Expert Details
audiology - noise - tinnitus - hearing loss - cochlear implants - hearing aids
ID: 730975
Iowa, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1979 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Audiology and Hearing Science | Institution: University of Iowa |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1984 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director of Audiology and Professor | Department: Otolaryngology |
Responsibilities:He is the director of audiology |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Committee for Revision of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (hearing loss and tinnitus; only non-VA member) World Health Organization Panel on ‘Burden of disease from environmental noise’, Environmental noise and tinnitus. Honorary Professor, Jinzhou Medical University, China The National Academies Institute of Medicine Committee Member on Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Committee on Cochlear Implants National Research Council, member of committee to evaluate hearing and vision testing in the military National Research Council, member of Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics and Biomechanics (CHABA WG 95), committee on communication aids for the hearing impaired The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Subcommittee on cochlear implants Veterans Administration Planning Committee on a Cooperative Study on Cochlear Implants Program Committee for American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Convention American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Committee on Aural Rehabilitation Engineering Research Conference on Cochlear Implants – Planning Committee Journal of Auditory Communication Audiology in Practice Journal of the American Academy of Audiology Associate Editor- Audiology The Australian Journal of Audiology Scientific Programme Committee, IVth International Tinnitus Seminar (Tinnitus 91), Bordeaux, France Research Needs of Oral Auditory Hearing- Impaired Persons. Committee member, National Institute of Deafness and other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, Maryland Planning Committee, Meeting on Cochlear Implants: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association American Journal of Otology American Tinnitus Association Scientific Advisory Committee Chairperson Association for Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Meeting Organizing Committee British Journal of Audiology Cochlear Implants International Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Tinnitus Association Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Tinnitus Association Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Tinnitus Association Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Tinnitus Association Committee for Revising Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (hearing loss and tinnitus; only non-VA member) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Invited member Food and Drug Administration: Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Advisory Panel |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Windsor Coaches Association Bursary A.T.A. Trucking Industry Education Foundation Bursary Faculty Association Scholarship, University of Western Ontario University Gold Medal, University of Western Ontario Special University Scholarship, University of Western Ontario Swedish Institute Guest Scholarship British Society of Audiology T.S. Littler Prize Visiting Fellow Award, Commission of the European Communities 3M Faculty Grant Burrows Welcome Research Travel Grant NATO Collaborative Research Grant Visiting Research Fellow, MacQuarrie University, Australia World Rehabilitation Fund International Exchange of Experts and Information in Rehabilitation (IEEIR) Fellowship Who's Who in Entertainment Honorary Visiting Fellow in Audiology, MacQuarrie University, Australia American Tinnitus Association Special Recognition Award Editors Award American Speech-Language and Hearing Association |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Music Apps, High-fidelity Sound and Hearing Basic Science: Tinnitus, Implantable Hearing Aids Basic Science: Cochlear Implants; Tinnitus, Implantable Hearing Aids Basic Science: Research, Publishing & Scientific Integrity Annual Seminar, Management of the Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Patient Seminar in Audiology: Cochlear implants Speech and Hearing Processes Tinnitus Hearing Aids Models of Hearing Biomedical Engineering Seminar Seminars in Clinical Audiology Auditory Evoked Potentials Cochlear Implants Refresher Courses for Family Physicians Lectures on Aging in Bio-medical Engineering Department Audiology teaching to residents and staff Over 300 presentations before numerous scientific meetings, including the Association for Research in Otolaryngology; the American Academy of Otolaryngology; the Acoustical Society of America; the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association; the British Society of Audiology; the British Psychological Society; the Australian Audiological Society; the Canadian Speech, Language and Hearing Association; and the Iowa Speech, Language and Hearing Association. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| US Patents: 2 Trademark for Pseudospontaneous Neural Stimulation System and Method System and Method for Diagnosing and/or Reducing Tinnitus Publications or creative works Peer-reviewed papers: 196 Non Peer-Reviewed Papers: 63 Books: 7 Chapters: 45 Abstracts: Over 200 published abstracts corresponding to published manuscripts reviews |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness experience with noise induced hearing loss and tinnnitus, cochlear implants, noise damage, hearing loss damage, car accidents, explosions. Consultant for USA Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission Ear, Nose, & Throat Devices Panel in the Center for Devices and Radiological health at the FDA. Consultant and “Special Government Employee” |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has developed training courses for tinnitus and hyperacusis management. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert served as consultant for pharmaceutical companies, hearing aid companies, and cochlear implant companies. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert give talks worldwide to hearing impaired societies and audiology otology meetings. |
Fields of Expertise
advertising claim substantiation, aging, amplifier, audibility, audiometer, auditory neurophysiology, auditory physiology, auditory psychophysics, aural signal, bone conduction, calibration, deafness, device patenting, directional microphone, ear, ear disease, ear protection, ear protector, ear surgery, earphone, earplug, electrical device patenting, hearing, hearing aid, hearing aid manufacturing, hearing loss, hearing process, hearing psychology, microphone, noise induced hearing loss, otitis, otolaryngology, otology, physiology, sensorineural hearing loss, sensory aid, sound, tinnitus, audiology