cognitive psychology), University of Toronto [Toronto, Canada], 2002; NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (otolaryngology), Indiana University, 2001-2004. Research Statement and Curriculum Vitae
DEREK M HOUSTON (2000), Associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery; Philip F. Holton Scholar in Otology: B.A. (psychology), University of Oregon, 1993; M.A. (cognitive psychology), Johns Hopkins University, 1997; Ph.D. (cognitive psychology), Johns Hopkins University, 1999; NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (otolaryngology), Indiana University, 2000-2002. Research Statement and Curriculum Vitae
RICHARD T MIYAMOTO (1978), Arilla Spence DeVault Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Medical director, audiology and speech-language pathology: B.S. (chemistry), Wheaton College, 1966; M.D. (medicine), University of Michigan, 1970; M.S. (otology), University of Southern California, 1978; D.Eng. (honoris causa), Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2001; FACS; FAAP. Research Statement and Curriculum Vitae
DAVID B PISONI (1971), Chancellor's Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science; Adjunct professor of linguistics; Adjunct professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: B.A. (psychology), Queens College of the City University of New York, 1968; Ph.D. (psychology), The University of Michigan, 1971; NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (speech communication), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975-1976. Research Statement and Curriculum Vitae
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Secondary responsibility for the design and implementation of research protocols and for data analysis and interpretation is vested in postdoctoral fellows, who undergo intensive research training beyond the doctoral degree for a limited length of time. Currently, two postdoctoral fellows (Phan, Ruffin) are also residents in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and three (Beer, Phan, Ruffin) are postdoctoral trainees under an Institutional National Research Service Award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (T32DC000012).
JESSICA BEER (2007), NIH postdoctoral fellow: B.A. (psychology), Indiana University, 1994; M.A. (psychology), East Carolina University, 1996; M.A. (psychology), City University of New York, 2000; Ph.D. (developmental psychology), City University of New York, 2007; Postdoctoral fellowship (otolaryngology), Indiana University, 2007-2008; NIH postdoctoral fellowship (otolaryngology), Indiana University, 2008-present. Research Statement and Curriculum Vitae
MARIA V KONDAUROVA (2008), Postdoctoral fellow: B.A. (linguistics, English, French), Moscow State Linguistic University [Moscow, Russian Federation], 1995; M.A. (linguistics), Purdue University, 2004; Ph.D. (linguistics), Purdue University, 2008. Research Statement and Curriculum Vitae
JENNIFER PHAN (2010), NIH postdoctoral fellow: B.S. (psychology), Purdue University, 2005; M.D. (medicine), Indiana University School of Medicine, 2009; NIH postdoctoral fellowship (otolaryngology), Indiana University, 2010-present.
CHAD V RUFFIN (2011), NIH postdoctoral fellow: B.S. (biology, education), Centenary College of Louisiana, 2000; M.D. (medicine), Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, 2009; NIH postdoctoral fellowship (otolaryngology), Indiana University, 2011-present.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
CLINICAL STAFF
The primary point of contact between the laboratory and research participants who have hearing loss is our clinical staff. Clinical staff members generally hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in either speech-language pathology or audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. At times, clinical staff members may also be working on a clinical fellowship under the supervision of one of our professional staff who holds the CCC in a relevant area. Clinical staff members collect research data from study participants.
BETHANY G COLSON (2006), Clinical research associate in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: B.A. (speech and hearing sciences), Indiana University, 2001; M.A. (audiology and speech pathology), University of Memphis, 2003; M.S. (education of the hearing impaired), Washington University School of Medicine, 2005; CCC-SLP. Curriculum Vitae
SHIRLEY C HENNING (2004), Clinical research associate in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: B.A. (international studies), American University, 1978; M.I.M. (international finance), The Garvin School of International Management, 1981; M.S. (hearing and speech sciences), Vanderbilt University, 2004; CCC-SLP. Curriculum Vitae
TECHNICAL STAFF
Our technical staff provides support for the implementation of research protocols ranging from supervising the collection of data from research participants with normal hearing to maintaining and updating key electronic instrumentation to organizing the large amounts of data collected in our various studies.
ROBYN BRITT (2002), Technical administrator.
SAMI GHARBI (2007), Senior software engineer: B.S. (electronics and telecommunications), National School of Engineering [Tunis, Tunisian Republic], 2000; M.S. (electrical and computer engineering), Purdue University, 2003.
THERESA S KERR (1988), Research associate in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery; Clinical research coordinator: B.A. (sociology, medical sociology), Indiana University, 1993.
ANGELA M LANDRUM (2006), Research associate: B.S. (public affairs), Indiana University, 2004.
HEIDI S NEUBURGER (2011), Infant laboratory coordinator: BS (speech pathology and audiology), Ithaca College, 1976; MS (special education–deaf), Canisius College, 1977; MA (audiology), 1996, CCC-A.
LINETTE A STALEY (2000), Clinical research specialist: B.S. (sociology), Iowa State University, 1992.
SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Senior research assistants assist faculty and postdoctoral fellows in the design and implementation of research protocols, the analysis and interpretation of collected data, and the preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
CRYSTAL R SPANN (2011), Senior research assistant: B.S. (Howard University), psychology; MPA (policy analysis), Indiana University.
LINDSEY STICKANS (2008), Senior research assistant: B.S. (speech, language, and hearing sciences), Purdue University, 2007; M.Sc. (speech and hearing sciences), University College London [London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland], 2008.
NEIL A WRIGHT (2011), Senior research assistant: B.A. (psychology), DePauw University, 2010.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Research assistants assist faculty and postdoctoral fellows in the design and implementation of research protocols, the analysis and interpretation of collected data, and the preparation of manuscripts and presentations.
LAUREN E DUNFORD (2011), Research assistant: B.A. (communication sciences and disorders), Butler University, expected 2012.
ELIZABETH ERB (2011), Research assistant: BA (psychology, French), Butler University, expected 2012.
CAITLIN WEBER (2010), Research assistant: B.A. (communication disorders), Butler University, expected 2012.
MEDICAL STUDENTS (2011)
Medical students in our laboratory are supported by an institutional training grant from the National Institutes of Health. During the summer of their MSII year, students receive research training through work on a specific project under the direction of a faculty or postdoctoral mentor. The following medical students are summer 2011 trainees.
CARLY A GUEST-WILLIAMS (2011), NIH predoctoral trainee: B.S. (psychology), Purdue University-Indianapolis, 2010; M.D. (medicine), Indiana University School of Medicine, expected 2014.
R GUNNAR TYSKLIND (2011), NIH predoctoral trainee: B.S. (biology), Indiana University, 2010; M.D. (medicine), Indiana University School of Medicine, expected 2014.
RESEARCH COLLABORATORS
Research in the DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory benefits from ongoing collaborations between laboratory faculty and research colleagues in other departments or at other institutions.
DEBRA S BURNS, Ph.D. : Assistant professor, Indiana Univerisity School of Music at IUPUI. Website
LAURA DILLEY, Ph.D.: Assistant professor of communication disorders and of psychology, Bowling Green State University. Website
LAURIE S EISENBERG, Ph.D., CCC-SLP: Scientist III, House Ear Institute. Website
SUJUAN GAO, Ph.D.: Associate professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine. Website
RACHAEL FRUSH HOLT, Ph.D., CCC-A: Assistant professor of speech and hearing sciences, Indiana University. Website
WILLIAM G KRONENBERGER, Ph.D., HSPP : Associate professor of psychology, Indiana University School of Medicine. Website
J DEVIN MCAULEY, Ph.D.: Associate professor of psychology, Bowling Green State University. Website
MARY SANDERS, Ph.D., HSPP: Psychologist, Community Psychological Consultants (Indianapolis, Indiana). Website
RICHARD G. SCHWARTZ, Ph.D.: Presidential Professor of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, City University of New York Graduate Center. Website
ELIZABETH YING, MA, CCC-SLP: Director of Hearing Habilitation, The Ear Institute, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Website
