2008-2009 Foundation Supported Research
The AAAF congratulates these audiologists and students on the receipt of grants for research in 2008-2009. These grants are supported by gifts made to the AAA Foundation's Annual Fund and member contributions ensure that resources are available to fund future audiology research. To make a donation restricted for the use of research in the hearing sciences, call the AAA Foundation office at 703-226-1049. Thank you in advance for supporting this worthy effort.
Research Grants in Hearing and BalanceNew Investigator Eric Bielefeld State University of New York at Buffalo Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss with Blockage of NADPH Oxidase New Investigator Lauren Calandruccio, PhD Northwestern University Mentor: Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD Non-Native Speech and Its Effect on Non-Energetic Masking Student Investigator Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD The University of Texas at Dallas Effect of Reduced Spectral Resolution on Vowel Discrimination in Infants with Normal Hearing Student Investigator Jessica Levine, BS Northwestern University Mentor: Nina Kraus, PhD Electrophysiological Measures of the Auditory Brainstem to Vocoded Speech and Musical Sounds Student Summer Research Fellowship Student Research ForumSponsored annually with a generous gift from Plural Publishing, Inc.Francis Baur, AuD Elizabeth Fernandez, BA Gina Marie Piscopo, BS |
James Jerger Awards for Excellence in Student ResearchSponsored annually with a generous gift from an anonymous donorGreta Stamper, MA Larissa Mann, BS, and Christine Trenkler, BS Cassie Tuell, BA Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Travel AwardsAngela Yarnell Bonino Mary Ryback Rice |
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