Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D., Director
Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D., Deputy Director
Scientific areas: Psychoacoustics, hearing aids, cochlear implants, clinical assessment and management
Hearing and Balance
Janet Cyr, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
Scientific areas: Presbycusis, noise-induced hearing loss, peripheral auditory and vestibular system, temporal bone
Nancy Freeman, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Cellular regeneration, development, transduction, genetics, immune-mediated ear diseases
Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Psychoacoustics, hearing aids, cochlear implants, clinical assessment and management
Roger Miller, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Neural prosthesis development for the NIDCD mission areas, brain computer interfaces (BCI) for communication, medical device development, data science
Amy Poremba, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Central pathways for hearing and balance
Jaclyn Schurman, Au.D., Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Otitis media
Taste and Smell
Voice, Speech, and Language
Holly Storkel, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
The BRAIN Initiative Program
Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Sensory neuroscience; integrated approaches/circuits studies; human neuroimaging technologies; BRAIN cells and circuits analysis
Roger Miller, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Neural recording and modulation/technology development & human studies
Amy Poremba, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Sensory neuroscience; integrated approaches/circuits studies; BRAIN cells and circuits analysis
Jaclyn Schurman, Au.D., Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Training