Research

Current Doctoral Student Projects

Current

Durham, D. 鈥淗ealth Disparities in Otology鈥 
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. 鈥淐ommunity Pharmacies as sites for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Delivery; Stakeholder Opinions Pilot Study鈥 
2021-Present 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Reyes, C. 鈥淯nderstanding Hearing Health Care Attitudes, Beliefs, and Knowledge of Hispanic Parents of children with Hearing loss鈥 
2021-Present 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Dowdy, M. 鈥淩etrospective Study on Factors that Affect Audiological Follow-Up Rates in Malawi鈥 
2021-Present 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman MD 

Lewis, C. 鈥淗earing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Black Women: A Multi-method Analysis鈥. 
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. 鈥淣europhysiological measures of the inner ear using extended high-frequency stimuli鈥 
2020-Present 
Biomedical Sciences PhD student, USF College of Medicine  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD and Jeffery Lichtenhan PhD 

Rooker, J. 鈥淣eurotoxicity monitoring鈥 
2019-Present 
Nursing PhD student, USF College of Nursing PhD Program 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Matthew Anderson MD, Victoria Marshall MD, Constance Visovsky MD 

Past

Lamanna, J. 鈥淧ilot study to evaluate hearing and cognition performance in patients who do or could utilize and osseointegrated device鈥 
2020-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Morgan Oktela Fuentes AuD, Marsadi Parliament AuD  

Boyle, S. 鈥淎n 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), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Morgan Oktela Fuentes AuD, Marsadi Parliament AuD  

Introcaso, K. 鈥淭ele-audiologic rehabilitation for new adult cochlear implant users.鈥 
2019-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Nye, T. 鈥淭he Effect of Presentation Level on WIN Scores: A Potential Diagnostic Tool for Hidden Hearing Loss鈥  
2019-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD  

Schneley, M.  鈥 Evaluation of bone conduction thresholds among patients with normal hearing and sensorineural hearing loss鈥. 
2019-2022 
AuD Student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL 
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

May, A. 鈥 Evaluation of bone conduction thresholds among males and female listeners鈥.  
2019-2022 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Neil, H. 鈥 Re-manualization of the ACHIEVE hearing intervention鈥 
2019-2021 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Theresa Chilsom PhD 

Jones, S. 鈥淢aking a case for hearing targeted cytomegalovirus (CMV) screenings in newborns in the state of Florida鈥 
2019-2021 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Tilley, M. & Manser, E. 鈥淓mergency ASL Toolkit for USF audiology clinicians鈥 
2019-2021 
AuD students, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Schwartz, B. 鈥淎ssessment of eAudiology for Providing Clinical Services and Supports for Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study鈥 
2019-2021 
Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Oktela, M., Bethune, E., Gaye-Allen, M.  鈥 Word-recognition in quiet performance: Effects of the Carrier Phrase, Age, and Talker Variability鈥 
2018-2020 
AuD students, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Sassano, C. 鈥淭he Creation of a Vestibular Appointment Flowchart Based on Patient Symtoms and Best Practices.鈥  
2018-2020 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Czulada, C. 鈥淓ffect of Educational Videos on Caregiver Hearing Aid Knowledge.鈥  
2017-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Reichard, A. 鈥淟anguage Preferences for Delivery of Hearing Loss Education for Older Spanish Speaking Adults.鈥  
2017-2019 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Glazer, S. 鈥淢easuring changes in auditory cortical oscillations during tinnitus sound therapy.鈥 
2017-2019 AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Spandau, C. 鈥淯nderstanding tinnitus and its treatment through behavioral measures.鈥 
2017-2019 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Holmes, Y. 鈥淎pplication of the Living 911爆料网ll with Hearing Loss program with Spanish-speaking adults of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent.鈥 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Haney, M. 鈥淪alicylate-induced tinnitus in CBA/CAJ mice assessed using tonal pre-pulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response.鈥 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Hinton, A. 鈥淭he anti-inflammatory effects of Omega-3 essential fatty acids on the aging cochlea鈥  
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Looney, M. 鈥淓ffect of microphone directionality and noise reduction on speech in noise recognition in Advanced Bionics cochlear implant users鈥  
2016-2019 
Co-Chair; Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网 

Gospodinsky, H.  鈥淓ffect of microphone directionality and noise reduction on speech in noise recognition in Cochlear cochlear implant users鈥   
2016-2019 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Jones, H. 鈥淚mplementing an online rehabilitation system to improve caregivers鈥 knowledge of hearing aids and hearing impairment鈥  
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Hutchison, P. 鈥淚nvestigating behavioral manifestations of residual inhibition of tinnitus in a mouse model.鈥 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Seldine, M. 鈥淏ehavioral and Quantitative Estimations of Pitch Strength and Height鈥 
2016-2018 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Oree, P. 鈥淓valuation of a hearing loss toolkit for self-management鈥 
2015-2019  
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Gutman, K. 鈥淓valuation of a Spanish language toolkit for hearing loss self-management鈥 
2015-2019  
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Hicks, C. 鈥淧redictive value of the theory of planned behavior in hearing help-seeking behavior鈥  
2015-2017 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Riffel, C. 鈥淪peech in noise perception in age-related hearing loss,鈥  
2014-2017 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Galicia Almanza, P. 鈥淎n exploratory examination of outcome measures in a hearing intervention clinical trial,鈥  
2014-2016 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, 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), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Claxton, E. 鈥淭he effects of ambient noise levels on the auditory brainstem response.鈥 
2014-2016 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

McAteer, B. 鈥淭he development and validation of an audiologic test battery to diagnose individuals with Friedreich鈥檚 Ataxia,鈥  
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Craig-Ashley, K. 鈥淎uditory Brainstem Responses: Patients with Friedreich鈥檚 Ataxia,鈥  
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Klein, A. 鈥淭he relation between background noise acceptance/annoyance as and hearing aid noise reduction processing.鈥 
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Ambrosio, A. 鈥淪peech Understanding in Noise (SUN) test as a screening for hearing loss.鈥 
2013-2015 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD 

Green, C.  鈥淥bjective and Subjective comparisons of Hearing Assistive Technology,鈥  
2012-2014 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD 

Roberson, P. 鈥淔unctional Hearing Questionnaire: A new method of quantifying functional hearing complaints of blast injured veterans.鈥 
2012-2014 
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), 911爆料网, Tampa, FL  
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD