Research

Current Doctoral Student Projects

Current

Durham, D. Health Disparities in Otology 
2022-Present 
MD student, Applied Practice Project; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman MD 

Bartolome, A. Community Pharmacies as sites for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Delivery; Stakeholder Opinions Pilot Study 
2021-Present 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Reyes, C. Understanding Hearing Health Care Attitudes, Beliefs, and Knowledge of Hispanic Parents of children with Hearing loss 
2021-Present 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Dowdy, M. Retrospective Study on Factors that Affect Audiological Follow-Up Rates in Malawi 
2021-Present 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman MD 

Lewis, C. Hearing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Black Women: A Multi-method Analysis. 
2021-Present 
PhD student, Applied Practice Project; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman MD 

Dorey, C. Neurophysiological measures of the inner ear using extended high-frequency stimuli 
2020-Present 
Biomedical Sciences PhD student, 返字心頭 College of Medicine  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD and Jeffery Lichtenhan PhD 

Rooker, J. Neurotoxicity monitoring 
2019-Present 
Nursing PhD student, 返字心頭 College of Nursing PhD Program 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Matthew Anderson MD, Victoria Marshall MD, Constance Visovsky MD 

Past

Lamanna, J. Pilot study to evaluate hearing and cognition performance in patients who do or could utilize and osseointegrated device 
2020-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Morgan Oktela Fuentes AuD, Marsadi Parliament AuD  

Boyle, S. An Evaluation of the DIN, AEMT, and WIN Materials on Listeners with Normal Hearing and Listeners with Sensorineural Hearing Loss".  
2020-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Morgan Oktela Fuentes AuD, Marsadi Parliament AuD  

Introcaso, K. Tele-audiologic rehabilitation for new adult cochlear implant users. 
2019-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Nye, T. The Effect of Presentation Level on WIN Scores: A Potential Diagnostic Tool for Hidden Hearing Loss  
2019-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD  

Schneley, M.   Evaluation of bone conduction thresholds among patients with normal hearing and sensorineural hearing loss. 
2019-2022 
AuD Student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

May, A. Evaluation of bone conduction thresholds among males and female listeners.  
2019-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Neil, H. Re-manualization of the ACHIEVE hearing intervention 
2019-2021 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Theresa Chilsom PhD 

Jones, S. Making a case for hearing targeted cytomegalovirus (CMV) screenings in newborns in the state of 返字心頭 
2019-2021 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Tilley, M. & Manser, E. Emergency ASL Toolkit for 返字心頭 audiology clinicians 
2019-2021 
AuD students, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Schwartz, B. Assessment of eAudiology for Providing Clinical Services and Supports for Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study 
2019-2021 
Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Oktela, M., Bethune, E., Gaye-Allen, M.   Word-recognition in quiet performance: Effects of the Carrier Phrase, Age, and Talker Variability 
2018-2020 
AuD students, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Sassano, C. The Creation of a Vestibular Appointment Flowchart Based on Patient Symtoms and Best Practices.  
2018-2020 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Czulada, C. Effect of Educational Videos on Caregiver Hearing Aid Knowledge.  
2017-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Reichard, A. Language Preferences for Delivery of Hearing Loss Education for Older Spanish Speaking Adults.  
2017-2019 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Glazer, S. Measuring changes in auditory cortical oscillations during tinnitus sound therapy. 
2017-2019 AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Spandau, C. Understanding tinnitus and its treatment through behavioral measures. 
2017-2019 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Holmes, Y. Application of the Living Well with Hearing Loss program with Spanish-speaking adults of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Haney, M. Salicylate-induced tinnitus in CBA/CAJ mice assessed using tonal pre-pulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response. 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Hinton, A. The anti-inflammatory effects of Omega-3 essential fatty acids on the aging cochlea  
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Looney, M. Effect of microphone directionality and noise reduction on speech in noise recognition in Advanced Bionics cochlear implant users  
2016-2019 
Co-Chair; Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭 

Gospodinsky, H.  Effect of microphone directionality and noise reduction on speech in noise recognition in Cochlear cochlear implant users   
2016-2019 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Jones, H. Implementing an online rehabilitation system to improve caregivers knowledge of hearing aids and hearing impairment  
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Hutchison, P. Investigating behavioral manifestations of residual inhibition of tinnitus in a mouse model. 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Seldine, M. Behavioral and Quantitative Estimations of Pitch Strength and Height 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Oree, P. Evaluation of a hearing loss toolkit for self-management 
2015-2019  
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Gutman, K. Evaluation of a Spanish language toolkit for hearing loss self-management 
2015-2019  
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Hicks, C. Predictive value of the theory of planned behavior in hearing help-seeking behavior  
2015-2017 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Riffel, C. Speech in noise perception in age-related hearing loss,  
2014-2017 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Galicia Almanza, P. An exploratory examination of outcome measures in a hearing intervention clinical trial,  
2014-2016 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Fabrizzi, A. & Kaplan, M. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors: Noise induced hearing loss and hearing loss prevention programs.  
2014-2016 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Claxton, E. The effects of ambient noise levels on the auditory brainstem response. 
2014-2016 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

McAteer, B. The development and validation of an audiologic test battery to diagnose individuals with Friedreichs Ataxia,  
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Craig-Ashley, K. Auditory Brainstem Responses: Patients with Friedreichs Ataxia,  
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Klein, A. The relation between background noise acceptance/annoyance as and hearing aid noise reduction processing. 
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Ambrosio, A. Speech Understanding in Noise (SUN) test as a screening for hearing loss. 
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Green, C.  Objective and Subjective comparisons of Hearing Assistive Technology,  
2012-2014 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Roberson, P. Functional Hearing Questionnaire: A new method of quantifying functional hearing complaints of blast injured veterans. 
2012-2014 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD