Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D., Director
Susan Sullivan, Ph.D., Deputy Director
Scientific areas: Taste and smell mechanisms and disorders
Hearing and Balance
Janet Cyr, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Presbycusis, noise-induced hearing loss, peripheral auditory and vestibular system, temporal bone
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
Nancy Freeman, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Cellular regeneration, development, transduction
Bracie Watson, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Genetics, otitis media, immune-mediated ear diseases
Taste and Smell
Susan Sullivan, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Taste and smell mechanisms and disorders
Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Central processing of taste and smell
Voice and Speech
Lisa Kopf, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Voice and speech disorders throughout the lifespan, neurologic motor speech disorders
Language Program
Holly Storkel, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Language disorders in children and adults, language and deafness
Clinical Trials
Data Science
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
Alberto Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.
Scientific areas: Training, inclusion, and equity